diff --git a/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yaml
index d01767a..02cee39 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ gitea_service_name: gitea.service
 gitea_service_state: started
 gitea_service_enabled: yes
 
-gitea_version: 1.12.2
 gitea_url: "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/download/v{{ gitea_version }}/gitea-{{ gitea_version }}-{{ ansible_system | lower }}-{{ gitea_go_arch }}"
 gitea_bin_path: /usr/local/bin
 gitea_var_path: /var/lib/gitea
diff --git a/roles/gitea/tasks/configure.yaml b/roles/gitea/tasks/configure.yaml
index 69b44f3..62496bf 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/tasks/configure.yaml
+++ b/roles/gitea/tasks/configure.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,44 @@
 ---
+- name: create group
+  user:
+    name: "{{ gitea_group }}"
+    system: yes
+
+- name: create user and group
+  user:
+    name: "{{ gitea_user }}"
+    group: "{{ gitea_group }}"
+    shell: "{{ gitea_shell }}"
+    comment: "{{ gitea_gecos }}"
+    system: yes
+    password: "{{ gitea_password }}"
+    home: "{{ gitea_home_path }}"
+
+- name: "create {{ gitea_etc_path }}"
+  file:
+    path: "{{ gitea_etc_path }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: "{{ gitea_group }}"
+    mode: 0750
+    state: directory
+
+- name: "create {{ gitea_var_path }} tree"
+  file:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    owner: "{{ gitea_user }}"
+    group: "{{ gitea_group }}"
+    mode: 0750
+    state: directory
+  with_items: "{{ gitea_var_tree }}"
+
+- name: "create {{ gitea_log_path }} path"
+  file:
+    path: "{{ gitea_log_path }}"
+    owner: "{{ gitea_user }}"
+    group: "{{ gitea_group }}"
+    mode: 0755
+    state: directory
+
 - name: configure
   template:
     src: app.ini.j2
@@ -9,3 +49,21 @@
   notify:
     - restart gitea
 
+- name: configure systemd unit
+  template:
+    src: gitea.service.j2
+    dest: "{{ gitea_systemd_unit_path }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
+  notify:
+    - gitea daemon-reload
+    - restart gitea
+  when: ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd'
+
+- name: manage service
+  service:
+    name: "{{ gitea_service_name }}"
+    state: "{{ gitea_service_state }}"
+    enabled: "{{ gitea_service_enabled }}"
+
diff --git a/roles/gitea/tasks/install.yaml b/roles/gitea/tasks/install.yaml
index ed2f957..7591750 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/tasks/install.yaml
+++ b/roles/gitea/tasks/install.yaml
@@ -10,62 +10,3 @@
   notify:
     - restart gitea
   retries: 3
-
-- name: create group
-  user:
-    name: "{{ gitea_group }}"
-    system: yes
-
-- name: create user and group
-  user:
-    name: "{{ gitea_user }}"
-    group: "{{ gitea_group }}"
-    shell: "{{ gitea_shell }}"
-    comment: "{{ gitea_gecos }}"
-    system: yes
-    password: "{{ gitea_password }}"
-    home: "{{ gitea_home_path }}"
-
-- name: "create {{ gitea_etc_path }}"
-  file:
-    path: "{{ gitea_etc_path }}"
-    owner: root
-    group: "{{ gitea_group }}"
-    mode: 0750
-    state: directory
-
-- name: "create {{ gitea_var_path }} tree"
-  file:
-    path: "{{ item }}"
-    owner: "{{ gitea_user }}"
-    group: "{{ gitea_group }}"
-    mode: 0750
-    state: directory
-  with_items: "{{ gitea_var_tree }}"
-
-- name: "create {{ gitea_log_path }} path"
-  file:
-    path: "{{ gitea_log_path }}"
-    owner: "{{ gitea_user }}"
-    group: "{{ gitea_group }}"
-    mode: 0755
-    state: directory
-
-- name: configure systemd unit
-  template:
-    src: gitea.service.j2
-    dest: "{{ gitea_systemd_unit_path }}"
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: 0644
-  notify:
-    - gitea daemon-reload
-    - restart gitea
-  when: ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd'
-
-- name: manage service
-  service:
-    name: "{{ gitea_service_name }}"
-    state: "{{ gitea_service_state }}"
-    enabled: "{{ gitea_service_enabled }}"
-
diff --git a/roles/gitea/tasks/pre.yaml b/roles/gitea/tasks/pre.yaml
index 8af6450..b160c4c 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/tasks/pre.yaml
+++ b/roles/gitea/tasks/pre.yaml
@@ -18,13 +18,9 @@
     until: _latest_version.status == 200
     retries: 3
 
-  - name: get checksums
+  - name: set gitea_version
     set_fact:
-      checksum_string: "{{ lookup('url', gitea_url + '.sha256') }}"
-
-  - name: set gitea_checksum
-    set_fact:
-      gitea_checksum: "sha256:{{ checksum_string.split(' ') | first }}"
+      gitea_version: "{{ _latest_version.json['tag_name'] | regex_replace('^v', '') }}"
 
 - block:
   - name: determine installed version
@@ -35,14 +31,18 @@
   - name: set gitea_local_version
     set_fact:
       gitea_local_version: "{{ _installed_version_string.stdout | regex_search('^Gitea version ([\\d.]+)', '\\1') | first }}"
-
-  - name: set gitea_local_version
-    set_fact:
-      gitea_version: "{{ _latest_version.json['tag_name'] | regex_replace('^v', '') }}"
   when: gitea_installed | bool
 
-- block:
-  - name: set gitea_local_version to 0
-    set_fact:
-      gitea_local_version: "0"
+- name: set gitea_local_version to 0
+  set_fact:
+    gitea_local_version: "0"
   when: not gitea_installed | bool
+
+- block:
+  - name: get checksums
+    set_fact:
+      checksum_string: "{{ lookup('url', gitea_url + '.sha256') }}"
+
+  - name: set gitea_checksum
+    set_fact:
+      gitea_checksum: "sha256:{{ checksum_string.split(' ') | first }}"