diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5d2ec20cf..3f80fc665 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ansible==2.1.1.0
+ansible==2.2.0.0
 python-dateutil==2.4.2
 pykwalify
 elasticsearch