diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 135bea9..a76a29b 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ gitea_http_port: 3000
 
 gitea_server_name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
 
-gitea_download_version: 1.5.1
-gitea_download_url: https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/{{gitea_download_version}}/gitea-{{gitea_download_version}}-linux-amd64
-#gitea_download_url: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/download/v{{gitea_download_version}}/gitea-{{gitea_download_version}}-linux-amd64
-gitea_download_checksum: sha256:ae4f43f73acbd0b61fbca78385a017d7aaed6f7d50f2bff5c3f057acfb46c71a
+gitea_download_platform: linux
+gitea_download_arch: amd64
+gitea_download_version: 1.9.2
+gitea_download_filename: gitea-{{gitea_download_version}}-{{gitea_download_platform}}-{{gitea_download_arch}}
+gitea_download_url: https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/{{gitea_download_version}}/{{gitea_download_filename}}
+#gitea_download_url: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/download/v{{gitea_download_version}}/{{gitea_download_filename}}
 
 gitea_admin_username: testadmin
 gitea_admin_password: testadmin
diff --git a/tasks/deploy.yml b/tasks/deploy.yml
index 859c38b..767c79c 100644
--- a/tasks/deploy.yml
+++ b/tasks/deploy.yml
@@ -1,23 +1,7 @@
 ---
-- name: debian packages
-  apt:
-    pkg:
-      - ca-certificates
-      - git
-      - golang
 
-- name: download gitea
-  get_url:
-    url: "{{ gitea_download_url }}"
-    dest: /usr/local/bin/gitea
-    checksum: "{{ gitea_download_checksum }}"
-  notify:
-    - restart gitea
 
-- name: gitea executable
-  file:
-    path: /usr/local/bin/gitea
-    mode: u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx
+
 
 # - name: allow gitea executable to bind on privileged port
 #   capabilities:
diff --git a/tasks/download.yaml b/tasks/download.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbf57ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/download.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+---
+
+- name: gitea download dir
+  file:
+    path: /opt/gitea
+    state: directory
+
+- name: gitea keyring
+  command: gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /opt/gitea/keyring.gpg
+    --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net
+    --recv 7C9E68152594688862D62AF62D9AE806EC1592E2
+  register: _gitea_keyring_recv
+  changed_when: '"import" in _gitea_keyring_recv.stderr'
+
+- name: gitea checksum
+  uri:
+    url: "{{ gitea_download_url }}.sha256"
+    return_content: true
+  register: _gitea_checksum
+
+- name: download gitea signature
+  get_url:
+    url: "{{ gitea_download_url }}.asc"
+    dest: "/opt/gitea/{{ gitea_download_filename }}.asc"
+    force: true
+  register: _gitea_download_signature
+
+
+- name: download gitea
+  get_url:
+    url: "{{ gitea_download_url }}"
+    dest: "/opt/gitea/{{ gitea_download_filename }}"
+    checksum: "sha256:{{_gitea_checksum.content.split(' ')|first}}"
+
+- name: verify gitea signature
+  command: gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /opt/gitea/keyring.gpg
+    --verify "/opt/gitea/{{ gitea_download_filename }}.asc"
+    "/opt/gitea/{{ gitea_download_filename }}"
+  changed_when: false
+
+- name: gitea executable
+  file:
+    path: /opt/gitea/{{ gitea_download_filename }}
+    mode: u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx
+
+- name: make gitea binary available on system
+  file:
+    src: /opt/gitea/{{ gitea_download_filename }}
+    dest: /usr/local/bin/gitea
+    state: link
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index fa06453..cad3539 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 ---
 
+- import_tasks: setup.yaml
+- import_tasks: download.yaml
+
 - import_tasks: deploy.yml
 
 - name: flush handlers
   meta: flush_handlers
 
-
 - include_role:
     name: certificate
   vars:
diff --git a/tasks/setup.yaml b/tasks/setup.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64033c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/setup.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+
+- name: debian packages
+  apt:
+    pkg:
+      - ca-certificates
+      - git
+      - golang
+      - gnupg