diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 8af7225..324df00 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ packages_linux_common_all_families:
   - 'pigz'
   - 'pv'
   - 'rsync'
+  - 'stress-ng'
   - 'swaks'
   - 'tcpdump'
   - 'tmux'