diff --git a/molecule-requirements.txt b/molecule-requirements.txt
index 83b94e201..ebd0bdde6 100644
--- a/molecule-requirements.txt
+++ b/molecule-requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # this is required for the molecule jobs
 ansi2html
-ansible
+ansible>=2.8,!=2.8.9,!=2.9.12,<2.10.0
 jinja2>=2.8.0,<3
 molecule>=3.0,<3.1
 pytest