diff --git a/ansible.yml b/ansible.yml
index 3913d1b..151a971 100644
--- a/ansible.yml
+++ b/ansible.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   roles:
     - ansible-compile-python
   vars:
-    - python_24: true
-    - python_26: true
-    - pillow: true
-    - lxml: true
+    python_24: true
+    python_26: true
+    pillow: true
+    lxml: true
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 4560480..a01f051 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ python_39: false
 python_310: false
 python_311: false
 python_312: true
+python_313: false
 
 pillow: false
 lxml: false
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ versions:
   py310: "3.10.14"
   py311: "3.11.9"
   py312: "3.12.3"
+  py313: "3.13.0b1"  # on a final release, the url path needs to be adjusted
 
 hashes:
   py24: "76083277f6c7e4d78992f36d7ad9018d"
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ hashes:
   py310: "05148354ce821ba7369e5b7958435400"
   py311: "22ea467e7d915477152e99d5da856ddc"
   py312: "8defb33f0c37aa4bdd3a38ba52abde4e"
+  py313: "e1208b22c67c77de72a5e20025b2fb53"
 
 venv_versions:
   py24: "1.7.2"
@@ -68,6 +71,30 @@ base_install_folder: "/srv"
 ftp_url: "https://www.python.org/ftp/python"
 pkg_url: "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages"
 
+venv24:
+  version: "{{ venv_versions.py24 }}"
+  file_hash: "7b88d35d0a353ec70e42aa37fd8b0bd1c643419c80f022ffaafa4d6449f0"
+  url: "{{ pkg_url }}/16/86/{{ file_hash }}/virtualenv-1.7.2.tar.gz"
+  md5: "b5d63b05373a4344ae099a68875aae78"
+  tar_file: "/tmp/virtualenv-{{ venv_versions.py24 }}.tar.gz"
+  sources: "/tmp/virtualenv-{{ venv_versions.py24 }}"
+
+venv26:
+  version: "{{ venv_versions.py26 }}"
+  file_hash: "f425e456e017af4801bb08920e30c149a44ac0c194f2225bdb712e77701c"
+  url: "{{ pkg_url }}/d5/5b/{{ file_hash }}/virtualenv-1.10.tar.gz"
+  md5: "9745c28256c70c76d36adb3767a00212"
+  tar_file: "/tmp/virtualenv-{{ venv_versions.py26 }}.tar.gz"
+  sources: "/tmp/virtualenv-{{ venv_versions.py26 }}"
+
+venv27:
+  version: "{{ venv_versions.py27 }}"
+  file_hash: "706af3ee62032933a3217454609c50a5325a6bd9c2c2f495b58c456ba286"
+  url: "{{ pkg_url }}/37/27/{{ file_hash }}/virtualenv-16.6.1.tar.gz"
+  md5: "b05b03dc6ecb3caaa3d58bfcccf4e786"
+  tar_file: "/tmp/virtualenv-{{ venv_versions.py27 }}.tar.gz"
+  sources: "/tmp/virtualenv-{{ venv_versions.py27 }}"
+
 py24:
   version: "{{ versions.py24 }}"
   major_version: "2.4"
@@ -218,26 +245,12 @@ py312:
   install: "{{ base_install_folder }}/python{{ versions.py312 }}"
   bin: "{{ base_install_folder }}/python{{ versions.py312 }}/bin/python3.12"
 
-venv24:
-  version: "{{ venv_versions.py24 }}"
-  file_hash: "7b88d35d0a353ec70e42aa37fd8b0bd1c643419c80f022ffaafa4d6449f0"
-  url: "{{ pkg_url }}/16/86/{{ file_hash }}/virtualenv-1.7.2.tar.gz"
-  md5: "b5d63b05373a4344ae099a68875aae78"
-  tar_file: "/tmp/virtualenv-{{ venv_versions.py24 }}.tar.gz"
-  sources: "/tmp/virtualenv-{{ venv_versions.py24 }}"
-
-venv26:
-  version: "{{ venv_versions.py26 }}"
-  file_hash: "f425e456e017af4801bb08920e30c149a44ac0c194f2225bdb712e77701c"
-  url: "{{ pkg_url }}/d5/5b/{{ file_hash }}/virtualenv-1.10.tar.gz"
-  md5: "9745c28256c70c76d36adb3767a00212"
-  tar_file: "/tmp/virtualenv-{{ venv_versions.py26 }}.tar.gz"
-  sources: "/tmp/virtualenv-{{ venv_versions.py26 }}"
-
-venv27:
-  version: "{{ venv_versions.py27 }}"
-  file_hash: "706af3ee62032933a3217454609c50a5325a6bd9c2c2f495b58c456ba286"
-  url: "{{ pkg_url }}/37/27/{{ file_hash }}/virtualenv-16.6.1.tar.gz"
-  md5: "b05b03dc6ecb3caaa3d58bfcccf4e786"
-  tar_file: "/tmp/virtualenv-{{ venv_versions.py27 }}.tar.gz"
-  sources: "/tmp/virtualenv-{{ venv_versions.py27 }}"
+py313:
+  version: "{{ versions.py313 }}"
+  major_version: "3.13"
+  url: "{{ ftp_url }}/3.13.0/Python-{{ versions.py313 }}.tar.xz"
+  md5: "{{ hashes.py313 }}"
+  tar_file: "/tmp/py{{ versions.py313 }}.tar.xz"
+  sources: "/tmp/Python-{{ versions.3.13 }}"
+  install: "{{ base_install_folder }}/python{{ versions.3.13 }}"
+  bin: "{{ base_install_folder }}/python{{ versions.3.13 }}/bin/python3.13"
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index ebe4e35..fbd45af 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,126 +3,14 @@
 - name: Install dependencies
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks: deps.yml
 
