diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4004f68..ec2e99a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # these python extensions are for testing
 attrs>=19.2.0
 rich==12.5.1
-ansible==8.5.0
+ansible==12.2.0
 ansible-lint==6.4.0
 molecule==4.0.1
 molecule-docker==2.0.0