diff --git a/playbooks/cloud-pre.yml b/playbooks/cloud-pre.yml
index da0019d..d513412 100644
--- a/playbooks/cloud-pre.yml
+++ b/playbooks/cloud-pre.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     - name: Generate the SSH private key
       openssl_privatekey:
         path: "{{ SSH_keys.private }}"
-        size: 2048
+        size: 4096
         mode: "0600"
         type: RSA