diff --git a/tasks/register-runner.yml b/tasks/register-runner.yml
index 1ebf0087b1fa3f36bd5eedeffce69d74b382a358..6fcd7ecb824844119ef7ac6841592f40cc89cbdd 100644
--- a/tasks/register-runner.yml
+++ b/tasks/register-runner.yml
@@ -43,5 +43,6 @@
     --machine-machine-options 'digitalocean-region={{ gitlab_runner_digital_ocean_region }}'
     --machine-machine-options 'digitalocean-size={{ gitlab_runner_digital_ocean_size }}'
     --machine-machine-options 'digitalocean-private-networking'
+    --machine-machine-options 'digitalocean-ipv6'
   with_items: '{{ gitlab_runners }}'
   when: configured_runners.stderr.find('\n' + item.description) == -1