diff --git a/meta/runtime.yml b/meta/runtime.yml
index d1960d9ba..5f07c2be9 100644
--- a/meta/runtime.yml
+++ b/meta/runtime.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-requires_ansible: '>=2.13.0'
+requires_ansible: '>=2.12.0'
 plugin_routing:
   modules:
     panos_admin: