diff --git a/playbooks/ansible_version.yml b/playbooks/ansible_version.yml
index 151131f8b..321ce228d 100644
--- a/playbooks/ansible_version.yml
+++ b/playbooks/ansible_version.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   tasks:
     - name: "Check {{ minimal_ansible_version }} <= Ansible version < {{ maximal_ansible_version }}"
       assert:
-        msg: "Ansible must be between {{ minimal_ansible_version }} and {{ maximal_ansible_version }} exclusive"
+        msg: "Ansible must be between {{ minimal_ansible_version }} and {{ maximal_ansible_version }} exclusive - you have {{ ansible_version.string }}"
         that:
           - ansible_version.string is version(minimal_ansible_version, ">=")
           - ansible_version.string is version(maximal_ansible_version, "<")