diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index bfc02d8..a46b072 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ archivematica_src_rpm_repositories:
     gpgkey: "https://packages.archivematica.org/1.10.x/key.asc"
     gpgcheck: 1
 
+archivematica_src_package_state: latest
+
 # Database settings
 archivematica_src_am_db_host: "localhost"        # Archivematica database host
 archivematica_src_am_db_name: "MCP"              # Archivematica database name
diff --git a/tasks/install-packages.yml b/tasks/install-packages.yml
index 60d14f7..c15077e 100644
--- a/tasks/install-packages.yml
+++ b/tasks/install-packages.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 - name: "Install/Upgrade Debian packages: {{ name }}"
   apt:
     name: "{{ packages }}"
-    state: "{{ state | default('latest') }}"
+    state: "{{ archivematica_src_package_state | default('latest') }}"
   when:
     - ansible_os_family == "Debian"
 
 - name: "Install/Upgrade RHEL/CentOS/Rocky packages: {{ name }}"
   yum:
     name: "{{ packages }}"
-    state: "{{ state | default('latest') }}"
+    state: "{{ archivematica_src_package_state | default('latest') }}"
   when:
     - ansible_os_family in ['RedHat','Rocky']