diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/libravatar b/inventory/group_vars/libravatar
index a80475b535..7135a5c865 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/libravatar
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/libravatar
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 resolvconf: "resolv.conf/cloud"
+git_branch: master
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/libravatar-stg b/inventory/group_vars/libravatar-stg
index a80475b535..87ffa67d99 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/libravatar-stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/libravatar-stg
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 resolvconf: "resolv.conf/cloud"
+git_branch: devel
diff --git a/roles/libravatar/tasks/main.yml b/roles/libravatar/tasks/main.yml
index 466fc5ac97..e9de44f3d1 100644
--- a/roles/libravatar/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/libravatar/tasks/main.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 - git:
     repo: https://git.linux-kernel.at/oliver/ivatar.git
     dest: /srv/libravatar
+    version: {{ git_branch }}
   ignore_errors: yes
 
 - pip: