diff --git a/roles/ind/wikmd/wikmd-install.yml b/roles/ind/wikmd/wikmd-install.yml
index 79a8220..53ac933 100644
--- a/roles/ind/wikmd/wikmd-install.yml
+++ b/roles/ind/wikmd/wikmd-install.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
         name:
           - python3-full
           - python3-pip
+          - python3-venv
+          # Below are needed for wikmd install
+          - libxml++2.6-dev
+          - libxslt1-dev
         state: present
         update_cache: yes
 
@@ -124,6 +128,21 @@
         creates: /data/wikmd
       when: not wikmd_stat.stat.exists or not wikmd_stat.stat.isdir
 
+    - name: Remove VENV directory
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: /data/wikmd/venv
+        state: absent
+
+    - name: Create VENV directory
+      command:
+        cmd: "python3 -m venv /data/wikmd/venv"
+        creates: "/data/wikmd/venv/bin/activate"
+      
+    - name: Upgrade pip in virtual environment
+      pip:
+        requirements: "{{ project_dir }}/requirements.txt"
+        virtualenv: "{{ project_dir }}/venv"
+
     - name: Reload systemd daemon
       systemd:
         daemon_reload: yes