diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 8aebd31..ec6f5e7 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 - job:
     name: ansible-role-boto3-src
     parent: ansible-role-boto3-base
-    vars:
-      boto3_install_method: git
+    # vars:
+    #   boto3_install_method: git
 
 - job:
     name: ansible-role-boto3-src-fedora-latest
diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index 2a7b975..2e30ca4 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -28,5 +28,13 @@ boto3_file_credentials_mode: 0640
 boto3_file_credentials_owner: "{{ boto3_user_name }}"
 boto3_file_credentials_src: root/.aws/credentials.j2
 
+boto3_install_method: pip
+
 boto3_pip_name: boto3
-# boto3_pip_virtualenv: /root/venv
+# boto3_pip_executable:
+# boto3_pip_editable:
+# boto3_pip_extra_args:
+# boto3_pip_version:
+# boto3_pip_virtualenv_python
+# boto3_pip_virtualenv:
+# boto3_pip_virtualenv_symlink:
diff --git a/tasks/install.yaml b/tasks/install.yaml
index c233deb..34f2145 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yaml
+++ b/tasks/install.yaml
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 ---
-- name: Install boto3 using pip
-  become: true
-  become_user: "{{ boto3_user_name }}"
-  pip:
-    name: "{{ boto3_pip_name }}"
-    virtualenv: "{{ boto3_pip_virtualenv|default(omit) }}"
+- name: Define boto3_pip_executable if needed
+  set_fact:
+    boto3_pip_executable: pip3
+  when:
+    - boto3_install_method == 'git' or boto3_install_method == 'pip'
+    - boto3_pip_virtualenv_python is not defined
+    - boto3_pip_executable is not defined
+
+- include: "install/{{ boto3_install_method }}.yaml"
diff --git a/tasks/install/pip.yaml b/tasks/install/pip.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..424b737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/install/pip.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+---
+- name: Install boto3 using pip
+  become: true
+  pip:
+    executable: "{{ boto3_pip_executable|default(omit) }}"
+    editable : "{{ boto3_pip_editable|default(omit) }}"
+    extra_args: "{{ boto3_pip_extra_args|default(omit) }}"
+    name: "{{ boto3_pip_name }}"
+    version: "{{ boto3_pip_version|default(omit) }}"
+    virtualenv_python: "{{ boto3_pip_virtualenv_python|default(omit) }}"
+    virtualenv: "{{ boto3_pip_virtualenv|default(omit) }}"
+
+- name: Stat boto3_pip_virtualenv_symlink
+  stat:
+    path: "{{ boto3_pip_virtualenv_symlink | dirname }}"
+  register: r
+  when: boto3_pip_virtualenv_symlink is defined
+
+- name: Create boto3_pip_virtualenv_symlink directory
+  become: true
+  file:
+    state: directory
+    path: "{{ boto3_pip_virtualenv_symlink | dirname }}"
+  when:
+    - boto3_pip_virtualenv_symlink is defined
+    - not r.stat.exists
+
+- name: Symlink boto3 virtualenv
+  become: true
+  file:
+    dest: "{{ boto3_pip_virtualenv_symlink }}"
+    src: "{{ boto3_pip_virtualenv }}"
+    state: link
+  when:
+    - boto3_pip_virtualenv is defined
+    - boto3_pip_virtualenv_symlink is defined
+    - boto3_pip_virtualenv != boto3_pip_virtualenv_symlink