diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd0bb55..d9c56aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ Any pre-requisites that may not be covered by Ansible itself or the role should
 Role Variables
 --------------
 
-A description of the settable variables for this role should go here, including any variables that are in defaults/main.yml, vars/main.yml, and any variables that can/should be set via parameters to the role. Any variables that are read from other roles and/or the global scope (ie. hostvars, group vars, etc.) should be mentioned here as well.
+| variable | default | purpose |
+| - | - | - |
+| log_retention_days | 90 | Number of days to retain logs on the system |
 
 Dependencies
 ------------
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index c78583b..d8f2210 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ---
-# defaults file for ensure_log_rotation
\ No newline at end of file
+# defaults file for ensure_log_rotation
+log_retention_days: '90'
diff --git a/templates/Fedora/29/etc/logrotate.conf b/templates/Fedora/29/etc/logrotate.conf
index 54b6e97..8cba9ae 100644
--- a/templates/Fedora/29/etc/logrotate.conf
+++ b/templates/Fedora/29/etc/logrotate.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 daily
 
 # keep 4 weeks worth of backlogs
-rotate 90
+rotate {{ log_retention_days }}
 
 # create new (empty) log files after rotating old ones
 create
diff --git a/templates/Fedora/30/etc/logrotate.conf b/templates/Fedora/30/etc/logrotate.conf
index 54b6e97..8cba9ae 100644
--- a/templates/Fedora/30/etc/logrotate.conf
+++ b/templates/Fedora/30/etc/logrotate.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 daily
 
 # keep 4 weeks worth of backlogs
-rotate 90
+rotate {{ log_retention_days }}
 
 # create new (empty) log files after rotating old ones
 create
diff --git a/templates/Fedora/31/etc/logrotate.conf b/templates/Fedora/31/etc/logrotate.conf
index 54b6e97..8cba9ae 100644
--- a/templates/Fedora/31/etc/logrotate.conf
+++ b/templates/Fedora/31/etc/logrotate.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 daily
 
 # keep 4 weeks worth of backlogs
-rotate 90
+rotate {{ log_retention_days }}
 
 # create new (empty) log files after rotating old ones
 create
diff --git a/templates/RedHat/6/etc/logrotate.conf b/templates/RedHat/6/etc/logrotate.conf
index 54b6e97..8cba9ae 100644
--- a/templates/RedHat/6/etc/logrotate.conf
+++ b/templates/RedHat/6/etc/logrotate.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 daily
 
 # keep 4 weeks worth of backlogs
-rotate 90
+rotate {{ log_retention_days }}
 
 # create new (empty) log files after rotating old ones
 create
diff --git a/templates/RedHat/7/etc/logrotate.conf b/templates/RedHat/7/etc/logrotate.conf
index 54b6e97..8cba9ae 100644
--- a/templates/RedHat/7/etc/logrotate.conf
+++ b/templates/RedHat/7/etc/logrotate.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 daily
 
 # keep 4 weeks worth of backlogs
-rotate 90
+rotate {{ log_retention_days }}
 
 # create new (empty) log files after rotating old ones
 create
diff --git a/templates/RedHat/8/etc/logrotate.conf b/templates/RedHat/8/etc/logrotate.conf
index 54b6e97..8cba9ae 100644
--- a/templates/RedHat/8/etc/logrotate.conf
+++ b/templates/RedHat/8/etc/logrotate.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 daily
 
 # keep 4 weeks worth of backlogs
-rotate 90
+rotate {{ log_retention_days }}
 
 # create new (empty) log files after rotating old ones
 create