diff --git a/templates/restic_forget_snapshots.j2 b/templates/restic_forget_snapshots.j2
index 53c1be7..4696729 100644
--- a/templates/restic_forget_snapshots.j2
+++ b/templates/restic_forget_snapshots.j2
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ restic {{ restic_archiver__default_opt }} stats latest | grep Total
 
 echo "init $BACKUP_NAME"
 restic {{ restic_archiver__default_opt }} forget {{ retention_pattern(repo) }}
+echo "restic forget done"
+{%- if repo.prune|default(restic_archiver__prune) %}
+restic {{ restic_archiver__default_opt }} prune
+echo "restic prune done"
+{% endif %}
 
 {% if restic_archiver__mail_report | default(false) %}
 cat <<EOT >> /tmp/mailcontent
@@ -186,6 +191,10 @@ export RESTIC_PASSWORD='{{ repo['archive_password'] | regex_replace('\'', '\'\\\
 BACKUP_NAME="{{ repo.name }}_archive"
 
 restic {{ restic_archiver__default_opt }} forget {{ retention_pattern(repo) }}
+{%- if repo.prune|default(restic_archiver__prune) %}
+restic {{ restic_archiver__default_opt }} prune
+echo "restic ARCHIVE prune done"
+{% endif %}
 
 {% endif %}
 {% if restic_archiver__mail_report | default(false) %}
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 90d20c8..06d2cf6 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ---
-playbook_version_number: 45  # should be int
+playbook_version_number: 46  # should be int
 playbook_version_path: 'role-restic_archiver_roles-ansible_github.com.version'