diff --git a/tasks/build/neovide.yml b/tasks/build/neovide.yml
index 824a02d..e158345 100644
--- a/tasks/build/neovide.yml
+++ b/tasks/build/neovide.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 ---
 - ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    cargopkgs: "{{ cargopkgs + ['neovide'] }}"
+    neovide_cargoversioned:
+      name: neovide
+      version: "{{ pkgconfig_neovide.version }}"
+      path: "{{ pkgconfig_neovide.install_prefix }}"
+- ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    cargoversioned: "{{ cargoversioned + [neovide_cargoversioned] }}"
+
+- name: ensure directories exist
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    state: directory
+    path: "{{ pkgconfig_neovide.install_prefix }}/{{ _dir }}"
+  become: true
+  loop:
+    - share/icons
+    - share/applications
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: _dir
 
 - name: Copy neovide icon
   become: true
@@ -12,4 +28,4 @@
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: neovide/neovide.desktop
-    dest: "{{ pkgconfige_neovide.install_prefix }}/share/applications/neovide.desktop"
+    dest: "{{ pkgconfig_neovide.install_prefix }}/share/applications/neovide.desktop"
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index c5b3ef6..8728707 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,18 @@
     loop_var: srcpkg
   when: srcpkgs|length > 0
 
-- name: Install cargo packages
+- name: install cargo packages at specific version
+  community.general.cargo:
+    name: "{{ cargopkg.name }}"
+    version: "{{ cargopkg.version }}"
+    path: "{{ cargopkg.path | default(default_config.install_prefix) }}"
+    locked: "{{ cargopkg.locked | default(false) }}"
+  when: cargoversioned|length > 0
+  loop: "{{ cargoversioned }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: cargopkg
+
+- name: Install cargo packages at latest version
   community.general.cargo:
     name: "{{ cargopkgs }}"
     state: latest
diff --git a/files/neovide/neovide.desktop b/templates/neovide/neovide.desktop
similarity index 100%
rename from files/neovide/neovide.desktop
rename to templates/neovide/neovide.desktop
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 877d197..7c78845 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ default_config:
 # install lists
 brewtaps: []
 cargopkgs: []
+cargoversioned: []
 caskpkgs: []
 gopkgs: []
 npmpkgs: []