diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 91a7662..6ceb28a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git toilet \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # renovate: datasource=pypi depName=ansible
-ENV ANSIBLE_VERSION=7.6.0
+ENV ANSIBLE_VERSION=8.1.0
 RUN pip3 install --no-cache-dir ansible==${ANSIBLE_VERSION} dnspython passlib netaddr
 
 COPY entrypoint /bin/entrypoint