diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 7fefc65..4ca9caf 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## 1.0.2
 
 #30 - thanks to smattterchew ability to change sshd config file to use dropin file instead.
+Aligned benchmark audit version with remediate release
 
 ## 1.0.1
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 42f26cc..4a95eaf 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ python2_bin: /bin/python2.7
 
 ## Benchmark name used by audting control role
 # The audit variable found at the base
+## metadata for Audit benchmark
+benchmark_version: 'v1.0.0'
+
 benchmark: RHEL9-CIS
 
 # Whether to skip the reboot
@@ -692,7 +695,7 @@ copy_goss_from_path: /some/accessible/path
 ## managed by the control audit_content
 # git
 audit_file_git: "https://github.com/ansible-lockdown/{{ benchmark }}-Audit.git"
-audit_git_version: devel
+audit_git_version: "benchmark_{{ benchmark_version }}"
 
 # copy:
 audit_local_copy: "some path to copy from"