diff --git a/tasks/debian.yml b/tasks/debian.yml
index fdf7809..c43f591 100644
--- a/tasks/debian.yml
+++ b/tasks/debian.yml
@@ -58,8 +58,4 @@
   become: true
   when: mariadb_config_overrides is defined
 
-- name: debian | installing mariadb-galera packages
-  ansible.builtin.apt:
-    name: "{{ (galera_sst_method == 'mariabackup') | ternary( mariadb_packages | union( mariabackup_packages ), mariadb_packages ) }}"
-    state: "present"
-  become: true
+- ansible.builtin.import_tasks: mariadb_packages_install.yml
diff --git a/tasks/mariadb_packages_install.yml b/tasks/mariadb_packages_install.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fece3a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/mariadb_packages_install.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+- name: mariadb_packages_install | installing mariadb-galera packages
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: "{{ (galera_sst_method == 'mariabackup') | ternary( mariadb_packages | union( mariabackup_packages ), mariadb_packages ) }}"
+    state: "{{ mariadb_upgrade | ternary( 'latest', 'present' ) }}"
+    update_cache: true
+  become: true
diff --git a/tasks/redhat.yml b/tasks/redhat.yml
index 1eb4916..198e7bb 100644
--- a/tasks/redhat.yml
+++ b/tasks/redhat.yml
@@ -56,12 +56,7 @@
   become: true
   when: mariadb_config_overrides is defined
 
-- name: redhat | installing mariadb mysql
-  ansible.builtin.yum:
-    name: "{{ (galera_sst_method == 'mariabackup') | ternary( mariadb_packages | union( mariabackup_packages ), mariadb_packages ) }}"
-    state: "present"
-    update_cache: true
-  become: true
+- ansible.builtin.import_tasks: mariadb_packages_install.yml
 
 - name: redhat | remove migrated-from-my.cnf-settings.conf that is causing MariaDB to not start
   ansible.builtin.file: