diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-go-neb/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-go-neb/defaults/main.yml
index 54d438147..16b8fbc18 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-go-neb/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-go-neb/defaults/main.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ matrix_bot_go_neb_data_store_path: "{{ matrix_bot_go_neb_data_path }}/store"
 
 matrix_bot_go_neb_container_image: "{{ matrix_bot_go_neb_container_image_registry_prefix }}matrixdotorg/go-neb:{{ matrix_bot_go_neb_container_image_tag }}"
 matrix_bot_go_neb_container_image_tag: "{{ matrix_bot_go_neb_version }}"
-matrix_bot_go_neb_container_image_force_pull: "{{ matrix_bot_go_neb_container_image.endswith(':latest') }}"
 matrix_bot_go_neb_container_image_registry_prefix: "{{ matrix_bot_go_neb_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream }}"
 matrix_bot_go_neb_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream: "{{ matrix_bot_go_neb_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream_default }}"
 matrix_bot_go_neb_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream_default: "docker.io/"
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-go-neb/tasks/install.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-go-neb/tasks/install.yml
index 1fd1fb378..a8a74a24a 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-go-neb/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-go-neb/tasks/install.yml
@@ -45,11 +45,9 @@
   register: matrix_bot_go_neb_support_files_result
 
 - name: Ensure go-neb container image is pulled
-  community.docker.docker_image:
+  community.docker.docker_image_pull:
     name: "{{ matrix_bot_go_neb_container_image }}"
-    source: "{{ 'pull' if ansible_version.major > 2 or ansible_version.minor > 7 else omit }}"
-    force_source: "{{ matrix_bot_go_neb_container_image_force_pull if ansible_version.major > 2 or ansible_version.minor >= 8 else omit }}"
-    force: "{{ omit if ansible_version.major > 2 or ansible_version.minor >= 8 else matrix_bot_go_neb_container_image_force_pull }}"
+    pull: always
   register: matrix_bot_go_neb_container_image_pull_result
   retries: "{{ devture_playbook_help_container_retries_count }}"
   delay: "{{ devture_playbook_help_container_retries_delay }}"
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-go-neb/tasks/validate_config.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-go-neb/tasks/validate_config.yml
index ead635626..a9151044f 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bot-go-neb/tasks/validate_config.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bot-go-neb/tasks/validate_config.yml
@@ -16,3 +16,11 @@
     msg: >-
       You need at least 1 service in the matrix_bot_go_neb_services block.
   when: matrix_bot_go_neb_services is not defined or matrix_bot_go_neb_services[0] is not defined
+
+- name: (Deprecation) Catch and report renamed matrix-bot-go-neb variables
+  ansible.builtin.fail:
+    msg: >-
+      The variable `{{ item.old }}` is deprecated. Please use `{{ item.new }}` instead.
+  when: "lookup('ansible.builtin.varnames', ('^' + item.old + '$'), wantlist=True) | length > 0"
+  with_items:
+    - {'old': 'matrix_bot_go_neb_container_image_force_pull', 'new': '<removed> (the new community.docker.docker_image_pull module handles this natively)'}