diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 68ca6dee..00ddad83 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 sudo apt install -y git curl python3-venv python3-pip
 
 git clone https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf.git ~/.asdf --branch v0.14.0
+echo
+echo "# BEGIN ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK for asdf" >> "$HOME/.bashrc"
 echo '. "$HOME/.asdf/asdf.sh"' >> "$HOME/.bashrc"
 echo '. "$HOME/.asdf/completions/asdf.bash"' >> "$HOME/.bashrc"
-. "$HOME/.bashrc"
+echo "# END ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK for asdf" >> "$HOME/.bashrc"
 
 #
 # Install Ansible via asdf
@@ -21,7 +23,10 @@ echo '. "$HOME/.asdf/completions/asdf.bash"' >> "$HOME/.bashrc"
 # Make a bin directory in the user's home directory
 #
 mkdir -p "$HOME/bin"
+echo
+echo "# BEGIN ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK FOR \$HOME/bin"
 echo 'export "PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH"' >> "$HOME/.bashrc"
+echo "# END ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK FOR \$HOME/bin"
 
 #
 # Install Workstation
diff --git a/roles/asdf/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/asdf/tasks/main.yaml
index 78f03f9b..69da9183 100644
--- a/roles/asdf/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/asdf/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 ---
 #
 
-- name: install asdf
-  git:
-    repo: https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf.git
-    dest: ~/.asdf
-    version: "{{ asdf_version }}"
-    update: no
-  tags:
-  - asdf
-
-- name: make bash version executable
-  file:
-    path: ~/.asdf/asdf.sh
-    mode: 0500
-  tags:
-  - asdf
-
-- name: symlink to the asdf bash executable
-  file:
-    src: ~/.asdf/asdf.sh
-    dest: ~/bin/asdf
-    mode: 0500
-    state: link
-  tags:
-  - asdf
+# - name: install asdf
+#   git:
+#     repo: https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf.git
+#     dest: ~/.asdf
+#     version: "{{ asdf_version }}"
+#     update: no
+#   tags:
+#   - asdf
+
+# - name: make bash version executable
+#   file:
+#     path: ~/.asdf/asdf.sh
+#     mode: 0500
+#   tags:
+#   - asdf
+
+# - name: symlink to the asdf bash executable
+#   file:
+#     src: ~/.asdf/asdf.sh
+#     dest: ~/bin/asdf
+#     mode: 0500
+#     state: link
+#   tags:
+#   - asdf
 
 - name: install asdf and associated completions
   blockinfile:
@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@
   tags:
   - asdf
 
-- name: add the up-to-date ansible asdf plugin
-  shell: asdf plugin add ansible https://github.com/Bleacks/asdf-ansible-plugin.git
-  environment:
-    GITHUB_API_TOKEN: "{{ GITHUB_API_TOKEN }}"
-  register: ansible_plugin_add_result
-  changed_when: '"already added" not in ansible_plugin_add_result.stdout'
-  failed_when: "ansible_plugin_add_result.rc == 1"
-  tags:
-  - asdf
-  - new-ansible
+# - name: add the up-to-date ansible asdf plugin
+#   shell: asdf plugin add ansible https://github.com/Bleacks/asdf-ansible-plugin.git
+#   environment:
+#     GITHUB_API_TOKEN: "{{ GITHUB_API_TOKEN }}"
+#   register: ansible_plugin_add_result
+#   changed_when: '"already added" not in ansible_plugin_add_result.stdout'
+#   failed_when: "ansible_plugin_add_result.rc == 1"
+#   tags:
+#   - asdf
+#   - new-ansible
 
 - name: get asdf version
   shell: asdf version
@@ -130,21 +130,3 @@
   tags:
   - asdf
 
