diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/version_update_single_node_role.yml b/changelogs/fragments/version_update_single_node_role.yml
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+---
+major_changes:
+  - Added a role for updating single-node systems.
+    (https://github.com/ScaleComputing/HyperCoreAnsibleCollection/pull/136)
diff --git a/examples/version_update_single_node.yml b/examples/version_update_single_node.yml
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+---
+- name: Update a HyperCore single-node system
+  hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+  gather_facts: false
+  # Comment out check_mode=true if you really want to start update.
+  check_mode: true
+
+  vars:
+    desired_version: 9.1.23.210897
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Update HyperCore single-node system to a desired version
+      include_role:
+        name: scale_computing.hypercore.version_update_single_node
+      vars:
+        scale_computing_hypercore_desired_version: "{{ desired_version }}"
diff --git a/roles/version_update_single_node/meta/argument_specs.yml b/roles/version_update_single_node/meta/argument_specs.yml
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+++ b/roles/version_update_single_node/meta/argument_specs.yml
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+argument_specs:
+  main:
+    short_description: Update single-node systems
+    description:
+      - Role version_update_single_node can be use to to update a single-node HyperCore system to a desired HyperCore version.
+    options:
+      scale_computing_hypercore_desired_version:
+        description:
+          - The desired HyperCore version we wish to update to.
+          - If already on desired version, the updates will not be applied.
+          - If there is no desired version present in the list of available updates, no updates will be applied.
+          - If multi-node system was detected, no update will be applied.
+        required: true
+        type: str
diff --git a/roles/version_update_single_node/tasks/main.yml b/roles/version_update_single_node/tasks/main.yml
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+++ b/roles/version_update_single_node/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Check if there is already an update in progress
+  scale_computing.hypercore.version_update_status_info:
+  register: update_status_before_update
+
+- name: Current update status
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: update_status_before_update
+
+- name: Get cluster info
+  scale_computing.hypercore.cluster_info:
+  register: cluster_info
+
+- name: Show cluster info
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: cluster_info
+
+- name: Get node info
+  scale_computing.hypercore.node_info:
+  register: node_info
+
+- name: Show node info
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: node_info
+
+- name: Check if single-node system - fail if not
+  ansible.builtin.fail:
+    msg: >-
+      The role should be used only with single node systems.
+      This system does have {{ node_info.records | length }} nodes.
+  when: node_info.records | length > 1
+
+# ===================================================================
+
+- name: Update
+  block:
+    - name: Get available updates
+      scale_computing.hypercore.version_update_info:
+      register: available_updates
+
+    - name: Show available updates
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        var: available_updates
+
+    - name: Check if desired update is available - fail if not available
+      ansible.builtin.fail:
+        msg: >-
+          Requested update {{ scale_computing_hypercore_desired_version }} is not
+          in available_updates {{ available_updates.records | map(attribute='uuid') | list }}
+      when: not scale_computing_hypercore_desired_version in (available_updates.records | map(attribute='uuid') | list)
+
+    - name: Get all available running VMs
+      scale_computing.hypercore.vm_info:
+      register: vm_info
+
+    - name: Shutdown all running VMs
+      include_tasks: shutdown_vms.yml
+      vars:
+        vms: "{{ vm_info }}"
+      when: vms.records != []
+
+    # ----------------- UPDATE --------------------
+
+    - name: Update single-node system
+      scale_computing.hypercore.version_update:
+        icos_version: "{{ scale_computing_hypercore_desired_version }}"
+      register: update_result
+
+    - name: Check update status
+      include_tasks: update_status_check.yml
+
+    - name: Show update result
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        var: update_result
+
+    # ---------------------------------------------
+
+    - name: Restart previously running VMs
+      include_tasks: restart_vms.yml
+      vars:
+        vms: "{{ vm_info }}"
+      when: vms.records != []
+
+    - name: Check if updating to desired version failed
+      ansible.builtin.fail:
+        msg: Update to version "{{ scale_computing_hypercore_desired_version }}" failed.
+      when: update_result.record.uuid != scale_computing_hypercore_desired_version
+  when:
+    - cluster_info.record.icos_version != scale_computing_hypercore_desired_version
+    - update_status_before_update.record.update_status == "COMPLETED" or update_status_before_update.record.update_status != "IN PROGRESS"
diff --git a/roles/version_update_single_node/tasks/restart_vms.yml b/roles/version_update_single_node/tasks/restart_vms.yml
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+++ b/roles/version_update_single_node/tasks/restart_vms.yml
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+---
+- name: Start all VMs that were initially started
+  scale_computing.hypercore.vm_params:
+    vm_name: "{{ item.vm_name }}"
+    power_state: start
+  when: item.power_state == 'started'
+  loop: "{{ vms.records }}"
+  register: vm_start_result
+
+- name: Show restart results
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: vm_start_result
diff --git a/roles/version_update_single_node/tasks/shutdown_vms.yml b/roles/version_update_single_node/tasks/shutdown_vms.yml
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+++ b/roles/version_update_single_node/tasks/shutdown_vms.yml
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+---
+- name: Show all running VMs
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "{{ item.vm_name }}"
+  when: item.power_state == 'started'
+  loop: "{{ vms.records }}"
+  register: running_vms
+
+- name: Shutdown running VMs
+  scale_computing.hypercore.vm_params:
+    vm_name: "{{ item.vm_name }}"
+    power_state: stop
+  when: item.power_state == 'started'
+  loop: "{{ vms.records }}"
+  register: vm_shutdown_result
+
+- name: Show shutdown results
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: vm_shutdown_result
diff --git a/roles/version_update_single_node/tasks/update_status_check.yml b/roles/version_update_single_node/tasks/update_status_check.yml
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+++ b/roles/version_update_single_node/tasks/update_status_check.yml
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+---
+- name: Check update status on HC3
+  block:
+    - name: Increment retry_count
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        retry_count: "{{ 0 if retry_count is undefined else retries | int + 1 }}"
+
+    # We might be able to remove this task
+    - name: Pause before checking update status - checks will report FAILED-RETRYING until update COMPLETE/TERMINATED
+      ansible.builtin.wait_for:
+        timeout: 60
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: Check update status - will report FAILED-RETRYING until update COMPLETE/TERMINATED
+      scale_computing.hypercore.version_update_status_info:
+      register: update_status
+      until: update_status.record.update_status == "COMPLETE" | default(omit) or update_status.record.update_status == "TERMINATING" | default(omit)
+      retries: 100
+      delay: 30
+      ignore_unreachable: true
+
+  rescue:
+    - name: Fail if retries reached 20
+      ansible.builtin.fail:
+        msg: Maximum retries of grouped tasks reached
+      when: retry_count | int == 20
+
+    - name: Log
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: Update status check failed due to server down / restart - retrying
+
+    - include_tasks: update_status_check.yml # Recursion
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/role_version_update_single_node/tasks/01_update.yml b/tests/integration/targets/role_version_update_single_node/tasks/01_update.yml
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+++ b/tests/integration/targets/role_version_update_single_node/tasks/01_update.yml
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+---
+- name: Get cluster HC3 API version before update
+  scale_computing.hypercore.cluster_info:
+  register: api_version_before
+- ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: api_version_before
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+- name: Run single-system update role
+  ansible.builtin.include_role:
+    name: scale_computing.hypercore.version_update_single_node
+  vars:
+    scale_computing_hypercore_desired_version: "{{ desired_version_apply }}"
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+- name: Get cluster HC3 API version after update
+  scale_computing.hypercore.cluster_info:
+  register: api_version_after
+- ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: api_version_after
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+- name: Assert that api_version_after != api_version_before
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - api_version_after != api_version_before
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/role_version_update_single_node/tasks/02_update_not_available.yml b/tests/integration/targets/role_version_update_single_node/tasks/02_update_not_available.yml
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+++ b/tests/integration/targets/role_version_update_single_node/tasks/02_update_not_available.yml
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+---
+- name: Get cluster HC3 API version before update
+  scale_computing.hypercore.cluster_info:
+  register: api_version_before
+- ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: api_version_before
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+- name: Run single-system update role - idempotence
+  ansible.builtin.include_role:
+    name: scale_computing.hypercore.version_update_single_node
+  vars:
+    scale_computing_hypercore_desired_version: "{{ desired_version_apply }}"
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+- name: Get cluster HC3 API version after update
+  scale_computing.hypercore.cluster_info:
+  register: api_version_after
+- ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: api_version_after
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+- name: Assert that api_version_after == api_version_before
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - api_version_after == api_version_before
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/role_version_update_single_node/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/role_version_update_single_node/tasks/main.yml
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+++ b/tests/integration/targets/role_version_update_single_node/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+---
+- environment:
+    SC_HOST: "{{ sc_host }}"
+    SC_USERNAME: "{{ sc_username }}"
+    SC_PASSWORD: "{{ sc_password }}"
+    SC_TIMEOUT: "{{ sc_timeout }}"
+
+  vars:
+    desired_version_new: 9.1.23.210897
+    desired_version_current: 9.1.18.209840
+
+  block:
+    - name: Get available updates
+      scale_computing.hypercore.version_update_info:
+      register: updates
+    - ansible.builtin.debug:
+        var: updates
+
+    - name: Test role version_update_single_node - no updates available
+      include_tasks: 02_update_not_available.yml
+      vars:
+        desired_version_apply: "{{ desired_version_current }}"
+      when: updates.records == []
+
+    - name: Test role version_update_single_node
+      include_tasks: 01_update.yml
+      vars:
+        desired_version_apply: "{{ desired_version_new }}"
+      when: updates.records != []
+
+    - name: Test role version_update_single_node - idempotence
+      include_tasks: 02_update_not_available.yml
+      vars:
+        desired_version_apply: "{{ desired_version_new }}"
+      when: updates.records != []