diff --git a/playbooks/update-rocky-prod.yml b/playbooks/update-rocky-prod.yml
index 883f71a..c238346 100644
--- a/playbooks/update-rocky-prod.yml
+++ b/playbooks/update-rocky-prod.yml
@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@
     discord_webhook_token: "zdT2wisqhAZuZ_UPKmAmtV0z_rX-PZnyHIXsjpPHQO3uakBO2xQ3R44kOxb9QZ4QxebL"
 
   tasks:
-    - name: Show interpreter variables for this run
-      ansible.builtin.debug:
-        msg:
-          inventory_hostname: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
-          ansible_host: "{{ ansible_host | default('UNDEFINED') }}"
-          ansible_python_interpreter: "{{ ansible_python_interpreter | default('UNDEFINED') }}"
-          discovered_interpreter_python: "{{ ansible_facts.discovered_interpreter_python | default('UNDEFINED') }}"
-          
     - name: Verify target is RedHat family
       ansible.builtin.assert:
         that:
@@ -24,29 +16,49 @@
         fail_msg: "This playbook is intended for Rocky/RHEL-family systems only."
         success_msg: "Target is RedHat family."
 
-    - name: Ensure dnf-utils is installed for needs-restarting
-      ansible.builtin.dnf:
-        name: yum-utils
-        state: present
-      register: dnf_utils_result
-
-    - name: Update DNF metadata cache
-      ansible.builtin.dnf:
-        update_cache: true
+    - name: Refresh DNF metadata
+      ansible.builtin.raw: |
+        dnf -y makecache
       register: dnf_cache_result
+      changed_when: false
+      failed_when: dnf_cache_result.rc != 0
+      become: true
 
-    - name: Upgrade installed packages
-      ansible.builtin.dnf:
-        name: "*"
-        state: latest
-        update_only: true
+    - name: Check for available updates
+      ansible.builtin.raw: |
+        dnf check-update
+      register: dnf_check_update_result
+      changed_when: false
+      failed_when: dnf_check_update_result.rc not in [0, 100]
+      become: true
+
+    - name: Upgrade packages
+      ansible.builtin.raw: |
+        dnf -y upgrade
       register: dnf_upgrade_result
+      changed_when: dnf_check_update_result.rc == 100
+      failed_when: dnf_upgrade_result.rc != 0
+      become: true
+      when: dnf_check_update_result.rc == 100
 
-    - name: Remove unneeded packages
-      ansible.builtin.dnf:
-        autoremove: true
+    - name: Mark package upgrade unchanged when no updates exist
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        dnf_upgrade_result:
+          changed: false
+          rc: 0
+          stdout: "No package updates available"
+      when: dnf_check_update_result.rc == 0
+
+    - name: Autoremove unused packages
+      ansible.builtin.raw: |
+        dnf -y autoremove
       register: dnf_autoremove_result
-
+      changed_when: >
+        'Removed:' in dnf_autoremove_result.stdout or
+        'Removing' in dnf_autoremove_result.stdout
+      failed_when: dnf_autoremove_result.rc != 0
+      become: true
+      
     - name: Check if reboot is required
       ansible.builtin.command:
         cmd: needs-restarting -r