diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 22c8ce86785..e75acb70cde 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ recursive-include packaging *
 recursive-include test/ansible_test *.py Makefile
 recursive-include test/integration *
 recursive-include test/lib/ansible_test/config *.yml *.template
-recursive-include test/lib/ansible_test/_data *.cfg *.ini *.ps1 *.txt *.yml coveragerc
+recursive-include test/lib/ansible_test/_data *.cfg *.in *.ini *.ps1 *.txt *.yml coveragerc
 recursive-include test/lib/ansible_test/_util *.cfg *.json *.ps1 *.psd1 *.py *.sh *.txt *.yml
 recursive-include test/lib/ansible_test/_util/controller/sanity/validate-modules validate-modules
-recursive-include test/sanity *.json *.py *.txt
+recursive-include test/sanity *.in *.json *.py *.txt
 recursive-include test/support *.py *.ps1 *.psm1 *.cs
 exclude test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.*
 exclude test/sanity/code-smell/release-names.*
@@ -46,4 +46,5 @@ include changelogs/changelog.yaml
 recursive-include hacking/build_library *.py
 include hacking/build-ansible.py
 include hacking/test-module.py
+include hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py
 include bin/*
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-sanity-requirements-update.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-sanity-requirements-update.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4499b85e2ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-sanity-requirements-update.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - ansible-test - Declare public dependencies of ansible-core and use to limit unguarded imports in plugins.
+  - ansible-test - Requirements for the plugin import test are now frozen.
+  - ansible-test - Update sanity test requirements.
diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/testing/sanity/import.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/testing/sanity/import.rst
index 045afee718c..49994092c71 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/testing/sanity/import.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/testing/sanity/import.rst
@@ -60,9 +60,15 @@ Ansible allows the following unchecked imports from these specific directories:
 * ansible-core:
 
   * For ``lib/ansible/modules/`` and ``lib/ansible/module_utils/``, unchecked imports are only allowed from the Python standard library;
-  * For ``lib/ansible/plugins/``, unchecked imports are only allowed from the Python standard library, from dependencies of ansible-core, and from ansible-core itself;
+  * For ``lib/ansible/plugins/``, unchecked imports are only allowed from the Python standard library, from public dependencies of ansible-core, and from ansible-core itself;
 
 * collections:
 
   * For ``plugins/modules/`` and ``plugins/module_utils/``, unchecked imports are only allowed from the Python standard library;
-  * For other directories in ``plugins/`` (see `the community collection requirements <https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview/blob/main/collection_requirements.rst#modules-plugins>`_ for a list), unchecked imports are only allowed from the Python standard library, from dependencies of ansible-core, and from ansible-core itself.
+  * For other directories in ``plugins/`` (see `the community collection requirements <https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview/blob/main/collection_requirements.rst#modules-plugins>`_ for a list), unchecked imports are only allowed from the Python standard library, from public dependencies of ansible-core, and from ansible-core itself.
+
+Public dependencies of ansible-core are:
+
+  * Jinja2
+  * PyYAML
+  * MarkupSafe (as a dependency of Jinja2)
diff --git a/hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py b/hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..747f058880a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# PYTHON_ARGCOMPLETE_OK
+"""Generate frozen sanity test requirements from source requirements files."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import dataclasses
+import pathlib
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import typing as t
+import venv
+
+try:
+    import argcomplete
+except ImportError:
+    argcomplete = None
+
+
+FILE = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve()
+ROOT = FILE.parent.parent
+SELF = FILE.relative_to(ROOT)
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass(frozen=True)
+class SanityTest:
+    name: str
+    requirements_path: pathlib.Path
+    source_path: pathlib.Path
+
+    def freeze_requirements(self) -> None:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as venv_dir:
+            venv.create(venv_dir, with_pip=True)
+
+            python = pathlib.Path(venv_dir, 'bin', 'python')
+            pip = [python, '-m', 'pip', '--disable-pip-version-check']
+            env = dict()
+
+            pip_freeze = subprocess.run(pip + ['freeze'], env=env, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
+
+            if pip_freeze.stdout:
+                raise Exception(f'Initial virtual environment is not empty:\n{pip_freeze.stdout}')
+
+            subprocess.run(pip + ['install', 'wheel'], env=env, check=True)  # make bdist_wheel available during pip install
+            subprocess.run(pip + ['install', '-r', self.source_path], env=env, check=True)
+
+            pip_freeze = subprocess.run(pip + ['freeze'], env=env, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
+
+        requirements = f'# edit "{self.source_path.name}" and generate with: {SELF} --test {self.name}\n{pip_freeze.stdout}'
+
+        with open(self.requirements_path, 'w') as requirement_file:
+            requirement_file.write(requirements)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def create(path: pathlib.Path) -> SanityTest:
+        return SanityTest(
+            name=path.stem.replace('sanity.', '').replace('.requirements', ''),
+            requirements_path=path,
+            source_path=path.with_suffix('.in'),
+        )
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    tests = find_tests()
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--test',
+        metavar='TEST',
+        dest='test_names',
+        action='append',
+        choices=[test.name for test in tests],
+        help='test requirements to update'
+    )
+
+    if argcomplete:
