diff --git a/ansible-navigator.yml b/ansible-navigator.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/openshift/gitlab.yml b/openshift/gitlab.yml
index 266ac6e..81e271c 100644
--- a/openshift/gitlab.yml
+++ b/openshift/gitlab.yml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
             namespace: gitlab-system
           spec:
             chart:
-              version: "7.6.2"
+              version: "{{ gitlab_chart_version }}"
               values:
                 nginx-ingress:
                   enabled: false
diff --git a/openshift/host_vars/localhost.yml b/openshift/host_vars/localhost.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..662bd88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openshift/host_vars/localhost.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+gitlab_chart_version: "8.0.1"
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