diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index ec65b91a7898..9fc79484aef6 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ PATH_add "$(expand_path "${GOPATH}/bin")"
 # Python
 export VIRTUAL_ENV="$(expand_path ./.venv)"
 PATH_add "$(expand_path "${VIRTUAL_ENV}/bin")"
+# Minijinja
+export MINIJINJA_CONFIG_FILE="$(expand_path ./.minijinja.toml)"
 # Taskfile
 export TASK_X_ENV_PRECEDENCE=1
 export TASK_X_MAP_VARIABLES=0
diff --git a/.minijinja.toml b/.minijinja.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..05c2a7b6a055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.minijinja.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+autoescape = "none"
+newline = true
+trim-blocks = true
+lstrip-blocks = true
+env = true
diff --git a/Taskfile.yaml b/Taskfile.yaml
index fa2cd628f369..6910379c1789 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yaml
+++ b/Taskfile.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ vars:
 env:
   GOPATH: '{{.ROOT_DIR}}/.go'
   KUBECONFIG: '{{.CLUSTER_DIR}}/kubeconfig'
+  MINIJINJA_CONFIG_FILE: '{{.ROOT_DIR}}/.minijinja.toml'
   SOPS_AGE_KEY_FILE: '{{.ROOT_DIR}}/age.key'
   TALOSCONFIG: '{{.CLUSTER_DIR}}/talosconfig'
   VIRTUAL_ENV: '{{.ROOT_DIR}}/.venv'
@@ -25,4 +26,6 @@ includes:
 
 tasks:
 
-  default: task --list
+  default:
+    cmd: task --list
+    silent: true