-- name: remove global tools installed by deprecated Ansible plays
-  include_tasks: removes.yml
-  args:
-    apply:
-      become: yes
-  loop: "{{ removes }}"
-  loop_control:
-    loop_var: remove_item
-  tags:
-  - asdf
-
-- name: remove local tools installed by deprecated Ansible plays
-  include_tasks: removes.yml
-  loop: "{{ cleans }}"
-  loop_control:
-    loop_var: remove_item
-  tags:
-  - asdf
diff --git a/roles/asdf/tasks/tools.yml b/roles/asdf/tasks/tools.yml
index c299e7ed..f63d4db2 100644
--- a/roles/asdf/tasks/tools.yml
+++ b/roles/asdf/tasks/tools.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
   environment:
     GITHUB_API_TOKEN: "{{ GITHUB_API_TOKEN }}"
   register: plugin_add_result
-  changed_when: "plugin_add_result.rc == 0"
+  changed_when: 
+  - plugin_add_result.rc == 0
+  - '"already added" not in plugin_add_result.stdout'
   failed_when: "plugin_add_result.rc == 1"
   tags:
   - asdf
@@ -16,7 +18,22 @@
   environment:
     GITHUB_API_TOKEN: "{{ GITHUB_API_TOKEN }}"
   register: tool_version_installed_result
-  changed_when: "'Downloading' in tool_version_installed_result.stdout"
+  changed_when: "'already installed' not in tool_version_installed_result.stdout"
+  tags:
+  - asdf
+
+- name: get the current global version for {{ tool_item.name }}
+  shell: asdf list {{ tool_item.name }} | grep '*' | cut -f 2 -d '*'
+  register: current_tool_version_result
+  changed_when: false
+  tags:
+  - asdf
+
+- name: get the latest available version for {{ tool_item.name }}
+  shell: asdf list all {{ tool_item.name }} | tail -n 1
+  register: latest_tool_version_result
+  changed_when: false
+  failed_when: latest_tool_version_result == ""
   tags:
   - asdf
 
@@ -25,7 +42,7 @@
   environment:
     GITHUB_API_TOKEN: "{{ GITHUB_API_TOKEN }}"
   register: plugin_global_version_set_result
-  changed_when: "tool_version_installed_result is changed"
+  changed_when: current_tool_version_result.stdout != latest_tool_version_result.stdout
   failed_when: "plugin_global_version_set_result.rc > 0"
   tags:
   - asdf
diff --git a/roles/asdf/vars/main.yml b/roles/asdf/vars/main.yml
index 1cda1a37..603744a8 100644
--- a/roles/asdf/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/asdf/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,76 +1,47 @@
 ---
 #
 
