diff --git a/tasks/build/go.yml b/tasks/build/go.yml
index 2bd91ed..aa71f31 100644
--- a/tasks/build/go.yml
+++ b/tasks/build/go.yml
@@ -6,19 +6,15 @@
   ignore_errors: true
 
 - name: install/update go
-  when: "'{{ pkgconfig.go.version }}' not in r_go_version.stdout"
+  when: "'{{ pkgconfig_go.version }}' not in r_go_version.stdout"
   block:
     - name: set go arch
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        arch: "{{ pkgconfig.go.archmap[ansible_architecture] }}"
+        arch: "{{ pkgconfig_go.archmap[ansible_architecture] }}"
 
     - name: set go archive filename
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        go_archive: "go{{ pkgconfig.go.version }}.{{ ansible_system | lower }}-{{ arch }}.{{ pkgconfig.go.extmap[ansible_system] }}"
-      tags:
-        - dev
-        - go
-        - debug
+        go_archive: "go{{ pkgconfig_go.version }}.{{ ansible_system | lower }}-{{ arch }}.{{ pkgconfig_go.extmap[ansible_system] }}"
 
     - name: create temp path
       ansible.builtin.tempfile:
@@ -31,21 +27,18 @@
       ansible.builtin.get_url:
         dest: "{{ d_go_dl_tmp.path }}/{{ go_archive }}"
         url: "https://go.dev/dl/{{ go_archive }}"
-        checksum: "{{ pkgconfig.go[pkgconfig.go.version][ansible_system][arch] }}"
+        checksum: "{{ pkgconfig_go[pkgconfig_go.version][ansible_system][arch] }}"
         decompress: false
-      tags:
-        - dev
-        - go
 
     - name: ensure go install dir exists
       become: true
       ansible.builtin.file:
-        path: "{{ pkgconfig.go.install_path }}"
+        path: "{{ pkgconfig_go.install_path }}"
         state: directory
 
     - name: extract go package
       ansible.builtin.unarchive:
-        dest: "{{ pkgconfig.go.install_path }}"
+        dest: "{{ pkgconfig_go.install_path }}"
         src: "{{ d_go_dl_tmp.path }}/{{ go_archive }}"
         remote_src: true
       when: ansible_system == 'Linux'
@@ -56,6 +49,3 @@
         cmd: "installer -pkg {{ d_go_dl_tmp.path }}/{{ go_archive }} -target /"
       when: ansible_system == 'Darwin'
       become: true
-      tags:
-        - dev
-        - go
diff --git a/tasks/build/zig.yml b/tasks/build/zig.yml
index a43b782..f1fd33d 100644
--- a/tasks/build/zig.yml
+++ b/tasks/build/zig.yml
@@ -4,34 +4,45 @@
     zig_path: "zig-{{ pkgconfig_zig.sysmap[ansible_system] }}-{{ pkgconfig_zig.archmap[ansible_architecture] }}-{{ pkgconfig_zig.version }}"
     zig_pkg: "zig-{{ pkgconfig_zig.sysmap[ansible_system] }}-{{ pkgconfig_zig.archmap[ansible_architecture] }}-{{ pkgconfig_zig.version }}.tar.xz"
 
-- name: create temp path
-  ansible.builtin.tempfile:
-    state: directory
-    prefix: zig_dl.
-  register: d_zig_dl_tmp
+- name: check if zig {{ pkgconfig_zig.version }} exists
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "{{ pkgconfig_zig.install_path }}/{{ zig_path }}/zig"
+  register: r_zig_stat
 
-- name: download zig archive
-  ansible.builtin.get_url:
-    dest: "{{ d_zig_dl_tmp.path }}/{{ zig_pkg }}"
-    url: "{{ pkgconfig_zig.base_url }}/{{ pkgconfig_zig.version }}/{{ zig_pkg }}"
-    decompress: false
+- debug:
+    var: r_zig_stat
 
-- name: create install_path
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    state: directory
-    path: "{{ pkgconfig_zig.install_path }}"
-  become: true
-
-- name: extract zig package
-  ansible.builtin.unarchive:
-    dest: "{{ pkgconfig_zig.install_path }}"
-    src: "{{ d_zig_dl_tmp.path }}/{{ zig_pkg }}"
-    remote_src: true
-  become: true
-
-- name: link zig binary
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    state: link
-    src: "{{ pkgconfig_zig.install_path }}/{{ zig_path }}/zig"
-    path: "{{ pkgconfig_zig.install_prefix }}/bin/zig"
-  become: true
+- name: update/install zig
+  block:
+    - name: create temp path
+      ansible.builtin.tempfile:
+        state: directory
+        prefix: zig_dl.
+      register: d_zig_dl_tmp
+    
+    - name: download zig archive
+      ansible.builtin.get_url:
+        dest: "{{ d_zig_dl_tmp.path }}/{{ zig_pkg }}"
+        url: "{{ pkgconfig_zig.base_url }}/{{ pkgconfig_zig.version }}/{{ zig_pkg }}"
+        decompress: false
+    
+    - name: create install_path
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        state: directory
+        path: "{{ pkgconfig_zig.install_path }}"
+      become: true
+    
+    - name: extract zig package
+      ansible.builtin.unarchive:
+        dest: "{{ pkgconfig_zig.install_path }}"
+        src: "{{ d_zig_dl_tmp.path }}/{{ zig_pkg }}"
+        remote_src: true
+      become: true
+    
+    - name: link zig binary
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        state: link
+        src: "{{ pkgconfig_zig.install_path }}/{{ zig_path }}/zig"
+        path: "{{ pkgconfig_zig.install_prefix }}/bin/zig"
+      become: true
+  when: not r_zig_stat.stat.exists