diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 98ddf62..bb79c3e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ansible==2.9.27
+ansible==8.5.0
 wheel
 antsibull==0.25.0
 antsibull-changelog==0.9.0