diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index e4db00e..710e226 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ repos:
         entry: mypy lib/
         pass_filenames: false
         additional_dependencies:
+          - ansible-lint>=5.1.0a0
           - molecule
           - packaging
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-pylint
@@ -57,5 +58,6 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: pylint
         additional_dependencies:
-          - ansible-base
+          - ansible-core>=2.11.1
+          - ansible-lint>=5.1.0a0
           - molecule
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 88b411f..153bf39 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@ Molecule Podman Plugin
    :target: LICENSE
    :alt: Repository License
 
-Molecule podman Plugin is designed to allow use Podman containers for
+Molecule Podman Plugin is designed to allow use Podman containers for
 provisioning test resources.
 
+This plugin requires `containers.podman` collection to be present:
+
+    ansible-galaxy collection install containers.podman
+
 Please note that this driver is currently in its early stage of development.
 
 .. _get-involved:
diff --git a/lib/molecule_podman/driver.py b/lib/molecule_podman/driver.py
index bbc9f09..4be51d5 100644
--- a/lib/molecule_podman/driver.py
+++ b/lib/molecule_podman/driver.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 import os
 
+from ansiblelint.prerun import require_collection
 from molecule import logger
 from molecule.api import Driver
 from molecule.util import lru_cache
@@ -189,3 +190,4 @@ def ansible_connection_options(self, instance_name):
     def sanity_checks(self):
         """Implement Podman driver sanity checks."""
         log.info("Sanity checks: '{}'".format(self._name))
+        require_collection("containers.podman", "1.6.1")
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6e2b3c2..270edb7 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ setup_requires =
 
 # These are required in actual runtime:
 install_requires =
+    # we need require_collection from ansiblelint.prerun
+    ansiblelint >= 5.1.0a0
     molecule >= 3.2.0
     # selinux python module is needed as least by ansible-podman modules
     # and allows us of isolated (default) virtualenvs. It does not avoid need
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 7fa872f..3e73d17 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ deps =
     dockerfile: ansible>=2.9.12
     selinux
 commands =
-    ansibledevel: ansible-galaxy install git+https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general.git
+    ansibledevel: ansible-galaxy collection install git+https://github.com/containers/ansible-podman-collections
+    ansible-galaxy collection install containers.podman
     # failsafe as pip may install incompatible dependencies
     pip check
     # failsafe for preventing changes that may break pytest collection