diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-sms/tasks/setup_install.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-sms/tasks/setup_install.yml
index 022bc22d9..b4ff93f86 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-sms/tasks/setup_install.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-sms/tasks/setup_install.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 ---
 
 - name: Ensure matrix-sms-bridge image is pulled
-  community.docker.docker_image:
+  community.docker.docker_image_pull:
     name: "{{ matrix_sms_bridge_container_image }}"
-    source: "{{ 'pull' if ansible_version.major > 2 or ansible_version.minor > 7 else omit }}"
+    pull: always
   register: matrix_sms_bridge_container_image_pull_result
   retries: "{{ devture_playbook_help_container_retries_count }}"
   delay: "{{ devture_playbook_help_container_retries_delay }}"
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-sms/tasks/validate_config.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-sms/tasks/validate_config.yml
index 44960b820..ffa6c4caf 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-sms/tasks/validate_config.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-sms/tasks/validate_config.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     - {'old': 'matrix_sms_bridge_docker_image_registry_prefix_upstream', 'new': 'matrix_sms_bridge_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream'}
     - {'old': 'matrix_sms_bridge_docker_image_registry_prefix_upstream_default', 'new': 'matrix_sms_bridge_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream_default'}
     - {'old': 'matrix_sms_bridge_docker_image_tag', 'new': 'matrix_sms_bridge_container_image_tag'}
+    - {'old': 'matrix_sms_bridge_container_image_force_pull', 'new': '<removed> (the new community.docker.docker_image_pull module handles this natively)'}
 
 
 - name: Fail if required matrix-bridge-sms settings not defined