diff --git a/.github/FUNDING.yml b/.github/FUNDING.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abc4aa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/FUNDING.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# These are supported funding model platforms
+
+github: [do1jlr]
+custom: https://paypal.me/c3woc
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index b3b3cd9..0242467 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 ---
 # Do we want a password manager installed?
 install_pass_as_password_manager: false
+# version check for this role?
+submodules_versioncheck: true
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index d98d5d7..9bef6e2 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ---
+- include_tasks: versioncheck.yml
+  when: submodules_versioncheck|bool
+
 - name: Include OS Specific vars
   include_vars: "{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml"
 
@@ -25,4 +28,4 @@
   package:
     name: "{{ password_manager_packages }}"
     state: present
-  when: install_pass_as_password_manager
+  when: install_pass_as_password_manager|bool
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9b9ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+playbook_version_number: 9000 # should be over ninethousand
+playbook_version_path: '/etc/ansible-version/role-firefox_simple_chaos-bodensee_github.com.version'