diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0405bbaa9..3ec0d1e2f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ansible==10.4.0
-ansible-core==2.17.4
+ansible-core==2.18.18rc1
 boto3==1.35.16
 botocore==1.35.16
 cffi==1.17.1