diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index 5a68d520..64a7ee7e 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 * [`r10k::params`](#r10k--params): Reasonable defaults for all classes
 * [`r10k::postrun_command`](#r10k--postrun_command): This class will configure r10k to run as part of the masters agent run
 * [`r10k::prerun_command`](#r10k--prerun_command): This class will configure r10k to run as part of the masters agent run
-* [`r10k::webhook`](#r10k--webhook): Class: r10k::webhook
+* [`r10k::webhook`](#r10k--webhook): install and configure the webhook-go package as local webhook receiver to trigger r10k runs
 * [`r10k::webhook::config`](#r10k--webhook--config): Class: r10k::webhook::config
 * [`r10k::webhook::package`](#r10k--webhook--package): Class: r10k::webhook::package
 * [`r10k::webhook::service`](#r10k--webhook--service): Class: r10k::webhook::service
@@ -551,12 +551,13 @@ Default value: `'present'`
 
 ### <a name="r10k--webhook"></a>`r10k::webhook`
 
-Class: r10k::webhook
+install and configure the webhook-go package as local webhook receiver to trigger r10k runs
 
 #### Parameters
 
 The following parameters are available in the `r10k::webhook` class:
 
+* [`install_method`](#-r10k--webhook--install_method)
 * [`ensure`](#-r10k--webhook--ensure)
 * [`version`](#-r10k--webhook--version)
 * [`service_ensure`](#-r10k--webhook--service_ensure)
@@ -569,6 +570,14 @@ The following parameters are available in the `r10k::webhook` class:
 * [`r10k`](#-r10k--webhook--r10k)
 * [`config`](#-r10k--webhook--config)
 
+##### <a name="-r10k--webhook--install_method"></a>`install_method`
+
+Data type: `Enum['package', 'repo', 'none']`
+
+how the package should be installed
+
+Default value: `'package'`
+
 ##### <a name="-r10k--webhook--ensure"></a>`ensure`
 
 Data type: `Boolean`
diff --git a/manifests/webhook.pp b/manifests/webhook.pp
index 7055ebd8..52fd14d2 100644
--- a/manifests/webhook.pp
+++ b/manifests/webhook.pp
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-# Class: r10k::webhook
 #
+# @summary install and configure the webhook-go package as local webhook receiver to trigger r10k runs
+#
+# @param install_method how the package should be installed
 #
 class r10k::webhook (
+  Enum['package', 'repo', 'none'] $install_method = 'package',
   Boolean $ensure = $r10k::params::webhook_ensure,
   String $version = $r10k::params::webhook_version,
   Variant[
diff --git a/manifests/webhook/package.pp b/manifests/webhook/package.pp
index 76469140..b25e68a0 100644
--- a/manifests/webhook/package.pp
+++ b/manifests/webhook/package.pp
@@ -2,31 +2,44 @@
 #
 #
 class r10k::webhook::package () {
-  case $facts['os']['family'] {
-    'RedHat': {
-      $provider = 'rpm'
-      $pkg_file = '/tmp/webhook-go.rpm'
-      $package_url = "https://github.com/voxpupuli/webhook-go/releases/download/v${r10k::webhook::version}/webhook-go_${r10k::webhook::version}_linux_amd64.rpm"
+  case $r10k::webhook::install_method { # lint:ignore:case_without_default
+    'package': {
+      case $facts['os']['family'] {
+        'RedHat': {
+          $provider = 'rpm'
+          $pkg_file = '/tmp/webhook-go.rpm'
+          $package_url = "https://github.com/voxpupuli/webhook-go/releases/download/v${r10k::webhook::version}/webhook-go_${r10k::webhook::version}_linux_amd64.rpm"
+        }
+        'Debian', 'Ubuntu': {
+          $provider = 'dpkg'
+          $pkg_file = '/tmp/webhook-go.deb'
+          $package_url = "https://github.com/voxpupuli/webhook-go/releases/download/v${r10k::webhook::version}/webhook-go_${r10k::webhook::version}_linux_amd64.deb"
+        }
+        default: {
+          fail("Operating system ${facts['os']['name']} not supported for packages")
+        }
+      }
+
+      file { $pkg_file:
+        ensure => file,
+        source => $package_url,
+        before => Package['webhook-go'],
+      }
+
+      package { 'webhook-go':
+        ensure   => 'present',
+        source   => $pkg_file,
+        provider => $provider,
+      }
     }
-    'Debian', 'Ubuntu': {
-      $provider = 'dpkg'
-      $pkg_file = '/tmp/webhook-go.deb'
-      $package_url = "https://github.com/voxpupuli/webhook-go/releases/download/v${r10k::webhook::version}/webhook-go_${r10k::webhook::version}_linux_amd64.deb"
+    'repo': {
+      warning('webhook-go: configuring a repo is not implemented yet')
     }
-    default: {
-      fail("Operating system ${facts['os']['name']} not supported for packages")
+    # none = people configure a repo on their own
+    'none': {
+      package { 'webhook-go':
+        ensure => 'installed',
+      }
     }
   }
-
-  file { $pkg_file:
-    ensure => file,
-    source => $package_url,
-    before => Package['webhook-go'],
-  }
-
-  package { 'webhook-go':
-    ensure   => 'present',
-    source   => $pkg_file,
-    provider => $provider,
-  }
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/webhook_spec.rb b/spec/classes/webhook_spec.rb
index 966f06b8..a6acaffc 100644
--- a/spec/classes/webhook_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/webhook_spec.rb
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'r10k::webhook' do
-  on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
+  on_supported_os.each do |os, os_facts|
     context "on #{os}" do
       let :facts do
-        facts
+        os_facts
       end
 
       let :params do
@@ -74,16 +74,34 @@
   deploy_modules: true
   generate_types: true
 '
-      if %w[archlinux-rolling-x86_64 gentoo-2-x86_64].include?(os)
-        it { is_expected.not_to compile }
-      else
-        it { is_expected.to compile }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_class('r10k::webhook::package') }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_class('r10k::webhook::service') }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_class('r10k::webhook::config') }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_package('webhook-go').with_ensure('present') }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_service('webhook-go').with_ensure('running') }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_file('webhook.yml').with_content(content) }
+      context 'with default install_method' do
+        if %w[archlinux-rolling-x86_64 gentoo-2-x86_64].include?(os)
+          it { is_expected.not_to compile }
+        else
+          it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_class('r10k::webhook::package') }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_class('r10k::webhook::service') }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_class('r10k::webhook::config') }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_package('webhook-go').with_ensure('present') }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_service('webhook-go').with_ensure('running') }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('webhook.yml').with_content(content) }
+
+          if os_facts[:os]['family'] == 'RedHat'
+            it { is_expected.to contain_file('/tmp/webhook-go.rpm') }
+            it { is_expected.not_to contain_file('/tmp/webhook-go.deb') }
+          elsif os_facts[:os]['family'] == 'Debian'
+            it { is_expected.not_to contain_file('/tmp/webhook-go.rpm') }
+            it { is_expected.to contain_file('/tmp/webhook-go.deb') }
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'with install_method = none' do
+        let :params do
+          super().merge({ install_method: 'none' })
+        end
+
+        it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
       end
     end
   end