+        argcomplete.autocomplete(parser)
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    test_names: set[str] = set(args.test_names or [])
+
+    tests = [test for test in tests if test.name in test_names] if test_names else tests
+
+    for test in tests:
+        print(f'===[ {test.name} ]===')
+        test.freeze_requirements()
+
+
+def find_tests() -> t.List[SanityTest]:
+    globs = (
+        'test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.*.txt',
+        'test/sanity/code-smell/*.requirements.txt',
+    )
+
+    tests: t.List[SanityTest] = []
+
+    for glob in globs:
+        tests.extend(get_tests(pathlib.Path(glob)))
+
+    return sorted(tests, key=lambda test: test.name)
+
+
+def get_tests(glob: pathlib.Path) -> t.List[SanityTest]:
+    path = pathlib.Path(ROOT, glob.parent)
+    pattern = glob.name
+
+    return [SanityTest.create(item) for item in path.glob(pattern)]
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.ansible-doc.in b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.ansible-doc.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..80c769fbb37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.ansible-doc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+jinja2  # ansible-core requirement
+packaging  # ansible-core requirement
+pyyaml  # ansible-core requirement
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.ansible-doc.txt b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.ansible-doc.txt
index 660620dc7b8..105069f2e3a 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.ansible-doc.txt
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.ansible-doc.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-jinja2 == 3.0.1  # ansible-core requirement
-pyyaml == 5.4.1  # ansible-core requirement
-packaging == 21.0  # ansible-doc requirement
-
-# dependencies
-MarkupSafe == 2.0.1
-pyparsing == 2.4.7
+# edit "sanity.ansible-doc.in" and generate with: hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py --test ansible-doc
+Jinja2==3.0.3
+MarkupSafe==2.0.1
+packaging==21.2
+pyparsing==2.4.7
+PyYAML==6.0
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.changelog.in b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.changelog.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3fcfbe08415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.changelog.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+antsibull-changelog
+docutils < 0.18  # match version required by sphinx in the docs-build sanity test
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.changelog.txt b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.changelog.txt
index cb9f02f873a..b378b5f375d 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.changelog.txt
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.changelog.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-antsibull-changelog == 0.9.0
-
-# dependencies
-pyyaml == 5.4.1
-docutils == 0.17.1
-packaging == 21.0
-pyparsing == 2.4.7
-rstcheck == 3.3.1
-semantic-version == 2.8.5
+# edit "sanity.changelog.in" and generate with: hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py --test changelog
+antsibull-changelog==0.12.0
+docutils==0.17.1
+packaging==21.2
+pyparsing==2.4.7
+PyYAML==6.0
+rstcheck==3.3.1
+semantic-version==2.8.5
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.import.in b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.import.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dea704eb04a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.import.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pyyaml  # needed for yaml_to_json.py
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.import.plugin.in b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.import.plugin.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cec0eed3cd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.import.plugin.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+jinja2  # ansible-core requirement
+pyyaml  # ansible-core requirement
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.import.plugin.txt b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.import.plugin.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf7050ddea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.import.plugin.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# edit "sanity.import.plugin.in" and generate with: hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py --test import.plugin
+Jinja2==3.0.3
+MarkupSafe==2.0.1
+PyYAML==6.0
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.import.txt b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.import.txt
index d77a09d7f5c..e9645ea2dad 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.import.txt
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.import.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pyyaml == 5.4.1  # needed for yaml_to_json.py
+# edit "sanity.import.in" and generate with: hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py --test import
+PyYAML==6.0
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.integration-aliases.in b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.integration-aliases.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c3726e8bfee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.integration-aliases.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pyyaml
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.integration-aliases.txt b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.integration-aliases.txt
index cc530e42c25..ba3a50284fd 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.integration-aliases.txt
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.integration-aliases.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pyyaml == 5.4.1
+# edit "sanity.integration-aliases.in" and generate with: hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py --test integration-aliases
+PyYAML==6.0
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.pep8.in b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.pep8.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..282a93fbd7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.pep8.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pycodestyle
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.pep8.txt b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.pep8.txt
