diff --git a/docker/kolla-toolbox/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/kolla-toolbox/Dockerfile.j2
index 9261f5c0a2..01292c1357 100644
--- a/docker/kolla-toolbox/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/kolla-toolbox/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /requirements \
 ENV PATH {{ virtualenv_path }}/bin:$PATH
 
 {% set kolla_toolbox_pip_packages = [
-        'ansible==2.10.*',
+        'ansible-core==2.11.*',
         'cmd2',
         'influxdb',
         'mysqlclient',
diff --git a/docker/kolla-toolbox/ansible.cfg b/docker/kolla-toolbox/ansible.cfg
index 53708de396..6f0ef76b07 100644
--- a/docker/kolla-toolbox/ansible.cfg
+++ b/docker/kolla-toolbox/ansible.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [defaults]
+# NOTE(mnasiadka): Omit deprecation warning for soft Python3.8 requirement on the controller
+#                  for ansible-core 2.11. Deprecation warnings break output of kolla_toolbox.     
+deprecation_warnings = False
 remote_tmp = /tmp
 log_path = /var/log/kolla/ansible.log
diff --git a/docker/kolla-toolbox/requirements.yml b/docker/kolla-toolbox/requirements.yml
index ba82f5f0f6..5b488ab43b 100644
--- a/docker/kolla-toolbox/requirements.yml
+++ b/docker/kolla-toolbox/requirements.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 ---
 collections:
+  - name: ansible.posix
+    version: '<2'
+  - name: community.general
+    version: '<4'
+  - name: community.mysql
+    version: '<3'
+  - name: community.rabbitmq
+    version: '<2'
+  - name: openstack.cloud
+    version: '<2'
   - name: openvswitch.openvswitch
-    version: 2.0.0
+    version: '<3'
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ansible-core-toolbox-e34b31422474684b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ansible-core-toolbox-e34b31422474684b.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f711380a9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ansible-core-toolbox-e34b31422474684b.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Kolla toolbox is now using ansible-core 2.11.