diff --git a/ansible/roles/dev_tools/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/dev_tools/tasks/main.yaml
index 2a11dd7ffc6..1a7d3c6511a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/dev_tools/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/dev_tools/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
     state: latest
     update_cache: true
 
+- name: Hold check of ros-{{ rosdistro + '-plotjuggler-ros' }}
+  ansible.builtin.command: apt-mark showhold
+  register: held_ros_packages
+  changed_when: false
+
 - name: Install plotjuggler
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.apt:
@@ -44,3 +49,11 @@
       - ros-{{ rosdistro }}-plotjuggler-ros
     state: latest
     update_cache: true
+  when: "'ros-' + rosdistro + '-plotjuggler-ros' not in held_ros_packages.stdout"
+  register: install_result
+  failed_when: false
+
+- name: Display warning if plotjuggler-ros package is held
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: ROS package 'ros-{{ rosdistro }}-plotjuggler-ros' is apt-mark hold. Skipping installation.
+  when: not install_result.changed