diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 26bce2ab..0497913c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 molecule
 molecule-plugins[docker]
 yamllint
-ansible==2.16.0
+ansible
+ansible-core==2.16.0
 ansible-lint
 docker
 flake8