-cleans:
-- { path: "~/go/bin", pattern: "^go1\\..*$"}
-- { path: "~/go/bin", pattern: "^protoc-gen-go(-grpc)?$"}
-- { path: "~/", pattern: "^sdk$"}
-
-removes:
-- { path: "/opt", pattern: "^op$"}
-- { path: "/usr/bin", pattern: "^op$"}
-- { path: "/opt", pattern: "^go$"}
-- { path: "/usr/bin", pattern: "^go(fmt)?$"}
-- { path: "/usr/share", pattern: "^go-tools$"}
-- { path: "/opt", pattern: "^helm$"}
-- { path: "/usr/bin", pattern: "^helm$"}
-- { path: "/opt", pattern: "^kube(ctx|ns)$"}
-- { path: "/usr/bin", pattern: "^kube(ctx|ns)$"}
-- { path: "/etc/bash_completion.d", pattern: "^kube(ctx|ns)$"}
-- { path: "/opt", pattern: "^kubeseal$"}
-- { path: "/usr/bin", pattern: "^kubeseal$"}
-- { path: "/opt", pattern: "^kustomize-.*"}
-- { path: "/usr/bin", pattern: "^kustomize$"}
-- { path: "/opt", pattern: "^minikube$"}
-- { path: "/usr/bin", pattern: "^minikube$"}
-- { path: "/opt", pattern: "^skaffold$"}
-- { path: "/usr/bin", pattern: "^skaffold$"}
-- { path: "/opt", pattern: "^terraform$"}
-- { path: "/usr/bin", pattern: "^terraform$"}
-- { path: "/opt", pattern: "^terragrunt$"}
-- { path: "/usr/bin", pattern: "^terragrunt$"}
-
 tools:
 - { name: "1password-cli", version: "{{ op_cli_version }}"}
-- { name: "act", version: "{{ act_version }}"}
-- { name: "ant", version: "{{ ant_version }}"}
+# - { name: "act", version: "{{ act_version }}"}
+# - { name: "ant", version: "{{ ant_version }}"}
 - { name: "awscli", version: "{{ awscli_version }}"}
 - { name: "aws-vault", version: "{{ aws_vault_version }}"}
-- { name: "bazel", version: "{{ bazel_version }}"}
+# - { name: "bazel", version: "{{ bazel_version }}"}
 - { name: "chezmoi", version: "{{ chezmoi_version }}"}
 - { name: "direnv", version: "{{ direnv_version }}"}
 - { name: "github-cli", version: "{{ github_cli_version }}"}
-- { name: "golang", version: "{{ golang_version }}"}
-- { name: "golangci-lint", version: "{{ golangci_lint_version }}"}
-- { name: "gomigrate", version: "{{ gomigrate_version }}"}
-- { name: "gradle", version: "{{ gradle_version }}"}
-- { name: "grpcurl", version: "{{ grpcurl_version }}"}
-- { name: "helm", "version": "{{ helm_version }}"}
-- { name: "java", version: "{{ java_version }}"}
+# - { name: "golang", version: "{{ golang_version }}"}
+# - { name: "golangci-lint", version: "{{ golangci_lint_version }}"}
+# - { name: "gomigrate", version: "{{ gomigrate_version }}"}
+# - { name: "gradle", version: "{{ gradle_version }}"}
+# - { name: "grpcurl", version: "{{ grpcurl_version }}"}
+# - { name: "helm", "version": "{{ helm_version }}"}
+# - { name: "java", version: "{{ java_version }}"}
 # - { name: "jq", version: "{{ jq_version }}"}
-- { name: "k6", version: "{{ k6_version }}"}
-- { name: "k9s", version: "{{ k9s_version }}"}
-- { name: "kind", version: "{{ kind_version }}"}
-- { name: "ko", version: "{{ ko_version }}"}
-- { name: "krew", version: "{{ krew_version }}"}
-- { name: "kubectl", version: "{{ kubectl_version }}"}
-- { name: "kubeseal", version: "{{ kubeseal_version }}"}
-- { name: "kustomize", version: "{{ kustomize_version }}"}
+# - { name: "k6", version: "{{ k6_version }}"}
+# - { name: "k9s", version: "{{ k9s_version }}"}
+# - { name: "kind", version: "{{ kind_version }}"}
+# - { name: "ko", version: "{{ ko_version }}"}
+# - { name: "krew", version: "{{ krew_version }}"}
+# - { name: "kubectl", version: "{{ kubectl_version }}"}
+# - { name: "kubeseal", version: "{{ kubeseal_version }}"}
+# - { name: "kustomize", version: "{{ kustomize_version }}"}
 # - { name: "linkerd", version: "{{ linkerd_version }}"}
-- { name: "mage", version: "{{ mage_version }}"}
-- { name: "make", version: "{{ make_version }}"}
-- { name: "maven", version: "{{ maven_version }}"}
-- { name: "minikube", version: "{{ minikube_version }}"}
-- { name: "nancy", version: "{{ nancy_version }}"}
-- { name: "nodejs", version: "{{ nodejs_version }}"}
-- { name: "protoc", version: "{{ protoc_version }}"}
-- { name: "protoc-gen-go", version: "{{ protoc_gen_version }}"}
-- { name: "protoc-gen-go-grpc", version: "{{ protoc_gen_grpc_version }}"}
-- { name: "semver", version: "{{ semver_version }}"}
-- { name: "skaffold", version: "{{ skaffold_version }}"}
-- { name: "sops", version: "{{ sops_version }}"}
-- { name: "swag", version: "{{ swag_version }}"}
-- { name: "terraform", version: "{{ terraform_version }}"}
-- { name: "terragrunt", version: "{{ terragrunt_version }}"}
-- { name: "tflint", version: "{{ tflint_version }}"}
-- { name: "yq", version: "{{ yq_version }}"}
+# - { name: "mage", version: "{{ mage_version }}"}
+# - { name: "make", version: "{{ make_version }}"}
+# - { name: "maven", version: "{{ maven_version }}"}
+# - { name: "minikube", version: "{{ minikube_version }}"}
+# - { name: "nancy", version: "{{ nancy_version }}"}
+# - { name: "nodejs", version: "{{ nodejs_version }}"}
+# - { name: "protoc", version: "{{ protoc_version }}"}
+# - { name: "protoc-gen-go", version: "{{ protoc_gen_version }}"}
+# - { name: "protoc-gen-go-grpc", version: "{{ protoc_gen_grpc_version }}"}
+# - { name: "semver", version: "{{ semver_version }}"}
+# - { name: "skaffold", version: "{{ skaffold_version }}"}
+# - { name: "sops", version: "{{ sops_version }}"}
+# - { name: "swag", version: "{{ swag_version }}"}
+# - { name: "terraform", version: "{{ terraform_version }}"}
+# - { name: "terragrunt", version: "{{ terragrunt_version }}"}
+# - { name: "tflint", version: "{{ tflint_version }}"}
+# - { name: "yq", version: "{{ yq_version }}"}
diff --git a/roles/local/tasks/main.yml b/roles/local/tasks/main.yml
index 3cb21282..440f50ce 100644
--- a/roles/local/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/local/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 - name: add ~/bin to path
   blockinfile:
     path: "~/.bashrc"
-    marker: "# {mark} ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK FOR ~/bin"
+    marker: "# {mark} ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK FOR $HOME/bin"
     block: |
       # usermode programs will be installed here:
-      export PATH=~/bin:$PATH
+      export "PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH"
   tags:
   - local
 
diff --git a/versions.yml b/versions.yml
index 5a97f7e8..afc70ae1 100644
--- a/versions.yml
+++ b/versions.yml
@@ -3,57 +3,57 @@
 # https://dl.pstmn.io/download/version/5.0.0/linux64
 
