diff --git a/roles/vip-manager/tasks/main.yml b/roles/vip-manager/tasks/main.yml
index 3f719584c..3fe3890f1 100644
--- a/roles/vip-manager/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/vip-manager/tasks/main.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
       package:
         name: "/tmp/{{ vip_manager_package_repo | basename }}"
         state: present
+        disable_gpg_check: true
       when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
   when: installation_method == "repo" and vip_manager_package_repo | length > 0
   tags: vip, vip_manager, vip_manager_install
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
       package:
         name: "/tmp/{{ vip_manager_package_file | basename }}"
         state: present
+        disable_gpg_check: true
       when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
   when: installation_method == "file" and vip_manager_package_file | length > 0
   tags: vip, vip_manager, vip_manager_install
diff --git a/roles/vip-manager/templates/vip-manager.service.j2 b/roles/vip-manager/templates/vip-manager.service.j2
index d12761e90..0cf85b3d1 100644
--- a/roles/vip-manager/templates/vip-manager.service.j2
+++ b/roles/vip-manager/templates/vip-manager.service.j2
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Before=patroni.service
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/vip-manager -config={{ vip_manager_conf }}
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/vip-manager --config={{ vip_manager_conf }}
 
 # VIP not released when service stopped https://github.com/cybertec-postgresql/vip-manager/issues/19
 ExecStopPost=/sbin/ip addr del {{ vip_manager_ip }}/{{ vip_manager_mask }} dev {{ vip_manager_iface }}
diff --git a/roles/vip-manager/templates/vip-manager.yml.j2 b/roles/vip-manager/templates/vip-manager.yml.j2
index 53f1be81d..be4381e23 100644
--- a/roles/vip-manager/templates/vip-manager.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/vip-manager/templates/vip-manager.yml.j2
@@ -4,40 +4,50 @@
 interval: {{ vip_manager_interval }}
 
 # the etcd or consul key which vip-manager will regularly poll.
-key: "/service/{{ patroni_cluster_name }}/leader"
-# if the value of the above key matches the NodeName (often the hostname of this host), vip-manager will try to add the virtual ip address to the interface specified in Iface
-nodename: "{{ ansible_hostname }}"
+trigger-key: "/service/{{ patroni_cluster_name }}/leader"
+# if the value of the above key matches the trigger-value (often the hostname of this host), vip-manager will try to add the virtual ip address to the interface specified in Iface
+trigger-value: "{{ ansible_hostname }}"
 
 ip: {{ vip_manager_ip }} # the virtual ip address to manage
-mask: {{ vip_manager_mask }} # netmask for the virtual ip
-iface: {{ vip_manager_iface }} # interface to which the virtual ip will be added
+netmask: {{ vip_manager_mask }} # netmask for the virtual ip
+interface: {{ vip_manager_iface }} # interface to which the virtual ip will be added
 
 # how the virtual ip should be managed. we currently support "ip addr add/remove" through shell commands or the Hetzner api
-hosting_type: basic # possible values: basic, hetzner .
+hosting-type: basic # possible values: basic, or hetzner.
 
-endpoint_type: {{ dcs_type }} # etcd or consul
-# a list that contains all endpoints to which etcd could talk. 
+dcs-type: {{ dcs_type }} # etcd or consul
+# a list that contains all DCS endpoints to which vip-manager could talk.
 {% if not dcs_exists|bool and dcs_type == 'etcd' %}
-endpoints:
+dcs-endpoints:
 {% for host in groups['etcd_cluster'] %}
   - http://{{ hostvars[host]['inventory_hostname'] }}:2379
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 {% if dcs_exists|bool and dcs_type == 'etcd' %}
-endpoints:
+dcs-endpoints:
 {% for etcd_hosts in patroni_etcd_hosts %}
   - http://{{ etcd_hosts.host }}:{{ etcd_hosts.port }}
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 
   # consul will always only use the first entry from this list.
-  # For consul, you'll obviously need to change the port to 8500. Unless you're using a different one. Maybe you're a rebel and are running consul on port 2379? Just to confuse people? Why would you do that? Oh, I get it.
+  # For consul, you'll obviously need to change the port to 8500.
+
+#etcd-user: "patroni"
+#etcd-password: "Julian's secret password"
+
+# when etcd-ca-file is specified, TLS connections to the etcd endpoints will be used.
+#etcd-ca-file: "/path/to/etcd/trusted/ca/file"
+# when etcd-cert-file and etcd-key-file are specified, we will authenticate at the etcd endpoints using this certificate and key.
+#etcd-cert-file: "/path/to/etcd/client/cert/file"
+#etcd-key-file: "/path/to/etcd/client/key/file"
 
-# etcd_user: "patroni"
-# etcd_password: "Julian's secret password"
 # don't worry about parameter with a prefix that doesn't match the endpoint_type. You can write anything there, I won't even look at it.
-# consul_token: "Julian's secret token"
+#consul-token: "Julian's secret token"
+
+# how often things should be retried and how long to wait between retries. (currently only affects arpClient)
+retry-num: 2
+retry-after: 250  #in milliseconds
 
-#how often things should be retried and how long to wait between retries. (currently only affects arpClient)
-retry_num: 2
-retry_after: 250  #in milliseconds
+# verbose logs (currently only supported for hetzner)
+verbose: false
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index a3882a27a..2fdea9f87 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ synchronous_node_count: 1  # number of synchronous standby databases
 with_haproxy_load_balancing: false  # or 'true' if you want to install and configure the load-balancing
 
 # vip-manager (if cluster_vip is specified and with_haproxy_load_balancing: false)
-vip_manager_version: "0.6"  # version to install
+vip_manager_version: "1.0"  # version to install
 vip_manager_conf: "/etc/patroni/vip-manager.yml"
 vip_manager_interval: "1000"  # time (in milliseconds) after which vip-manager wakes up and checks if it needs to register or release ip addresses.
 vip_manager_iface: "{{ vip_interface }}"  # interface to which the virtual ip will be added