diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+etesync_dav__user: 'etesync_dav'
+
+# should we do a version check? (recomended)
+submodules_versioncheck: false
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
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+---
+galaxy_info:
+  role_name: etesync_dav
+  author: l3d
+  namespace: l3d
+  description: Ansible role to install and enable autostart of etesync-dav
+  license: "MIT"
+  min_ansible_version: "2.14"
+  platforms:
+    - name: Debian
+      versions: ['all']
+    - name: Ubuntu
+      versions: ['all']
+    - name: Fedora
+      versions: ['all']
+    - name: EL
+      versions: ['all']
+    - name: ArchLinux
+      versions: ['all']
+  galaxy_tags:
+    - etesync
+    - etesyncdav
+    - synchronisation
+    - encryption
+    - e2eencryption
+    - endtoend
+    - tasks
+    - calendar
+    - dav
+    - linux
+dependencies: []
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Run optional versionscheck
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: versioncheck.yml
+  when: submodules_versioncheck | bool
diff --git a/tasks/versioncheck.yml b/tasks/versioncheck.yml
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+---
+# Copyright (c) 2021 L3D <l3d@c3woc.de>
+# this file is released with the MIT license.
+# License: https://github.com/roles-ansible/ansible_role_template/blob/main/LICENSE
+- 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+- name: Check if your version is outdated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+    msg: "Your ansible module has the version '{{ playbook_version_number }}' and is outdated.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: 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
+  tags: skip_ansible_lint_template-instead-of-copy
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
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+---
+etesync_dav__repo: 'https://github.com/etesync/server.git'
+etesync_dav__repo_api: 'https://api.github.com/repos/etesync/server/tags'
+etesync_dav__venv: "{{ etesync_dav__venv_path }}/{{ etesync_dav_version_target }}"
+
+# versionscheck
+playbook_version_number: 15   # should be a integer
+playbook_version_path: 'role-l3d.etesync_dav.version'