diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index 224065a..97c6877 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ nodepool_git_dest: /opt/ansible-role-nodepool/git/openstack-infra/nodepool
 nodepool_git_uri: https://git.openstack.org/openstack-infra/nodepool
 nodepool_git_version: feature/zuulv3
 # nodepool_git_refspec:
+# nodepool_git_update:
 
 nodepool_install_method: git
 
diff --git a/tasks/install/git.yaml b/tasks/install/git.yaml
index 7295a1e..b3a33be 100644
--- a/tasks/install/git.yaml
+++ b/tasks/install/git.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     dest: "{{ nodepool_git_dest }}"
     refspec: "{{ nodepool_git_refspec|default(omit) }}"
     repo: "{{ nodepool_git_uri }}"
+    update: "{{ nodepool_git_update|default(omit) }}"
     version: "{{ nodepool_git_version|default(omit) }}"
 
 - name: Set nodepool_pip_name to local git repo.