diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3fb8fe4..9ef05df 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Which is based on [Keep A Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 
 ### Added
 
+- feat: add variable to set major version
 - feat: add ilm policy
 - test: add support debian 12
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c3b339..e53638b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Install and configure Elasticsearch
 
 ## Role variables
 
+* `elasticsearch_major_version` - set the major version (default: `7`)
 * `elasticsearch_heap_size` - set the heap size (default: `1g`)
 * `elasticsearch_config` - hash with the configuration (see [elasticsearch documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/settings.html))
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index a9572c3..deb7bec 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+elasticsearch_major_version: 7
 elasticsearch_heap_size: 1g
 elasticsearch_config: {}
 elasticsearch_default_config:
diff --git a/tasks/packages.yml b/tasks/packages.yml
index 829fc9d..1eb78b6 100644
--- a/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 - name: Add repository
   ansible.builtin.apt_repository:
-    repo: deb https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/7.x/apt stable main
+    repo: "deb https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/{{ elasticsearch_major_version }}.x/apt stable main"
   tags: elasticsearch
 
 - name: Install package