diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-nios-container.yml b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-nios-container.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..634e0db3015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-nios-container.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - ansible-test - Update the ``nios-test-container`` to version 2.0.0, which supports API version 2.9.
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/integration/cloud/nios.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/integration/cloud/nios.py
index cc547208360..62dd1558cac 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/integration/cloud/nios.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/integration/cloud/nios.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class NiosProvider(CloudProvider):
     #
     # It's source source itself resides at:
     # https://github.com/ansible/nios-test-container
-    DOCKER_IMAGE = 'quay.io/ansible/nios-test-container:1.5.0'
+    DOCKER_IMAGE = 'quay.io/ansible/nios-test-container:2.0.0'
 
     def __init__(self, args: IntegrationConfig) -> None:
         super().__init__(args)