diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-element-call/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-element-call/defaults/main.yml
index c4c202bad..2926ea612 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-element-call/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-element-call/defaults/main.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ matrix_element_call_container_image_registry_prefix: "{{ matrix_element_call_con
 matrix_element_call_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream: "{{ matrix_element_call_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream_default }}"
 matrix_element_call_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream_default: ghcr.io/
 matrix_element_call_container_image_tag: "{{ matrix_element_call_version }}"
-matrix_element_call_container_image_force_pull: "{{ matrix_element_call_container_image.endswith(':latest') }}"
 
 matrix_element_call_container_network: matrix-element-call
 
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-element-call/tasks/install.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-element-call/tasks/install.yml
index 4cd587e35..3c1983543 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-element-call/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-element-call/tasks/install.yml
@@ -35,10 +35,9 @@
   register: matrix_element_call_support_files_result
 
 - name: Ensure Element Call container image is pulled
-  community.docker.docker_image:
+  community.docker.docker_image_pull:
     name: "{{ matrix_element_call_container_image }}"
-    source: pull
-    force_source: "{{ matrix_element_call_container_image_force_pull }}"
+    pull: always
   register: matrix_element_call_container_image_pull_result
   retries: "{{ devture_playbook_help_container_retries_count }}"
   delay: "{{ devture_playbook_help_container_retries_delay }}"
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-element-call/tasks/validate_config.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-element-call/tasks/validate_config.yml
index dec4027dd..cd1245883 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-element-call/tasks/validate_config.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-element-call/tasks/validate_config.yml
@@ -32,3 +32,11 @@
       Element Call with a path prefix other than '/' is not supported yet.
       You have configured matrix_element_call_path_prefix to '{{ matrix_element_call_path_prefix }}'.
   when: "matrix_element_call_path_prefix != '/'"
+
+- name: (Deprecation) Catch and report renamed Element Call 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_element_call_container_image_force_pull', 'new': '<removed> (the new community.docker.docker_image_pull module handles this natively)'}