diff --git a/roles/product_install/tasks/main.yml b/roles/product_install/tasks/main.yml
index 81cf0d0..ea1e85a 100644
--- a/roles/product_install/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/product_install/tasks/main.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@
       set_fact:
         atl_download_version: "{{ atl_product_version }}"
       when: (not cached.stat.exists) or
-            atl_product_version is version(atl_cached_version, '>')
+            atl_product_version is version(atl_cached_version, '>') or
+            force_version_update is defined
 
     - name: "Case: Cached version is higher, ignore supplied"
       set_fact: