diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6915bbd..caff08d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # base version of ansible
-ansible==2.9.20
+ansible==4.2.0
 
 # required for k8s ansible module
 openshift==0.11.1