diff --git a/tasks/config.yml b/tasks/config.yml
index cc4f748..ff5d20c 100644
--- a/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/tasks/config.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     mode: '0640'
     owner: "{{ swayusr.user }}"
     group: "{{ swayusr.user }}"
+    backup: true
   loop: "{{ sway__user_list | flatten(1) }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ swayusr.home }}/.swaylock/config"
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@
     mode: '0640'
     owner: "{{ swayusr.user }}"
     group: "{{ swayusr.user }}"
+    backup: true
   loop: "{{ sway__user_list | flatten(1) }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ swayusr.home }}/.config/sway/config"
diff --git a/tasks/dynamic_names.yml b/tasks/dynamic_names.yml
index 8c7e949..d4262e0 100644
--- a/tasks/dynamic_names.yml
+++ b/tasks/dynamic_names.yml
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@
     mode: '0640'
     owner: "{{ swayusr.user }}"
     group: "{{ swayusr.user }}"
+    backup: true
diff --git a/tasks/waybar.yml b/tasks/waybar.yml
index c7628ff..64fa76c 100644
--- a/tasks/waybar.yml
+++ b/tasks/waybar.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     mode: '0750'
     owner: "{{ swayusr.user }}"
     group: "{{ swayusr.user }}"
+    backup: true
 
 - name: Deploy waybar stylesheet
   become: true
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
     mode: '0640'
     owner: "{{ swayusr.user }}"
     group: "{{ swayusr.user }}"
+    backup: true
 
 - name: Deploy waybar config
   become: true
@@ -43,3 +45,4 @@
     mode: '0640'
     owner: "{{ swayusr.user }}"
     group: "{{ swayusr.user }}"
+    backup: true
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 695bc48..df72282 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ---
-playbook_version_number: 10  # should be int
+playbook_version_number: 11  # should be int
 playbook_version_path: 'role-roles-ansible.sway.version'