diff --git a/docs/roles/deploy_container.md b/docs/roles/deploy_container.md
index 41a87e88..8e5872cb 100644
--- a/docs/roles/deploy_container.md
+++ b/docs/roles/deploy_container.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ deploy_container:
     cluster_name: example-cluster
     family_name: example-task-definition
     task_definition_revision: "" # integer, but must be presented as a string for Jinja2
+    task_definition_force_create: false # creates a task definition revision every time if set to true
     task_count: 1
     task_minimum_count: 1
     task_maximum_count: 4
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ deploy_container:
     service_autoscale_up_cooldown: 120
     service_autoscale_down_cooldown: 120
     service_autoscale_target_value: 70 # the value to trigger a scaling event at
+    service_force_refresh: false # forces a refresh of all containers if set to true
     execution_role_arn: "arn:aws:iam::000000000000:role/ecsTaskExecutionRole" # ARN of the IAM role to run the task as, must have access to the ECR repository if applicable
     containers: # list of container definitions, see docs: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/aws/ecs_taskdefinition_module.html#parameter-containers
       - name: example-container
diff --git a/roles/deploy_container/README.md b/roles/deploy_container/README.md
index 41a87e88..8e5872cb 100644
--- a/roles/deploy_container/README.md
+++ b/roles/deploy_container/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ deploy_container:
     cluster_name: example-cluster
     family_name: example-task-definition
     task_definition_revision: "" # integer, but must be presented as a string for Jinja2
+    task_definition_force_create: false # creates a task definition revision every time if set to true
     task_count: 1
     task_minimum_count: 1
     task_maximum_count: 4
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ deploy_container:
     service_autoscale_up_cooldown: 120
     service_autoscale_down_cooldown: 120
     service_autoscale_target_value: 70 # the value to trigger a scaling event at
+    service_force_refresh: false # forces a refresh of all containers if set to true
     execution_role_arn: "arn:aws:iam::000000000000:role/ecsTaskExecutionRole" # ARN of the IAM role to run the task as, must have access to the ECR repository if applicable
     containers: # list of container definitions, see docs: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/aws/ecs_taskdefinition_module.html#parameter-containers
       - name: example-container
diff --git a/roles/deploy_container/defaults/main.yml b/roles/deploy_container/defaults/main.yml
index c660243a..0ca73b42 100644
--- a/roles/deploy_container/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/deploy_container/defaults/main.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ deploy_container:
     cluster_name: example-cluster
     family_name: example-task-definition
     task_definition_revision: "" # integer, but must be presented as a string for Jinja2
+    task_definition_force_create: false # creates a task definition revision every time if set to true
     task_count: 1
     task_minimum_count: 1
     task_maximum_count: 4
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ deploy_container:
     service_autoscale_up_cooldown: 120
     service_autoscale_down_cooldown: 120
     service_autoscale_target_value: 70 # the value to trigger a scaling event at
+    service_force_refresh: false # forces a refresh of all containers if set to true
     execution_role_arn: "arn:aws:iam::000000000000:role/ecsTaskExecutionRole" # ARN of the IAM role to run the task as, must have access to the ECR repository if applicable
     containers: # list of container definitions, see docs: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/aws/ecs_taskdefinition_module.html#parameter-containers
       - name: example-container
diff --git a/roles/deploy_container/tasks/main.yml b/roles/deploy_container/tasks/main.yml
index 34866aa1..8238e080 100644
--- a/roles/deploy_container/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/deploy_container/tasks/main.yml
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
     state: present
     network_mode: "{{ deploy_container.aws_ecs.network_mode }}"
     volumes: "{{ deploy_container.aws_ecs.volumes | default(omit) }}"
+    force_create: "{{ deploy_container.aws_ecs.task_definition_force_create }}"
   delegate_to: localhost
   when: deploy_container.aws_ecs.enabled
 
@@ -294,6 +295,7 @@
       security_groups: "{{ deploy_container.aws_ecs.security_groups }}"
       assign_public_ip: true # must be true for now - details: https://stackoverflow.com/a/66802973
     tags: "{{ deploy_container.aws_ecs.tags }}"
+    force_new_deployment: "{{ deploy_container.aws_ecs.service_force_refresh }}"
     wait: true
   delegate_to: localhost
   when: deploy_container.aws_ecs.enabled