diff --git a/playbooks/generic-test/run.yaml b/playbooks/generic-test/run.yaml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/playbooks/generic-test/run.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+- hosts: all
+  tasks:
+    - name: Test role
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: "{{ role_name }}"
diff --git a/roles/ensure-hatch/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/ensure-hatch/defaults/main.yaml
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index 0000000..3d8c5b5
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+++ b/roles/ensure-hatch/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ensure_hatch_path: /usr/local/bin
diff --git a/roles/ensure-hatch/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/ensure-hatch/tasks/main.yaml
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+++ b/roles/ensure-hatch/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+- name: Download and extract Depot
+  block:
+    - name: Create a temporary file
+      ansible.builtin.tempfile:
+        prefix: hatch
+        suffix: .tar.gz
+        state: file
+      register: ensure_hatch_tar
+
+    - name: Download Hatch release
+      ansible.builtin.get_url:
+        url: https://github.com/pypa/hatch/releases/download/hatch-v{{ ensure_hatch_version }}/hatch-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz
+        dest: "{{ ensure_hatch_tar.path }}"
+        force: true
+
+    - name: Extract into {{ ensure_hatch_path }}
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.unarchive:
+        src: "{{ ensure_hatch_tar.path }}"
+        dest: "{{ ensure_hatch_path }}"
+        remote_src: yes
+  always:
+    - name: Remove the temporary file
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ ensure_hatch_tar.path }}"
+        state: absent
+
+- name: Assert that Hatch is functional
+  ansible.builtin.command: hatch --version
diff --git a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
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+++ b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
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+- job:
+    name: zuul-jobs-generic-test
+    abstract: true
+    run: playbooks/generic-test/run.yaml
+
+- job:
+    name: zuul-jobs-test-ensure-hatch
+    parent: zuul-jobs-generic-test
+    vars:
+      role_name: ensure-hatch
+      ensure_hatch_version: 1.14.0
diff --git a/zuul.d/project.yaml b/zuul.d/project.yaml
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+++ b/zuul.d/project.yaml
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+- project:
+    check:
+      jobs:
+        - zuul-jobs-test-ensure-hatch
+    gate:
+      jobs:
+        - zuul-jobs-test-ensure-hatch