diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index 062d389..fa51fc2 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ roles_path = ~/.ansible/roles:/usr/share/ansible/roles:/etc/ansible/roles:../rol
 timeout = 90
 host_key_checking = True
 ssh_args = -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o StrictHostKeyChecking=yes
-; improving preformances through pipelining
-pipelining = True
+; improving preformances through pipelining - disabled due to race conditions on first install
+; pipelining = True
 
 [galaxy]
 url = https://galaxy.ansible.com/
diff --git a/setup-playbook.yml b/setup-playbook.yml
index 46d605d..a961f16 100644
--- a/setup-playbook.yml
+++ b/setup-playbook.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
       ansible.builtin.git:
         repo: https://github.com/konstruktoid/ansible-role-hardening.git
         dest: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}/.ansible/roles/konstruktoid.hardening"
-        version: 'v4.0.1'  # Pinned version for reproducibility
+        version: 'v4.2.0'  # Pinned version for reproducibility
       delegate_to: localhost
       run_once: true
       tags: [hardening, setup, role-download]
diff --git a/testing/requirements.yml b/testing/requirements.yml
index dca5b53..9a33f7b 100644
--- a/testing/requirements.yml
+++ b/testing/requirements.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 roles:
   - name: konstruktoid.hardening
-    version: 'v4.0.1'
+    version: 'v4.2.0'
     src: https://github.com/konstruktoid/ansible-role-hardening.git
     scm: git