diff --git a/.github/workflows/molecule-install-xnat.yml b/.github/workflows/molecule-install-xnat.yml
index 9fd0e646..b1dea86b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/molecule-install-xnat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/molecule-install-xnat.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install rsync
           python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python3 -m pip install \
-          ansible \
+          ansible==9.6.0 \
           molecule \
           molecule-plugins[docker] \
           docker \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/molecule-monitoring.yml b/.github/workflows/molecule-monitoring.yml
index c83af6ac..cfbdbd96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/molecule-monitoring.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/molecule-monitoring.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install rsync
           python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python3 -m pip install \
-          ansible \
+          ansible==9.6.0 \
           molecule \
           molecule-plugins[docker] \
           docker \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/molecule-postgresql_upgrade.yml b/.github/workflows/molecule-postgresql_upgrade.yml
index 0b807b50..fa50b947 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/molecule-postgresql_upgrade.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/molecule-postgresql_upgrade.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install rsync
           python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python3 -m pip install \
-          ansible \
+          ansible==9.6.0 \
           molecule \
           molecule-plugins[docker] \
           docker \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/molecule.yml b/.github/workflows/molecule.yml
index 7aae6581..20a83864 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/molecule.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/molecule.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Run `molecule test`
-        uses: UCL-MIRSG/.github/actions/molecule-test@270d5d2c3a93f1e30394f9dfdd1f53298de8e2cd # v0.85.0
+        uses: UCL-MIRSG/.github/actions/molecule-test@f2439a7de7e04a251b95d44624d7e913a932d667 # v0.86.0
         with:
           scenario: ${{ matrix.scenario }}
           # yamllint disable-line rule:line-length
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ jobs:
             matrix.scenario ) }}
           checkout_path: ansible_collections/mirsg/infrastructure
           tests_path: ${{ inputs.tests-path }}
+          ansible_version: 9.6.0