diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d54ea32f..d721bea2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ansible==11.8.0
 ansible-compat==25.12.1
-ansible-core==2.18.18
+ansible-core==2.21.2
 ansible-lint==25.12.2
 attrs==25.4.0
 black==25.12.0