diff --git a/tasks/install_validation_tools.yml b/tasks/install_validation_tools.yml
index a680fcc10346852712812e3a551996b261aee08c..ae8c0b23835c37ad3702bd58e4bd5d3a481129ad 100644
--- a/tasks/install_validation_tools.yml
+++ b/tasks/install_validation_tools.yml
@@ -72,20 +72,11 @@
     - s: "/usr/share/checkit_tiff_upcoming/example_configs/cit_tiff_retrofotos_SLUB.cfg"
       d: "cit_tiff_retrofotos_SLUB_upcoming.cfg"
 
-- name: clone validation tool repo
-  ansible.builtin.git:
-    repo: "https://git.slub-dresden.de/digital-preservation/validate_workflows.git"
-    dest: "/tmp/validate_workflows/"
-    # bare: true
-    depth: 1
-    recursive: false
-
 - name: install validation tool
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    src: "/tmp/validate_workflows/src/usr/local/bin/validate_workflow.sh"
-    dest: "/usr/local/bin/"
-    mode: "0755"
-    remote_src: true
+  ansible.builtin.apt:
+    name: "validate-workflows"
+    state: latest
+    install_recommends: true
 
 # - name: create validation directories
 #   ansible.builtin.file: