diff --git a/readme.md b/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from readme.md
rename to README.md
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 6016495..91e6aa6 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 ---
-
 acme_notification_email: 'root@example.org'
+
+# should we do a version check? (recomended)
+submodules_versioncheck: false
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a01c393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+galaxy_info:
+  role_name: acmetool
+  author: do1jlr
+  description: Install acmetool and get it working together with the do1jlr.nginx role.
+  license: "MIT"
+  min_ansible_version: 2.8
+  github_branch: main
+  platforms:
+    - name: Debian
+      versions: all
+    - name: Ubuntu
+      versions: all
+  galaxy_tags:
+    - acmetool
+    - acmetool
+    - letsencrypt
+    - web
+dependencies: []
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 4730b3d..b210303 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
+- ansible.builtin.include_tasks: versioncheck.yml
+  when: submodules_versioncheck|bool
 
 - name: Install acmetool
   ansible.builtin.package:
@@ -8,7 +10,6 @@
     - installation
     - acmetool
 
-
 # Todo: Reconsider best practice
 #- name: Remove acmetool snippet for nginx from package installation
 #  ansible.builtin.file:
@@ -19,7 +20,6 @@
 #    - configuration
 #    - acmetool
 
-
 - name: Create directory for acmetool response file
   ansible.builtin.file:
     name: '/var/lib/acme/conf'
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     - installation
     - acmetool
 
-
 - name: Copy acmetool response file
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: 'files/response-file.yml.j2'
@@ -42,10 +41,9 @@
   tags:
     - configuration
     - acmetool
-    # Todo: with_first_found? 
+    # Todo: with_first_found?
     # consider usage of loop:
 
-
 - name: Perform acmetool quickstart
   ansible.builtin.command: acmetool quickstart --expert
   args:
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@
     - operation
     - acmetool
 
-
 - name: Copy hook to enable acmetool to restart services
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     src: 'files/restart'
@@ -67,7 +64,6 @@
     - configuration
     - acmetool
 
-
 - name: Reload systemd and enable acmetool timer unit
   ansible.builtin.systemd:
     name: 'acmetool.timer'
diff --git a/tasks/versioncheck.yml b/tasks/versioncheck.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dca3e47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/versioncheck.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+---
+- name: Create directory for versionscheck
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: '/etc/.ansible-version'
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0755
+  when: submodules_versioncheck|bool
+
+- name: check playbook version
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.slurp:
+    src: "/etc/.ansible-version/{{ playbook_version_path }}"
+  register: playbook_version
+  when: submodules_versioncheck|bool
+  ignore_errors: true
+  failed_when: false
+
+- name: Print remote role version
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "Remote role version: {{ playbook_version.content | default('Y3VycmVudGx5IG5vdCBkZXBsb3llZAo=') | b64decode | string }}"
+  when: submodules_versioncheck|bool
+
+- name: Print locale role version
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "Local role version: '{{ playbook_version_number|string }}'."
+  when: submodules_versioncheck|bool
+
+- name: Check if your version is outdated
+  ansible.builtin.fail:
+    msg: "Your ansible module has the version '{{ playbook_version_number }}' and is outdated. You need to update it!"
+  when:
+    - playbook_version.content|default("Mgo=")|b64decode|int - 1 >= playbook_version_number|int and submodules_versioncheck|bool
+
+- name: check if '/etc/ansible-version/' is empty
+  ansible.builtin.find:
+    paths: '/etc/ansible-version/'
+  register: filesFound
+
+- name: write new version to remote disk
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    content: "{{ playbook_version_number }}"
+    dest: "/etc/.ansible-version/{{ playbook_version_path }}"
+    mode: '0644'
+  when: submodules_versioncheck|bool
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65032cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+# versionscheck
+playbook_version_number: 23   # should be a integer
+playbook_version_path: 'do1jlr.role-acmetool.version'