diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index b3eb533..d594bbc 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #
 gitea_version: 1.14.3
 gitea_download_url: 'https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/{{ gitea_version }}/gitea-{{ gitea_version }}-linux-amd64'
+gitea_force_binary_download: False
 gitea_bin_path: /usr/local/bin/gitea
 
 gitea_conf_dir: /etc/gitea
diff --git a/tasks/gitea.yml b/tasks/gitea.yml
index 9614b44..9b39633 100644
--- a/tasks/gitea.yml
+++ b/tasks/gitea.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,22 @@
       mode: 0755
 
   - name: Download the gitea binary
-    get_url: url={{ gitea_download_url }} dest={{ gitea_bin_path }} owner=root group={{ gitea_group }} mode=0750
+    get_url:
+      url: '{{ gitea_download_url }}'
+      dest: '{{ gitea_bin_path }}'
+      owner: root
+      group: '{{ gitea_group }}'
+      mode: 0750
+
+  - name: Force the download of the gitea binary to upgrade it
+    get_url:
+      url: '{{ gitea_download_url }}'
+      dest: '{{ gitea_bin_path }}'
+      owner: root
+      group: '{{ gitea_group }}'
+      mode: 0750
+      force: true
+    when: gitea_force_binary_download
 
   - name: Install the required packages
     package: state=present use=auto name={{ gitea_required_packages }}