diff --git a/tasks/main.yaml b/tasks/main.yaml
index ed97d53..7357159 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 ---
+
+- import_tasks: setup.yaml
diff --git a/tasks/setup.yaml b/tasks/setup.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb90660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/setup.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+
+- name: installation directory
+  file:
+    path: /opt/telegram-desktop
+    state: directory
+
+- name: get telegram-desktop releases
+  uri:
+    url: https://api.github.com/repos/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/releases/latest
+    return_content: true
+  register: _telegram_desktop_releases
+
+- name: download latest release
+  get_url:
+    url: "{{_telegram_desktop_dl_url}}"
+    dest: /opt/telegram-desktop/{{_telegram_desktop_dl_filename}}
+
+- name: extract telegram release
+  unarchive:
+    src: /opt/telegram-desktop/{{_telegram_desktop_dl_filename}}
+    dest: /opt/telegram-desktop
+
+- name: link telegram-desktop binary
+  file:
+    src: /opt/telegram-desktop/Telegram/Telegram
+    dest: /usr/local/bin/telegram-desktop
+    state: link
diff --git a/vars/main.yaml b/vars/main.yaml
index ed97d53..3e5cd85 100644
--- a/vars/main.yaml
+++ b/vars/main.yaml
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 ---
+_telegram_desktop_dl_url: "{{ _telegram_desktop_releases.json.assets | json_query(\"[?label=='Linux 64 bit: Binary'].browser_download_url|[0]\") }}"
+_telegram_desktop_dl_filename: "{{ _telegram_desktop_releases.json.assets | json_query(\"[?label=='Linux 64 bit: Binary'].name|[0]\") }}"