-- name: Install Python 2.4
-  ansible.builtin.import_tasks: python24.yml
+- name: Install Python 2.x
+  ansible.builtin.import_tasks: python2x.yml
 
-- name: Install Python 2.6
-  ansible.builtin.import_tasks: python26.yml
+- name: Install Python 3.x
+  ansible.builtin.import_tasks: python3x.yml
 
-- name: Install Python 2.7
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: python_generic.yml
-  vars:
-    py_data: "{{ py27 }}"
-  when: python_27
-
-- name: Install Python 3.1
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: python_generic.yml
-  vars:
-    py_data: "{{ py31 }}"
-  when: python_31
-
-- name: Install Python 3.2
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: python_generic.yml
-  vars:
-    py_data: "{{ py32 }}"
-  when: python_32
-
-- name: Install Python 3.3
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: python_generic.yml
-  vars:
-    py_data: "{{ py33 }}"
-  when: python_33
-
-- name: Install Python 3.4
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: python_generic.yml
-  vars:
-    py_data: "{{ py34 }}"
-  when: python_34
-
-- name: Install Python 3.5
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: python_generic.yml
-  vars:
-    py_data: "{{ py35 }}"
-  when: python_35
-
-- name: Install Python 3.6
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: python_generic.yml
-  vars:
-    py_data: "{{ py36 }}"
-  when: python_36
-
-- name: Install Python 3.7
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: python_generic.yml
-  vars:
-    py_data: "{{ py37 }}"
-  when: python_37
-
-- name: Install Python 3.8
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: python_generic.yml
-  vars:
-    py_data: "{{ py38 }}"
-  when: python_38
-
-- name: Install Python 3.9
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: python_generic.yml
-  vars:
-    py_data: "{{ py39 }}"
-  when: python_39
-
-- name: Install Python 3.10
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: python_generic.yml
-  vars:
-    py_data: "{{ py310 }}"
-  when: python_310
-
-- name: Install Python 3.11
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: python_generic.yml
-  vars:
-    py_data: "{{ py311 }}"
-  when: python_311
-
-- name: Install Python 3.12
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: python_generic.yml
-  vars:
-    py_data: py312
-  when: python_312
-
-- name: Install Virtualenv for Python 2.4
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: venv.yml
-  vars:
-    py_data: py24
-    venv_data: venv24
-  when: python_24
-
-- name: Install Virtualenv for Python 2.6
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: venv.yml
-  vars:
-    py_data: py26
-    venv_data: venv26
-  when: python_26
-
-- name: Install Virtualenv for Python 2.7
-  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
-    file: venv.yml
-  vars:
-    py_data: py27
-    venv_data: venv27
-  when: python_27
+- name: Install virtualenvs
+  ansible.builtin.import_tasks: venvs.yml
 
