diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 824df9956802ba54b938b03b67f54e2efffcefc0..b023d4a8a4bf1b3ef664f36649b11e94dbcda204 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+netdata_version: 'v1.9.0'
 netdata_force_reset: false
diff --git a/tasks/install.yml b/tasks/install.yml
index 9036d889df55da9e4ec947c23948f4eb54e5c9bb..ae83c36367d0f9521c2952dc0bfac60dd7df91ba 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/tasks/install.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     repo: "https://github.com/firehol/netdata.git"
     dest: "/opt/netdata"
     force: yes
+    version: '{{ netdata_version }}'
   register: netdata_clone
   when: netdata_local_archive is not defined
   notify: