diff --git a/playbook.yaml b/playbook.yaml
index b11fb20..c95886c 100644
--- a/playbook.yaml
+++ b/playbook.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
   serial: 1
   tasks:
 
+    # force update time
+    - name: "force update time using chrony"
+      tags:
+        - "chrony"
+        - "never"
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "tasks/chrony.yaml"
+
     # install updates
     - name: "install updates"
       tags:
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 46e93fe..c0f04c1 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ This role contains simple ad-hoc tasks. Therefor this role is called a 'tooblox'
 
 | Operating System | Version |
 | --- | ----- |
+| Alpine | 3.22 |
 | Debian | 13 |
 
 ## Tags
 
 | Tag | Function |
 | --- | -------- |
-| `update` | Install updates |
+| `chrony` | Force update time |
 | `reboot` | Reboots system |
+| `update` | Install updates |
diff --git a/tasks/chrony.yaml b/tasks/chrony.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3bcb77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/chrony.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+
+# force chrony time sync
+- name: "chrony - force time sync"
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    cmd: "command -v chronyc >/dev/null 2>&1 && chronyc makestep"
+  changed_when: false
+  failed_when: false