diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/72411-fips-mode-ansible-test.yml b/changelogs/fragments/72411-fips-mode-ansible-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..67ce9a71515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/72411-fips-mode-ansible-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - Switch to hashlib.sha256() for ansible-test to allow for FIPs mode.
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/executor.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/executor.py
index 026d0040f4d..d452b1ac52b 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/executor.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/executor.py
@@ -2118,7 +2118,7 @@ class EnvironmentDescription:
         if not os.path.exists(path):
             return None
 
-        file_hash = hashlib.md5()
+        file_hash = hashlib.sha256()
 
         file_hash.update(read_binary_file(path))