diff --git a/roles/image_template/README.md b/roles/image_template/README.md
index 16d56695..63ecca79 100644
--- a/roles/image_template/README.md
+++ b/roles/image_template/README.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Role Variables
 | glance_image_provider        | UNDEF (mandatory if qcow_url is not used)            | Name of the glance image provider.                    |
 | glance_image            | UNDEF (mandatory if qcow_url is not used)               | This parameter specifies the name of disk in glance provider to be imported as template. |
 | template_prerequisites_tasks | UNDEF | Works only with qcow image. Specify a path to Ansible tasks file, which should be executed on virtual machine before creating a template from it. Note that qcow image must contain guest agent which reports IP address. |
+| template_version_name      | "base version" | Version name of the template. Allows to create different versions of a template.  |
 
 The `template_disks` List of dictionaries can contain following attributes:
 
diff --git a/roles/image_template/tasks/qcow2_image.yml b/roles/image_template/tasks/qcow2_image.yml
index 6f2ad16e..aab5f2b3 100644
--- a/roles/image_template/tasks/qcow2_image.yml
+++ b/roles/image_template/tasks/qcow2_image.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@
     - name: Check if template already exists
       ovirt_template_info:
         auth: "{{ ovirt_auth }}"
-        pattern: "name={{ template_name }} and datacenter={{ dc_info.ovirt_datacenters[0].name }}"
+        pattern: "name={{ template_name }} and datacenter={{ dc_info.ovirt_datacenters[0].name }}
+          and version_name={{ template_version_name | default('\"base version\"') }}"
       register: template_info
       tags:
         - ovirt-template-image
@@ -230,6 +231,8 @@
         cluster: "{{ template_cluster }}"
         timeout: "{{ template_timeout }}"
         seal: "{{ template_seal }}"
+        version:
+          name: "{{ { template_version_name | default('base version') }}"
       when: template_info.ovirt_templates | length == 0
       tags:
         - ovirt-template-image