# Prevent nginx from being upgraded
- dpkg_selections:
    name: python
    selection: hold
 
# Kept multiple packages back (hold packages)
- dpkg_selections: name={{ item }} selection=hold
  with_items:
          - apache2
          - php7-fpm
          - nginx
          - mariadb-server
 
# Removing hold using Ansible
- dpkg_selections:
    name: python
    selection: install