diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-alertmanager-receiver/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-alertmanager-receiver/defaults/main.yml
index 6a7b7181e..98a5f139c 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-alertmanager-receiver/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-alertmanager-receiver/defaults/main.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ matrix_alertmanager_receiver_container_src_path: "{{ matrix_alertmanager_receive
 
 matrix_alertmanager_receiver_container_image: "{{ matrix_alertmanager_receiver_container_image_registry_prefix }}metio/matrix-alertmanager-receiver:{{ matrix_alertmanager_receiver_container_image_tag }}"
 matrix_alertmanager_receiver_container_image_tag: "{{ matrix_alertmanager_receiver_version }}"
-matrix_alertmanager_receiver_container_image_force_pull: "{{ matrix_alertmanager_receiver_container_image.endswith(':main') }}"
 matrix_alertmanager_receiver_container_image_registry_prefix: "{{ matrix_alertmanager_receiver_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream }}"
 matrix_alertmanager_receiver_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream: "{{ matrix_alertmanager_receiver_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream_default }}"
 matrix_alertmanager_receiver_container_image_registry_prefix_upstream_default: "docker.io/"
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-alertmanager-receiver/tasks/install.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-alertmanager-receiver/tasks/install.yml
index d322c244c..1cd9615a8 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-alertmanager-receiver/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-alertmanager-receiver/tasks/install.yml
@@ -42,11 +42,9 @@
   register: matrix_alertmanager_receiver_support_files_result
 
 - name: Ensure matrix-alertmanager-receiver container image is pulled
-  community.docker.docker_image:
+  community.docker.docker_image_pull:
     name: "{{ matrix_alertmanager_receiver_container_image }}"
-    source: "{{ 'pull' if ansible_version.major > 2 or ansible_version.minor > 7 else omit }}"
-    force_source: "{{ matrix_alertmanager_receiver_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_alertmanager_receiver_container_image_force_pull }}"
+    pull: always
   when: "not matrix_alertmanager_receiver_container_image_self_build | bool"
   register: matrix_alertmanager_receiver_container_image_pull_result
   retries: "{{ devture_playbook_help_container_retries_count }}"
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-alertmanager-receiver/tasks/validate_config.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-alertmanager-receiver/tasks/validate_config.yml
index 55b79d2a0..9ea446103 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-alertmanager-receiver/tasks/validate_config.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-alertmanager-receiver/tasks/validate_config.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   when: "lookup('ansible.builtin.varnames', ('^' + item.old + '$'), wantlist=True) | length > 0"
   with_items:
     - {'old': 'matrix_alertmanager_receiver_container_image_name_prefix', 'new': 'matrix_alertmanager_receiver_container_image_registry_prefix'}
+    - {'old': 'matrix_alertmanager_receiver_container_image_force_pull', 'new': '<removed> (the new community.docker.docker_image_pull module handles this natively)'}
     - {'old': 'matrix_alertmanager_receiver_config_templating_computed_values', 'new': '<superseded by logic in the firing or resolved template; see https://github.com/metio/matrix-alertmanager-receiver/pull/94'}
     - {'old': 'matrix_alertmanager_receiver_config_templating_computed_values_auto', 'new': '<superseded by logic in the firing or resolved template; see https://github.com/metio/matrix-alertmanager-receiver/pull/94'}
     - {'old': 'matrix_alertmanager_receiver_config_templating_computed_values_custom', 'new': '<superseded by logic in the firing or resolved template; see https://github.com/metio/matrix-alertmanager-receiver/pull/94'}