diff --git a/tasks/alpine323.yaml b/tasks/alpine323.yaml
index e90ba7f..db9762e 100644
--- a/tasks/alpine323.yaml
+++ b/tasks/alpine323.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@
       ansible.builtin.reboot:
         msg: "Upgrade Alpine to v3.23"
 
+    # remove motd
+    - name: "remove motd"
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "/etc/motd"
+        state: "absent"
+
     # clean apk cache
     - name: "clean apk cache"
       ansible.builtin.command: