diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b305541..9c9f5c0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ tox
 pipx
 attrs>=19.2.0
 rich==12.5.1
-ansible==7.0.0
+ansible==8.5.0
 ansible-lint==6.4.0
 molecule==4.0.1
 molecule-docker==2.0.0