diff --git a/pandoc/defaults/main.yml b/pandoc/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+pandoc_install: False
+
+pandoc_pkg_version: 1.17.1
+pandoc_pkg_file: 'pandoc-{{ pandoc_pkg_version }}-2-amd64.deb'
+pandoc_pkg_url: 'https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases/download/{{ pandoc_pkg_version }}/{{ pandoc_pkg_file }}'
+
diff --git a/pandoc/tasks/main.yml b/pandoc/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Get the pandoc deb package
+  get_url: url={{pandoc_pkg_url}} dest=/srv/{{ pandoc_pkg_file }}
+  tags: pandoc
+
+- name: Install the pandoc deb package
+  apt: deb=/srv/{{ pandoc_pkg_file }}
+  tags: pandoc