diff --git a/tasks/clean.yaml b/tasks/clean.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47b81a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/clean.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+
+- name: check if task snap binary is present
+  stat:
+    path: /snap/bin/task
+  register: _task_snap
+
+- name: make sure task snap is absent
+  snap:
+    name: task
+    state: absent
+  when: _task_snap.stat.exists
+
+- name: make sure task binary link is absent
+  file:
+    path: /usr/local/bin/ask
+    state: absent
diff --git a/tasks/main.yaml b/tasks/main.yaml
index 2c2504e..1f15b0d 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,16 +1,4 @@
 ---
 
-- name: snapd
-  apt:
-    pkg: snapd
-
-- name: task snap
-  snap:
-    name: task
-    classic: true
-
-- name: link task binary
-  file:
-    src: /snap/bin/task
-    dest: /usr/local/bin/task
-    state: link
+- import_tasks: clean.yaml
+- import_tasks: setup.yaml
diff --git a/tasks/setup.yaml b/tasks/setup.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b16ed7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/setup.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+
+- name: installation directory
+  file:
+    path: /opt/go-task
+    state: directory
+
+- name: get go-task/task releases
+  uri:
+    url: https://api.github.com/repos/go-task/task/releases/latest
+    return_content: true
+  register: _task_releases
+
+- name: download latest release deb
+  get_url:
+    url: "{{_task_deb_dl_url}}"
+    dest: /opt/go-task/task_linux_amd64.deb
+  register: _task_deb_get_url
+
+- name: install task deb
+  apt:
+    deb: /opt/go-task/task_linux_amd64.deb
+  when: _task_deb_get_url.changed
diff --git a/vars/main.yaml b/vars/main.yaml
index ed97d53..ba7e3bf 100644
--- a/vars/main.yaml
+++ b/vars/main.yaml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 ---
+_task_deb_dl_url: "{{ _task_releases.json.assets | json_query(\"[?name=='task_linux_amd64.deb'].browser_download_url|[0]\") }}"