diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index dd9ef99..6da64ea 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 # defaults file for deploy_haproxy
 deploy_haproxy_deploy_method: host # deployment method, either host or docker
-deploy_haproxy_version: latest
+deploy_haproxy_version: "2.8"
 
 deploy_haproxy_env_variables: {}
 deploy_haproxy_start_service: true
diff --git a/molecule/with_tls_enabled_vagrant/group_vars/all.yml b/molecule/with_tls_enabled_vagrant/group_vars/all.yml
index c40081a..1d3d709 100644
--- a/molecule/with_tls_enabled_vagrant/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/molecule/with_tls_enabled_vagrant/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 deploy_haproxy_deploy_method: docker # deployment method, either host or docker
-deploy_haproxy_version: "2.8"
+deploy_haproxy_version: "2.7"
 deploy_haproxy_env_variables: {}
 deploy_haproxy_start_service: true
 deploy_haproxy_cert_dir: "/tmp/haproxy-cert"