diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 7db4f6c..b61b2f9 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ aws_fpga_sdk_override_group: false
 
 # Xilinx Video SDK
 xilinx_video_sdk_install: false
+xilinx_video_sdk_version: ""
 
 # Internals variables
 # -------------------
diff --git a/filter_plugins/main.py b/filter_plugins/main.py
index a6d3d01..bc60313 100644
--- a/filter_plugins/main.py
+++ b/filter_plugins/main.py
@@ -436,13 +436,12 @@ def xrt_platform_pkg_files(plt_package_src, unarchive, ansible_facts, directory)
     return [join(directory, file) for file in files]
 
 
-def video_sdk_release_dir(unarchive, version, ansible_facts, directory):
+def video_sdk_release_dir(unarchive, ansible_facts, directory):
     """
     Get release directory for Xilinx Video SDK.
 
     Args:
         unarchive (dict): "unarchive" task.
-        version (str): Xilinx Video SDK version.
         ansible_facts (dict): Ansible facts.
         directory (str): Directory path.
 
@@ -467,8 +466,6 @@ def video_sdk_release_dir(unarchive, version, ansible_facts, directory):
                 dist,
                 "_",
                 dist_version,
-                "_",
-                str(version),
                 "_.*$",
             )
         )
diff --git a/tasks/video_sdk.yml b/tasks/video_sdk.yml
index 334701f..c9bb777 100644
--- a/tasks/video_sdk.yml
+++ b/tasks/video_sdk.yml
@@ -16,21 +16,6 @@
   notify: Clean up Video SDK temporary directory
   when: not vsdk_xclbin.stat.exists
 
-- name: Get the Xilinx Video SDK latest release
-  uri:
-    url: https://api.github.com/repos/Xilinx/video-sdk/releases/latest
-    body_format: json
-  register: _vsdk_release
-  retries: 10
-  delay: 1
-  until: _vsdk_release is successful
-  when: xilinx_video_sdk_version is not defined
-
-- name: Set the Xilinx Video SDK version to the latest release
-  set_fact:
-    xilinx_video_sdk_version: "{{ _vsdk_release.json['tag_name'] }}"
-  when: xilinx_video_sdk_version is not defined
-
 - name: Ensure tar is present
   package:
     name: tar
@@ -59,7 +44,7 @@
 
 - name: Set Xilinx Video SDK release directory
   set_fact:
-    vsdk_release_path: "{{ vsdk_tar | video_sdk_release_dir(xilinx_video_sdk_version, ansible_facts, vsdk_tmp.path) }}"
+    vsdk_release_path: "{{ vsdk_tar | video_sdk_release_dir(ansible_facts, vsdk_tmp.path) }}"
   when: not vsdk_xclbin.stat.exists
 
 - name: Ensure Xilinx Video SDK dependencies are present