diff --git a/ansible/roles/baremetal/tasks/install.yml b/ansible/roles/baremetal/tasks/install.yml
index 3a2e70dc6b..8b08946b2a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/baremetal/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/baremetal/tasks/install.yml
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@
 - name: Install docker SDK for python
   pip:
     # NOTE(hrw) docker 2.4.2 is in kolla-ansible requirements
-    name: docker>=2.4.2
+    # NOTE(mnasiadka): docker 5.0.0 lacks six in deps but requires it
+    name: docker>=2.4.2,<5.0.0
     executable: "{{ virtualenv is none | ternary('pip3', omit) }}"
     virtualenv: "{{ virtualenv is none | ternary(omit, virtualenv) }}"
     virtualenv_site_packages: "{{ virtualenv is none | ternary(omit, virtualenv_site_packages) }}"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1928915-482b2d53bb2a4d92.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1928915-482b2d53bb2a4d92.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a009da5955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1928915-482b2d53bb2a4d92.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixed an issue where docker python SDK 5.0.0 was failing due to missing
+    six - introduced a constraint to install version lower than 5.x.
+    `LP#1928915 <https://launchpad.net/bugs/1928915>`__