diff --git a/playbooks/install-standard-docker.yml b/playbooks/install-standard-docker.yml
index 99e17dc..bb48efa 100644
--- a/playbooks/install-standard-docker.yml
+++ b/playbooks/install-standard-docker.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
   vars:
     docker_acl_path: /opt/docker
+    docker_version_pinned: "24.0.7"
 
   tasks:
     - name: Ensure acl package is installed (for setfacl)
@@ -14,15 +15,12 @@
         state: present
         update_cache: true
 
-    - name: Check if Docker is already installed (by package)
-      shell: dpkg -s docker-ce 2>/dev/null
-      register: docker_check
-      ignore_errors: true
-      changed_when: false
-
-    - name: Install Docker via official script if not present
+    - name: Install Docker via official script (only if not already installed)
       shell: curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
-      when: docker_check.rc != 0
+      args:
+        creates: /usr/bin/docker
+      environment:
+        VERSION: "{{ docker_version_pinned }}"
 
     - name: Ensure docker group exists
       group:
@@ -51,4 +49,29 @@
 
     - name: Set default ACL for docker group if not already present
       command: setfacl -d -m g:docker:rwx {{ docker_acl_path }}
-      when: "'group:docker:rwx' not in facl_check.stdout"
+      when: "'default:group:docker:rwx' not in facl_check.stdout"
+
+    - name: Check current Docker version
+      command: docker --version
+      register: docker_current_version
+      changed_when: false
+      failed_when: false
+
+    - name: Check latest Docker version from GitHub
+      uri:
+        url: https://api.github.com/repos/docker/docker-ce/releases/latest
+        return_content: true
+      register: docker_latest_info
+      changed_when: false
+      failed_when: false
+
+    - name: Print Docker version info if update available
+      debug:
+        msg: >
+          Current Docker version: {{ docker_current_version.stdout }}
+          Latest Docker version: {{ docker_latest_info.json.tag_name }}
+          {% if docker_latest_info.json.tag_name != 'v' + docker_version_pinned %}
+          A newer version is available than the pinned version ({{ docker_version_pinned }}).
+          {% else %}
+          The pinned version is up to date.
+          {% endif %}