diff --git a/ansible/roles/synapse/files/basedir/docker-compose.yaml b/ansible/roles/synapse/files/basedir/docker-compose.yaml
index 3ccd8eb..bd65015 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/synapse/files/basedir/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/synapse/files/basedir/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -92,6 +92,6 @@ services:
     container_name: nginx
 
   redis:
-    image: "redis:latest"
+    image: redis:${REDIS_VERSION}
     restart: "unless-stopped"
     container_name: redis
diff --git a/ansible/roles/synapse/templates/docker/.env.j2 b/ansible/roles/synapse/templates/docker/.env.j2
index 99fed2a..c0e7ca4 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/synapse/templates/docker/.env.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/synapse/templates/docker/.env.j2
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 SYNAPSE_VERSION={{ synapse_version }}
 NGINX_VERSION={{ nginx_version }}
+REDIS_VERSION={{ redis_version }}