diff --git a/defaults/main/install.yml b/defaults/main/install.yml
index 34cf1a9..403d614 100644
--- a/defaults/main/install.yml
+++ b/defaults/main/install.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ apt_update_cache: true
 
 # flip this flag if you want to install the ondemand-dex RPM
 install_ondemand_dex: false
+# This will default to latest ondemand-dex package if install_ondemand_dex
+# is set to true, to control the version installed add the version of the 
+# package to install (ondemand-dex-2.32.0)
 ondemand_dex_package: ondemand-dex
 
 # needed for testing. no reason to change these in production.
diff --git a/tasks/install-package.yml b/tasks/install-package.yml
index 0bddbf4..4ea5bda 100644
--- a/tasks/install-package.yml
+++ b/tasks/install-package.yml
@@ -89,5 +89,5 @@
 - name: Install ondemand-dex
   ansible.builtin.package:
     name: "{{ ondemand_dex_package }}"
-    state: latest
-  when: install_ondemand_dex
\ No newline at end of file
+    state: "{% if ondemand_dex_package == 'ondemand-dex' %}latest{% else %}present{% endif %}"
+  when: install_ondemand_dex