diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 6ffbd58..f1cba72 100755
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,14 @@
     dest: /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
     mode: '0644'
 
+# write the whole file so repo lines of older releases do not linger
 - name: Add Docker repository
-  apt_repository:
-    repo: "deb [arch={{ docker_apt_arch[ansible_architecture] | default(ansible_architecture) }} signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian {{ ansible_distribution_release }} stable"
-    state: present
-    filename: docker
+  copy:
+    dest: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
+    content: "deb [arch={{ docker_apt_arch[ansible_architecture] | default(ansible_architecture) }} signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian {{ ansible_distribution_release }} stable\n"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0644"
 
 - name: Update apt cache
   apt: