diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index a405078..5ca6c38 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -1,39 +1,5 @@
-kind: pipeline
-name: default
-
-steps:
-- name: test
-  image: rust:1.77.2-slim
-  commands:
-  - cargo build --verbose --all
-  - cargo test --verbose --all
-- name: test_fmt
-  image: rust:1.77.2-slim
-  commands:
-  - cargo fmt -- --check
-  failure: ignore
-- name: deploy
-  image: rust:1.77.2-slim
-  commands:
-    - echo "deploying staging..."
-  when:
-    event:
-      include: [ promote ]
-    target:
-      include: [ staging ]
-  depends_on:
-    - test
-    - test_fmt
-
-- name: deploy_prod
-  image: rust:1.77.2-slim
-  commands:
-    - echo "deploying production..."
-  when:
-    event:
-      include: [ promote ]
-    target:
-      include: [ production ]
-  depends_on:
-    - test
-    - test_fmt
+kind: template
+load: pipeline.yml
+data: 
+  rust_img: "rust:1.77.2" 
+  rust_ver: "1.77.2" 
diff --git a/pipeline.yml b/pipeline.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28b9988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pipeline.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+kind: pipeline
+name: default
+
+steps:
+- name: test
+  image: rust:{{ .input.rust_ver }}
+  commands:
+  - cargo build --verbose --all
+  - cargo test --verbose --all
+- name: test_fmt
+  image: rustdocker/rustfmt:{{ .input.rust_ver }}
+  commands:
+  - cargo fmt -- --check
+  failure: ignore
+- name: deploy
+  image: rust:{{ .input.rust_ver }}
+  commands:
+    - echo "deploying staging..."
+  when:
+    event:
+      include: [ promote ]
+    target:
+      include: [ staging ]
+  depends_on:
+    - test
+    - test_fmt
+
+- name: deploy_prod
+  image: rust:{{ .input.rust_ver }}
+  commands:
+    - echo "deploying production..."
+  when:
+    event:
+      include: [ promote ]
+    target:
+      include: [ production ]
+  depends_on:
+    - test
+    - test_fmt