diff --git a/python/nornir/ansible-nornir-speed/requirements.txt b/python/nornir/ansible-nornir-speed/requirements.txt
index 90d9ea7..1b09aa9 100644
--- a/python/nornir/ansible-nornir-speed/requirements.txt
+++ b/python/nornir/ansible-nornir-speed/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-ansible==2.9.0
+ansible==8.5.0
 nornir==2.3.0
 Faker==2.0.3