diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4fbed2d..a670dd7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 PyYAML = "6.0.1"
-ansible-core = { version = "2.14.13", optional = true }
+ansible-core = { version = "2.16.3", optional = true }
 ansible = { version = "7.7.0", optional = true }
 anyconfig = "0.13.0"
 appdirs = "1.4.4"