diff --git a/tasks/install.yml b/tasks/install.yml
index 0abc107..523004b 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/tasks/install.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.user:
     name: "{{ django_system_user }}"
     shell: /bin/bash
-    group: "{{ django_system_group }}"
+    groups: "{{ django_system_group }}"
     append: true
     createhome: true
 
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@
   become: true
   become_user: "{{ django_system_user }}"
 
+- name: Install a custom pip version
+  shell: "{{ django_venv_path }}/bin/pip3 install '{{ custom_pip_version }}'"
+  become: true
+  become_user: "{{ django_system_user }}"
+  when:
+    - custom_pip_version is defined and custom_pip_version != ""
+
 - name: Install Python packages using pip
   ansible.builtin.pip:
     state: present