diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 27b61ca..1e6ecd6 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ users:
 
 system_locale: en_US.UTF-8
 ssh_allow_password: no
+base_upgrade: yes
diff --git a/tasks/packages.yml b/tasks/packages.yml
index b4cb928..b4906e4 100644
--- a/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: Update and upgrade apt packages
   apt:
-    upgrade: dist
+    upgrade: "{{ base_upgrade }}"
     update_cache: yes
     cache_valid_time: 86400 # One day