diff --git a/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/defaults/main.yml b/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/defaults/main.yml
index 43d15d18..5c3fe5ca 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/defaults/main.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ minio_root_secret_key:
 minio_root_alias: minio_ansible_root
 minio_url: https://s3.mgrote.net
 minio_config_dir: /etc/minio
+minio_client_release: ""
 
 # --dp ausschreiben
 
diff --git a/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/client.yml b/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/client.yml
index cfd32231..0312e8ab 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/client.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/client.yml
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 - name: Compose the Minio client download url with lastest release
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     _minio_client_download_url: "{{ _minio_client_download_base_url }}/mc"
+  when: minio_client_release | length == 0
 
 - name: "Compose the Minio client download url with release {{ minio_client_release }}"
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     _minio_client_download_url: "{{ _minio_client_download_base_url }}/archive/mc.{{ minio_client_release }}"
+  when: minio_client_release | length > 0
 
 - name: "Get the Minio client checksum for amd64 architecture"
   ansible.builtin.set_fact: