diff --git a/roles/web-app-discourse/meta/services.yml b/roles/web-app-discourse/meta/services.yml
index c3694d4013..1ce47ba1e0 100644
--- a/roles/web-app-discourse/meta/services.yml
+++ b/roles/web-app-discourse/meta/services.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ discourse:
   ref: main
   min_storage: 15GB
   repository: https://github.com/discourse/discourse_docker.git
+  application:
+    repository: https://github.com/discourse/discourse.git
+    ref: v2026.8.0
   plugins:
     docker_manager:
       enabled: true
diff --git a/roles/web-app-discourse/templates/config.yml.j2 b/roles/web-app-discourse/templates/config.yml.j2
index e775e252a8..91036b29c8 100644
--- a/roles/web-app-discourse/templates/config.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/web-app-discourse/templates/config.yml.j2
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ params:
   #db_work_mem: "40MB"
 
   ## Which Git revision should this container use? (default: tests-passed)
-  #version: tests-passed
+  version: {{ DISCOURSE_VERSION }}
 
 env:
   LC_ALL:   "{{ DISCOURSE_LOCAL }}"
diff --git a/roles/web-app-discourse/vars/main.yml b/roles/web-app-discourse/vars/main.yml
index f768e247aa..e56af0c86f 100644
--- a/roles/web-app-discourse/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/web-app-discourse/vars/main.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ DISCOURSE_REDIS_PORT: "{{ lookup('engine', 'redis', application_id, 'port') }}"
 DISCOURSE_REDIS_PASSWORD: "{{ lookup('engine', 'redis', application_id, 'password') }}"
 DISCOURSE_REPOSITORY_URL: "{{ lookup('config', application_id, 'services.' ~ entity_name ~ '.repository') }}"
 DISCOURSE_REF: "{{ lookup('config', application_id, 'services.' ~ entity_name ~ '.ref') }}"
+DISCOURSE_VERSION: "{{ lookup('config', application_id, 'services.' ~ entity_name ~ '.application.ref') }}"
 DISCOURSE_LDAP_AUTH_PLUGIN_REPOSITORY: "{{ lookup('config', application_id, 'addons.discourse-ldap-auth.config.repository') }}"
 DISCOURSE_LDAP_AUTH_PLUGIN_REF: "{{ lookup('config', application_id, 'addons.discourse-ldap-auth.config.ref') }}"