diff --git a/docs/roles/debian/ce_deploy.md b/docs/roles/debian/ce_deploy.md
index f96ab5935..66d7402b2 100644
--- a/docs/roles/debian/ce_deploy.md
+++ b/docs/roles/debian/ce_deploy.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ _ce_deploy:
 ce_deploy:
   # Location of Ansible installation and components.
   venv_path: "/home/{{ _ce_deploy.username }}/ansible"
-  venv_command: /usr/bin/python3.11 -m venv
+  venv_command: /usr/bin/python3 -m venv
   # Other ce-deploy settings.
   new_user: true # set to false if user already exists or is ephemeral, e.g. an LDAP user
   key_name: id_rsa.pub # existing users may have a key of a different name
diff --git a/docs/roles/debian/ce_provision.md b/docs/roles/debian/ce_provision.md
index f73428cbd..741ca5a6c 100644
--- a/docs/roles/debian/ce_provision.md
+++ b/docs/roles/debian/ce_provision.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ _ce_provision:
 ce_provision:
   # Location of Ansible installation and components.
   venv_path: "/home/{{ _ce_provision.username }}/ansible"
-  venv_command: /usr/bin/python3.11 -m venv
+  venv_command: /usr/bin/python3 -m venv
   # Other ce-provision settings.
   username: "{{ _ce_provision.username }}"
   new_user: true # set to false if user already exists or is ephemeral, e.g. an LDAP user
diff --git a/roles/debian/ce_deploy/README.md b/roles/debian/ce_deploy/README.md
index f96ab5935..66d7402b2 100644
--- a/roles/debian/ce_deploy/README.md
+++ b/roles/debian/ce_deploy/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ _ce_deploy:
 ce_deploy:
   # Location of Ansible installation and components.
   venv_path: "/home/{{ _ce_deploy.username }}/ansible"
-  venv_command: /usr/bin/python3.11 -m venv
+  venv_command: /usr/bin/python3 -m venv
   # Other ce-deploy settings.
   new_user: true # set to false if user already exists or is ephemeral, e.g. an LDAP user
   key_name: id_rsa.pub # existing users may have a key of a different name
diff --git a/roles/debian/ce_deploy/defaults/main.yml b/roles/debian/ce_deploy/defaults/main.yml
index 7902af13f..92fefc0ed 100644
--- a/roles/debian/ce_deploy/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/debian/ce_deploy/defaults/main.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ _ce_deploy:
 ce_deploy:
   # Location of Ansible installation and components.
   venv_path: "/home/{{ _ce_deploy.username }}/ansible"
-  venv_command: /usr/bin/python3.11 -m venv
+  venv_command: /usr/bin/python3 -m venv
   # Other ce-deploy settings.
   new_user: true # set to false if user already exists or is ephemeral, e.g. an LDAP user
   key_name: id_rsa.pub # existing users may have a key of a different name
diff --git a/roles/debian/ce_provision/README.md b/roles/debian/ce_provision/README.md
index f73428cbd..741ca5a6c 100644
--- a/roles/debian/ce_provision/README.md
+++ b/roles/debian/ce_provision/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ _ce_provision:
 ce_provision:
   # Location of Ansible installation and components.
   venv_path: "/home/{{ _ce_provision.username }}/ansible"
-  venv_command: /usr/bin/python3.11 -m venv
+  venv_command: /usr/bin/python3 -m venv
   # Other ce-provision settings.
   username: "{{ _ce_provision.username }}"
   new_user: true # set to false if user already exists or is ephemeral, e.g. an LDAP user
diff --git a/roles/debian/ce_provision/defaults/main.yml b/roles/debian/ce_provision/defaults/main.yml
index 3281cb118..f69f7c939 100644
--- a/roles/debian/ce_provision/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/debian/ce_provision/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ _ce_provision:
 ce_provision:
   # Location of Ansible installation and components.
   venv_path: "/home/{{ _ce_provision.username }}/ansible"
-  venv_command: /usr/bin/python3.11 -m venv
+  venv_command: /usr/bin/python3 -m venv
   # Other ce-provision settings.
   username: "{{ _ce_provision.username }}"
   new_user: true # set to false if user already exists or is ephemeral, e.g. an LDAP user