diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index dc817b7..71d3aca 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@
     https_proxy: "{{ https_proxy }}"
   creates: "{{ apigee_home }}/apigee-mirror"
 
+- name: Update apigeereleasevar variable for Yum
+  become: yes
+  copy:
+    content: "{{ apigeereleasever | default(opdk_version) }}"
+    dest: /etc/yum/vars/apigeereleasever
+    chmod: 600
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+
 - name: Sync the local mirror with only new rpms
   shell: "/opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-mirror sync --only-new-rpms apigeereleasever={{ apigeereleasever | default(opdk_version) }}"
   when: all_rpms is not defined and not all_rpms | bool == True