diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 810b5cc..3ba3e40 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@
   args:
     removes: "{{ apigee_home }}/apigee-mirror"
 
+- name: Update apigeereleasevar variable for Yum to opdk_version
+  become: yes
+  copy:
+    content: "{{ opdk_version}}"
+    dest: /etc/yum/vars/apigeereleasever
+    mode: 600
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+
 - name: Install the local mirror
   shell: /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-mirror install
   environment:
@@ -33,6 +42,15 @@
     https_proxy: "{{ https_proxy }}"
   creates: "{{ apigee_home }}/apigee-mirror"
 
+- name: Update apigeereleasevar variable for Yum for apigee-mirror sync
+  become: yes
+  copy:
+    content: "{{ apigeereleasevar }}"
+    dest: /etc/yum/vars/apigeereleasever
+    mode: 600
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+
 - name: Sync the local mirror with only new rpms
   ignore_errors: yes
   shell: "/opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-mirror sync --only-new-rpms apigeereleasever={{ apigeereleasever | default(opdk_version) }}"