diff --git a/docs/REQUIREMENTS.md b/docs/REQUIREMENTS.md
index 749db94..5ed36a6 100644
--- a/docs/REQUIREMENTS.md
+++ b/docs/REQUIREMENTS.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ The current repository supports the provisioning of vSphere VMs. The following t
 
 | Requirement | Description |
 | --- | --- |
-| Disk | The `root` partition `/` must be on `/dev/sd2`. |
+| Disk | The `root` partition `/` must be on `/dev/sd2` and must be an `XFS` file system |
 | Hard Disk | Specify `Thin Provision` to adjust the size of the disk to match the machine requirements that were listed previously. |
 
 ### Physical Machines or Linux VMs
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/loadbalancer/kube_vip/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubernetes/loadbalancer/kube_vip/defaults/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3459067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/loadbalancer/kube_vip/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Copyright © 2022-2023, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA. All Rights Reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+---
+# https://github.com/kube-vip/kube-vip-cloud-provider
+# value must be a tag or branch
+kube_vip_cloud_provider_version: "v0.0.8"
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/loadbalancer/kube_vip/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/kubernetes/loadbalancer/kube_vip/tasks/main.yaml
index aae946e..9316518 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/loadbalancer/kube_vip/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/loadbalancer/kube_vip/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   block:
     - name: Install kube-vip Cloud Provider
       ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kube-vip/kube-vip-cloud-provider/main/manifest/kube-vip-cloud-controller.yaml
+        kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kube-vip/kube-vip-cloud-provider/{{ kube_vip_cloud_provider_version }}/manifest/kube-vip-cloud-controller.yaml
       tags:
         - install
         - update