 #Ansible
-ansible_minimum_version: 2.6.0
+ansible_minimum_version: 2.10.17
 
 #Apache Studio
 studio_version: 2.0.0
 studio_build: 20210717-M17
 
 #asdf managed tool versions
-act_version: latest
-ant_version: latest
+# act_version: latest
+# ant_version: latest
 asdf_version: v0.10.2
 awscli_version: latest
 aws_vault_version: latest
-bazel_version: latest
+# bazel_version: latest
 chezmoi_version: latest
 direnv_version: latest
 github_cli_version: latest
-golang_version: latest
-golangci_lint_version: latest
-gomigrate_version: latest
-gradle_version: latest
-grpcurl_version: latest
-helm_version: latest
-java_version: openjdk-17.0.2
-jq_version: latest
-k6_version: latest
-k9s_version: latest
-kind_version: latest
-ko_version: 0.12.0
-krew_version: latest
-kubectl_version: latest
-kubeseal_version: 0.18.2
-kustomize_version: latest
-linkerd_version: 2.12.0
-mage_version: latest
-make_version: latest
-maven_version: latest
-minikube_version: latest
-nancy_version: latest
-nodejs_version: latest
+# golang_version: latest
+# golangci_lint_version: latest
+# gomigrate_version: latest
+# gradle_version: latest
+# grpcurl_version: latest
+# helm_version: latest
+# java_version: openjdk-17.0.2
+# jq_version: latest
+# k6_version: latest
+# k9s_version: latest
+# kind_version: latest
+# ko_version: 0.12.0
+# krew_version: latest
+# kubectl_version: latest
+# kubeseal_version: 0.18.2
+# kustomize_version: latest
+# linkerd_version: 2.12.0
+# mage_version: latest
+# make_version: latest
+# maven_version: latest
+# minikube_version: latest
+# nancy_version: latest
+# nodejs_version: latest
 op_cli_version: latest
-protoc_version: latest
-protoc_gen_version: latest
-protoc_gen_grpc_version: latest
-semver_version: latest
-skaffold_version: latest
-sops_version: latest
-swag_version: 1.16.2
-terraform_version: latest
-terragrunt_version: latest
-tflint_version: latest
-yq_version: latest
+# protoc_version: latest
+# protoc_gen_version: latest
+# protoc_gen_grpc_version: latest
+# semver_version: latest
+# skaffold_version: latest
+# sops_version: latest
+# swag_version: 1.16.2
+# terraform_version: latest
+# terragrunt_version: latest
+# tflint_version: latest
+# yq_version: latest
 
 #go manaaged tool versions
 delve_version: latest
diff --git a/workstation.yml b/workstation.yml
index 5c655fb7..7afe89e3 100644
--- a/workstation.yml
+++ b/workstation.yml
@@ -16,32 +16,32 @@
   vars_files:
     - versions.yml
   roles:
-    - common
-    - communication
-    - development
-    - containerization
-    - networking
+    # - common
+    # - communication
+    # - development
+    # - containerization
+    # - networking
     - iac
-    - java
-    - jmeter
-    - zaproxy
-    - burp_suite
-    - sqlmap
-    - spotbugs
-    - firefox_de
-    - google_chrome
-    - dbeaver
-    - apache_directory_studio
-    - eclipse
-    - umlet
-    - soapui
-    - micro
-    - pencil
-    - postman
+    # - java
+    # - jmeter
+    # - zaproxy
+    # - burp_suite
+    # - sqlmap
+    # - spotbugs
+    # - firefox_de
+    # - google_chrome
+    # - dbeaver
+    # - apache_directory_studio
+    # - eclipse
+    # - umlet
+    # - soapui
+    # - micro
+    # - pencil
+    # - postman
     - ratpoison
-    - cloud
-    - visual_studio
-    - security
+    # - cloud
+    # - visual_studio
+    # - security
 
 - hosts: localhost
   connection: local
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
   roles:
   - local
   - asdf
-  - go
+  # - go
   - codium
-  - krew
+  # - krew
   - kubenav
-  - freemind
+  # - freemind