diff --git a/update_jobs/fix_cuda.yaml b/update_jobs/fix_cuda.yaml
index b15f8b6..48e207d 100644
--- a/update_jobs/fix_cuda.yaml
+++ b/update_jobs/fix_cuda.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
   hosts: all
   become: true
 
+  vars:
+    version: "40"
+
   tasks:
     - name: disable nvidia-driver
       shell: "dnf -y module disable nvidia-driver"
diff --git a/update_jobs/hourly_update.yaml b/update_jobs/hourly_update.yaml
index f459853..f53ad47 100644
--- a/update_jobs/hourly_update.yaml
+++ b/update_jobs/hourly_update.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
   hosts: all
   become: true
 
+  vars:
+    version: "{{ version | default('40') }}"
+    base_path: "{{ base_path | '/web/repos/Fedora'  }}"
+
   tasks:
     - name: block shutdown
       blockinfile:
diff --git a/update_jobs/install_desktop_packages.yaml b/update_jobs/install_desktop_packages.yaml
index 453bd1e..d4d0451 100644
--- a/update_jobs/install_desktop_packages.yaml
+++ b/update_jobs/install_desktop_packages.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
   hosts: all
   become: true
 
+  vars:
+    version: "40"
+
   tasks:
     - name: block shutdown
       blockinfile:
diff --git a/update_jobs/install_node_packages.yaml b/update_jobs/install_node_packages.yaml
index a6e44d6..f34932e 100644
--- a/update_jobs/install_node_packages.yaml
+++ b/update_jobs/install_node_packages.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
   hosts: all
   become: true
 
+  vars:
+    version: "40"
+
   tasks:
     - name: Make sure systemd-oomd service unit is stopped
       systemd_service:
diff --git a/update_jobs/update_to_version.yaml b/update_jobs/update_to_version.yaml
index 3c8c80a..9399222 100644
--- a/update_jobs/update_to_version.yaml
+++ b/update_jobs/update_to_version.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
   hosts: all
   become: true
 
+  vars:
+    version: "40"
+
   tasks:
     # 39 -> 40
     - name: remove libva-intel-media-driver