diff --git a/os_vars/archlinux.yml b/os_vars/archlinux.yml
index e69de29..079eb64 100644
--- a/os_vars/archlinux.yml
+++ b/os_vars/archlinux.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+aur_helper: "paru"
+aur_build_user: "aur_builder"
diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/software/aur_helper.yml b/roles/base/tasks/software/aur_helper.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d24d0bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/software/aur_helper.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+- name: "[Arch] Install base-devel & git"
+  pacman:
+    name:
+      - base-devel
+      - git
+    state: present
+  when: ansible_facts['os_family'] == "Archlinux"
+
+- name: "[Arch] Create AUR build user"
+  user:
+    name: "{{ aur_build_user }}"
+    groups: ['wheel']
+    create_home: yes
+  when: ansible_facts['os_family'] == "Archlinux"
+
+- name: "[Arch] Allow AUR builder to use pacman without password"
+  lineinfile:
+    path: "/etc/sudoers.d/90-aur-builder"
+    line: "{{ aur_build_user }} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/pacman"
+    create: yes
+    validate: "visudo -cf %s"
+  when: ansible_facts['os_family'] == "Archlinux"
+
+- name: "[Arch] Install AUR helper"
+  community.general.aur:
+    name: "{{ aur_helper }}"
+    state: present
+    use: makepkg
+  become_user: "{{ aur_build_user }}"
+  when: ansible_facts['os_family'] == "Archlinux"
diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/software/packages_utilities.yml b/roles/base/tasks/software/packages_utilities.yml
index 2a33821..c55643f 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/software/packages_utilities.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/software/packages_utilities.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 - name: system setup | utilities | install utility packages individually
   tags: packages,system,system setup
-  package:
+  ansible.builtin.package:
     state: latest
     name: "{{ item }}"
   loop:
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 - name: system setup | utilities | install cloud-init and gemu guest agent
   tags: packages,system,system setup
-  package:
+  ansible.builtin.package:
     state: latest
     name: "{{ item }}"
   loop:
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 - name: system setup | utilities | install utilities (arch)
   tags: packages,system,system setup
-  package:
+  ansible.builtin.package:
     state: latest
     name: "{{ item }}"
   loop:
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
 - name: system setup | utilities | install man-pages (arch)
   tags: packages,system,settings
-  pacman:
+  community.general.pacman:
     state: latest
     name: "{{ item }}"
   loop:
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
 - name: system setup | utilities | install utilities (debian)
   tags: packages,system,system setup
-  package:
+  ansible.builtin.package:
     state: latest
     name: "{{ item }}"
   loop:
@@ -89,3 +89,7 @@
     - "{{ python_passlib_package }}"
   when: ansible_distribution in [ "Debian", "Ubuntu" ]
   ignore_errors: true
+
+- name: system setup | utilities | install AUR helper (arch)
+  ansible.builtin.import_tasks: aur_helper.yml
+  when: ansible_facts['os_family'] == "Archlinux"