diff --git a/host_vars/fudiggity/syncthing.yml b/host_vars/fudiggity/syncthing.yml
index 8ca4cf8..0721455 100644
--- a/host_vars/fudiggity/syncthing.yml
+++ b/host_vars/fudiggity/syncthing.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
 ---
 syncthing_app_dir: "/srv/docker/syncthing"
-syncthing_config_version: 37
-syncthing_api_key: !vault |
-  $ANSIBLE_VAULT;1.1;AES256
-  31663863326431623139663861316432656264646533323934393033386263613162303266613265
-  3239613930623264383161363664636232663764616138360a643239393735393862376133313062
-  63643434636462306663303434393837353230623830323065626432346336363332363063313533
-  6334633838636664610a323762373839393331653130393136356136303535393662643736643735
-  30316565373866326337383137633639636566623263333061633830366634666537633765343533
-  3736383135393238663963353131663733363962343163363539
+syncthing_image_tag: "syncthing/syncthing:2.0"
+syncthing_config_version: 51
 
 syncthing_devices:
   - name: Desktop
diff --git a/tasks/syncthing.yml b/tasks/syncthing.yml
index e4649d3..71b2668 100644
--- a/tasks/syncthing.yml
+++ b/tasks/syncthing.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
       owner: sonny
       group: sonny
 
+- name: Stop current containers
+  community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: "{{ syncthing_app_dir }}"
+    state: stopped
+
 - name: Remove previous Syncthing configurations
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.file:
@@ -40,6 +45,11 @@
     group: sonny
     mode: "0755"
 
+# The current configuration has the bare minimum options configured per element
+# and relies on falling back to syncthing's defaults. This is because Syncthing
+# overwrites the config file while the application is running,
+# see https://forum.syncthing.net/t/manage-devices-and-folders-with-ansible/20078.
+# Note that the config version should also be updated whenever the image tag is updated.
 - name: Copy Syncthing configuration
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.template:
@@ -58,17 +68,6 @@
     group: sonny
     mode: "0755"
 
-- name: Stop current containers
-  community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
-    project_src: "{{ syncthing_app_dir }}"
-    state: stopped
-
-- name: Pull missing image
-  community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
-    project_src: "{{ syncthing_app_dir }}"
-    pull: missing
-    state: stopped
-
 - name: Remove dangling containers
   community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
     project_src: "{{ syncthing_app_dir }}"
diff --git a/templates/syncthing/config.j2 b/templates/syncthing/config.j2
index c48c0d8..372a48a 100644
--- a/templates/syncthing/config.j2
+++ b/templates/syncthing/config.j2
@@ -14,39 +14,7 @@
         </device>
       {%- endfor %}
 
-      <filesystemType>basic</filesystemType>
       <minDiskFree unit="%">20</minDiskFree>
-      <versioning>
-        <cleanupIntervalS>3600</cleanupIntervalS>
-        <fsPath></fsPath>
-        <fsType>basic</fsType>
-      </versioning>
-
-      <copiers>0</copiers>
-      <pullerMaxPendingKiB>0</pullerMaxPendingKiB>
-      <hashers>0</hashers>
-      <order>random</order>
-      <ignoreDelete>false</ignoreDelete>
-      <scanProgressIntervalS>0</scanProgressIntervalS>
-      <pullerPauseS>0</pullerPauseS>
-      <maxConflicts>-1</maxConflicts>
-      <disableSparseFiles>false</disableSparseFiles>
-      <disableTempIndexes>false</disableTempIndexes>
-      <paused>false</paused>
-      <weakHashThresholdPct>25</weakHashThresholdPct>
-      <markerName>.stfolder</markerName>
-      <copyOwnershipFromParent>false</copyOwnershipFromParent>
-      <modTimeWindowS>0</modTimeWindowS>
-      <maxConcurrentWrites>2</maxConcurrentWrites>
-      <disableFsync>false</disableFsync>
-      <blockPullOrder>standard</blockPullOrder>
-      <copyRangeMethod>standard</copyRangeMethod>
-      <caseSensitiveFS>false</caseSensitiveFS>
-      <junctionsAsDirs>false</junctionsAsDirs>
-      <syncOwnership>false</syncOwnership>
-      <sendOwnership>false</sendOwnership>
-      <syncXattrs>false</syncXattrs>
-      <sendXattrs>false</sendXattrs>
     </folder>
   {%- endfor %}
 
@@ -56,20 +24,12 @@
       name="{{ device.name }}"
       compression="metadata">
         <address>{{ device.address }}</address>
-        <paused>false</paused>
-        <autoAcceptFolders>false</autoAcceptFolders>
-        <maxSendKbps>0</maxSendKbps>
-        <maxRecvKbps>0</maxRecvKbps>
-        <maxRequestKiB>0</maxRequestKiB>
         <untrusted>false</untrusted>
-        <remoteGUIPort>0</remoteGUIPort>
-        <numConnections>0</numConnections>
     </device>
   {%- endfor %}
 
   <gui enabled="true" tls="true" debugging="false">
     <address>{{ syncthing_listen_address }}:{{ syncthing_gui_port }}</address>
-    <apikey>{{ syncthing_api_key }}</apikey>
     <theme>default</theme>
     <insecureAdminAccess>true</insecureAdminAccess>
   </gui>
@@ -77,76 +37,4 @@
   <options>
     <listenAddress>tcp://{{ syncthing_listen_address }}:{{ syncthing_protocol_port }}</listenAddress>
   </options>
-
-  <defaults>
-    <folder 
-      id=""
-      label=""
-      path="~"
-      type="sendreceive"
-      rescanIntervalS="3600"
-      fsWatcherEnabled="true"
-      fsWatcherDelayS="10"
-      fsWatcherTimeoutS="0"
-      ignorePerms="false"
-      autoNormalize="true">
-
-        <filesystemType>basic</filesystemType>
-
-        <device id="S7UKX27-GI7ZTXS-GC6RKUA-7AJGZ44-C6NAYEB-HSKTJQK-KJHU2NO-CWV7EQW" introducedBy="">
-            <encryptionPassword></encryptionPassword>
-        </device>
-
-        <minDiskFree unit="%">1</minDiskFree>
-
-        <versioning>
-            <cleanupIntervalS>3600</cleanupIntervalS>
-            <fsPath></fsPath>
-            <fsType>basic</fsType>
-        </versioning>
-
-        <copiers>0</copiers>
-        <pullerMaxPendingKiB>0</pullerMaxPendingKiB>
-        <hashers>0</hashers>
-        <order>random</order>
-        <ignoreDelete>false</ignoreDelete>
-        <scanProgressIntervalS>0</scanProgressIntervalS>
-        <pullerPauseS>0</pullerPauseS>
-        <maxConflicts>10</maxConflicts>
-        <disableSparseFiles>false</disableSparseFiles>
-        <disableTempIndexes>false</disableTempIndexes>
-        <paused>false</paused>
-        <weakHashThresholdPct>25</weakHashThresholdPct>
-        <markerName>.stfolder</markerName>
-        <copyOwnershipFromParent>false</copyOwnershipFromParent>
-        <modTimeWindowS>0</modTimeWindowS>
-        <maxConcurrentWrites>2</maxConcurrentWrites>
-        <disableFsync>false</disableFsync>
-        <blockPullOrder>standard</blockPullOrder>
-        <copyRangeMethod>standard</copyRangeMethod>
-        <caseSensitiveFS>false</caseSensitiveFS>
-        <junctionsAsDirs>false</junctionsAsDirs>
-    </folder>
-
-    <device
-      id=""
-      compression="metadata"
-      introducer="false"
-      skipIntroductionRemovals="false"
-      introducedBy="">
-        <address>dynamic</address>
-        <paused>false</paused>
-        <autoAcceptFolders>false</autoAcceptFolders>
-        <maxSendKbps>0</maxSendKbps>
-        <maxRecvKbps>0</maxRecvKbps>
-        <maxRequestKiB>0</maxRequestKiB>
-        <untrusted>false</untrusted>
-        <remoteGUIPort>0</remoteGUIPort>
-        <numConnections>0</numConnections>
-    </device>
-
-    <ignores>
-        <line>(?d).DS_Store</line>
-    </ignores>
-  </defaults>
 </configuration>
diff --git a/templates/syncthing/docker-compose.j2 b/templates/syncthing/docker-compose.j2
index 628e132..8c9d46a 100644
--- a/templates/syncthing/docker-compose.j2
+++ b/templates/syncthing/docker-compose.j2
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ networks:
       
 services:
   syncthing:
-    image: syncthing/syncthing
+    image: {{ syncthing_image_tag }}
     container_name: syncthing
     environment:
       - PUID=1000