diff --git a/installer/inventory b/installer/inventory
index 896b21bac7..72b10f8326 100644
--- a/installer/inventory
+++ b/installer/inventory
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ localhost ansible_connection=local ansible_python_interpreter="/usr/bin/env pyth
 # by default the base will be used to search for ansible/awx_web and ansible/awx_task
 dockerhub_base=ansible
 dockerhub_version=latest
-rabbitmq_version=3.7.4
 
 # Openshift Install
 # Will need to set -e openshift_password=developer -e docker_registry_password=$(oc whoami -t)
diff --git a/installer/roles/kubernetes/defaults/main.yml b/installer/roles/kubernetes/defaults/main.yml
index 0cd687fb96..594648474f 100644
--- a/installer/roles/kubernetes/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/installer/roles/kubernetes/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
+rabbitmq_version: "3.7.4"
+
 awx_web_mem_request: 1
 awx_web_cpu_request: 500
 
diff --git a/installer/roles/local_docker/defaults/main.yml b/installer/roles/local_docker/defaults/main.yml
index 90a8d615dc..76fe95d60f 100644
--- a/installer/roles/local_docker/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/installer/roles/local_docker/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+---
+rabbitmq_version: "3.7.4"
 rabbitmq_image: "ansible/awx_rabbitmq:{{rabbitmq_version}}"