diff --git a/test-ansible-requirements.txt b/test-ansible-requirements.txt
index 3e87cc19c0..28fed03670 100644
--- a/test-ansible-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-ansible-requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 yaql>=1.1.3 # Apache 2.0 License
-ansible>=2.8.6 # GPL
+ansible-core<2.12 # GPL
 ansible-runner>=1.4.2 # Apache
 ansi2html>=1.5.2  # GPL (soft-dependency of pytest-html)
 pytest>=5.2.2 # MIT