diff --git a/src/requirements.yml b/src/requirements.yml
index 5f23239..1700d8b 100644
--- a/src/requirements.yml
+++ b/src/requirements.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ roles:
     src: https://github.com/cisagov/ansible-role-nvme
   - name: persist_journald
     src: https://github.com/cisagov/ansible-role-persist-journald
+    version: improvement/use-drop-in
   - name: pip
     src: https://github.com/cisagov/ansible-role-pip
   - name: python