 - name: Miscellaneous
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks: misc.yml
diff --git a/tasks/python2x.yml b/tasks/python2x.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e15a9c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/python2x.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+
+- name: Install Python 2.4
+  ansible.builtin.import_tasks: python24.yml
+
+- name: Install Python 2.6
+  ansible.builtin.import_tasks: python26.yml
+
+- name: Install Python 2.7
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: python_generic.yml
+  vars:
+    py_data: "{{ py27 }}"
+  when: python_27
diff --git a/tasks/python3x.yml b/tasks/python3x.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1ea010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/python3x.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+---
+
+- name: Install Python 3.1
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: python_generic.yml
+  vars:
+    py_data: "{{ py31 }}"
+  when: python_31
+
+- name: Install Python 3.2
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: python_generic.yml
+  vars:
+    py_data: "{{ py32 }}"
+  when: python_32
+
+- name: Install Python 3.3
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: python_generic.yml
+  vars:
+    py_data: "{{ py33 }}"
+  when: python_33
+
+- name: Install Python 3.4
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: python_generic.yml
+  vars:
+    py_data: "{{ py34 }}"
+  when: python_34
+
+- name: Install Python 3.5
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: python_generic.yml
+  vars:
+    py_data: "{{ py35 }}"
+  when: python_35
+
+- name: Install Python 3.6
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: python_generic.yml
+  vars:
+    py_data: "{{ py36 }}"
+  when: python_36
+
+- name: Install Python 3.7
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: python_generic.yml
+  vars:
+    py_data: "{{ py37 }}"
+  when: python_37
+
+- name: Install Python 3.8
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: python_generic.yml
+  vars:
+    py_data: "{{ py38 }}"
+  when: python_38
+
+- name: Install Python 3.9
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: python_generic.yml
+  vars:
+    py_data: "{{ py39 }}"
+  when: python_39
+
+- name: Install Python 3.10
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: python_generic.yml
+  vars:
+    py_data: "{{ py310 }}"
+  when: python_310
+
+- name: Install Python 3.11
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: python_generic.yml
+  vars:
+    py_data: "{{ py311 }}"
+  when: python_311
+
+- name: Install Python 3.12
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: python_generic.yml
+  vars:
+    py_data: py312
+  when: python_312
+
+- name: Install Python 3.13
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: python_generic.yml
+  vars:
+    py_data: py313
+  when: python_313
diff --git a/tasks/python_generic.yml b/tasks/python_generic.yml
index 962e1ad..9ff806a 100644
--- a/tasks/python_generic.yml
+++ b/tasks/python_generic.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ---
 
-- name: "{{ py_data.version }} | Check that it is still not installed"
+- name: "Python | Check that it is still not installed | {{ py_data.version }}"
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.stat:
     path: "{{ py_data.bin }}"
   register: already_installed
   ignore_errors: true
 
-- name: "{{ py_data.version }} | Download"
+- name: "Python | Download | {{ py_data.version }}"
   ansible.builtin.get_url:
     url: "{{ py_data.url }}"
     dest: "{{ py_data.tar_file }}"
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     mode: "0440"
   when: not already_installed.stat.exists
 
-- name: "{{ py_data.version }} | Uncompress"
+- name: "Python | Uncompress | {{ py_data.version }}"
   ansible.builtin.unarchive:
     src: "{{ py_data.tar_file }}"
     dest: /tmp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     creates: "{{ py_data.sources }}"
   when: not already_installed.stat.exists
 
-- name: "{{ py_data.version }} | Compile and install"
+- name: "Python | Compile and install | {{ py_data.version }}"
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.command: "{{ item }}"
   args:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   register: output
   changed_when: output.rc != 0
 
-- name: "{{ py_data.version }} | Create python_major_version symlink"
+- name: "Python | Create symlink | {{ py_data.version }}"
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.file:
     src: "{{ py_data.install }}"
diff --git a/tasks/venv.yml b/tasks/venv.yml
index e0fc0f7..576d3ce 100644
--- a/tasks/venv.yml
+++ b/tasks/venv.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 
-- name: "Virtualenv {{ py_data.version }} | Check if it is already installed"
+- name: "Virtualenv | Check if it is already installed | {{ py_data.version }}"
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.stat:
     path: "{{ py_data.install }}/bin/virtualenv"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   ignore_errors: true
   when: should_install
 
-- name: "Virtualenv for {{ py_data.version }} | Download"
+- name: "Virtualenv | Download | {{ py_data.version }}"
   ansible.builtin.get_url:
     url: "{{ venv_data.url }}"
     dest: "{{ venv_data.tar_file }}"
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
     mode: "0440"
   when: should_install and not already_installed.stat.exists
 
-- name: "Virtualenv for {{ py_data.version }} | Uncompress"
+- name: "Virtualenv | Uncompress | {{ py_data.version }}"
   ansible.builtin.unarchive:
     src: "{{ venv_data.tar_file }}"
     dest: /tmp
     copy: false
   when: should_install and not already_installed.stat.exists
 
-- name: " {{ py_data.version }} | Install virtualenv"
+- name: " Virtualenv | Install | {{ py_data.version }}"
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.command: "{{ item }}"
   args:
diff --git a/tasks/venvs.yml b/tasks/venvs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3aa9b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/venvs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+
+- name: Install Virtualenv for Python 2.4
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: venv.yml
+  vars:
+    py_data: py24
+    venv_data: venv24
+  when: python_24
+
+- name: Install Virtualenv for Python 2.6
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: venv.yml
+  vars:
+    py_data: py26
+    venv_data: venv26
+  when: python_26
+
+- name: Install Virtualenv for Python 2.7
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: venv.yml
+  vars:
+    py_data: py27
+    venv_data: venv27
+  when: python_27