index 86f73fba11e..cc0f1afd4f4 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.pep8.txt
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.pep8.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pycodestyle == 2.6.0
+# edit "sanity.pep8.in" and generate with: hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py --test pep8
+pycodestyle==2.8.0
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.pylint.in b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.pylint.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2344fb4d359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.pylint.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pylint == 2.9.3  # currently vetted version
+pyyaml  # needed for collection_detail.py
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.pylint.txt b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.pylint.txt
index 7332d162381..85fdedb8465 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.pylint.txt
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.pylint.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-pylint == 2.9.3
-pyyaml == 5.4.1  # needed for collection_detail.py
-
-# dependencies
-astroid == 2.6.6
-isort == 5.9.3
-lazy-object-proxy == 1.6.0
-mccabe == 0.6.1
-toml == 0.10.2
-wrapt == 1.12.1
+# edit "sanity.pylint.in" and generate with: hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py --test pylint
+astroid==2.6.6
+isort==5.10.1
+lazy-object-proxy==1.6.0
+mccabe==0.6.1
+pylint==2.9.3
+PyYAML==6.0
+toml==0.10.2
+wrapt==1.12.1
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.runtime-metadata.in b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.runtime-metadata.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..edd96991dde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.runtime-metadata.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pyyaml
+voluptuous
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.runtime-metadata.txt b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.runtime-metadata.txt
index 1281a04528b..3324a389551 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.runtime-metadata.txt
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.runtime-metadata.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-pyyaml == 5.4.1
-voluptuous == 0.12.1
+# edit "sanity.runtime-metadata.in" and generate with: hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py --test runtime-metadata
+PyYAML==6.0
+voluptuous==0.12.2
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.validate-modules.in b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.validate-modules.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..efe940041c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.validate-modules.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+jinja2  # ansible-core requirement
+pyyaml  # needed for collection_detail.py
+voluptuous
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.validate-modules.txt b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.validate-modules.txt
index 4b1d5f05d0a..32f14fea853 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.validate-modules.txt
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.validate-modules.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-jinja2 == 3.0.1 # ansible-core requirement
-pyyaml == 5.4.1  # needed for collection_detail.py
-voluptuous == 0.12.1
-
-# dependencies
-MarkupSafe == 2.0.1
+# edit "sanity.validate-modules.in" and generate with: hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py --test validate-modules
+Jinja2==3.0.3
+MarkupSafe==2.0.1
+PyYAML==6.0
+voluptuous==0.12.2
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.yamllint.in b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.yamllint.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b2c729ca4de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.yamllint.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+yamllint
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.yamllint.txt b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.yamllint.txt
index 67384863940..78806991551 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.yamllint.txt
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.yamllint.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-yamllint == 1.26.0
-
-# dependencies
-pathspec == 0.9.0
-pyyaml == 5.4.1
+# edit "sanity.yamllint.in" and generate with: hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py --test yamllint
+pathspec==0.9.0
+PyYAML==6.0
+yamllint==1.26.3
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/sanity/__init__.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/sanity/__init__.py
index 542e078ad18..b380509e6b1 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/sanity/__init__.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/sanity/__init__.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ def command_sanity(args):  # type: (SanityConfig) -> None
                     elif isinstance(test, SanitySingleVersion):
                         # single version sanity tests use the controller python
                         test_profile = host_state.controller_profile
-                        virtualenv_python = create_sanity_virtualenv(args, test_profile.python, test.name, context=test.name)
+                        virtualenv_python = create_sanity_virtualenv(args, test_profile.python, test.name)
 
                         if virtualenv_python:
                             virtualenv_yaml = check_sanity_virtualenv_yaml(virtualenv_python)
@@ -1077,10 +1077,8 @@ def create_sanity_virtualenv(
         args,  # type: SanityConfig
         python,  # type: PythonConfig
         name,  # type: str
-        ansible=False,  # type: bool
         coverage=False,  # type: bool
         minimize=False,  # type: bool
-        context=None,  # type: t.Optional[str]
 ):  # type: (...) -> t.Optional[VirtualPythonConfig]
     """Return an existing sanity virtual environment matching the requested parameters or create a new one."""
     commands = collect_requirements(  # create_sanity_virtualenv()
@@ -1088,13 +1086,11 @@ def create_sanity_virtualenv(
         controller=True,
         virtualenv=False,
         command=None,
-        # used by import tests
-        ansible=ansible,
-        cryptography=ansible,
+        ansible=False,
+        cryptography=False,
         coverage=coverage,
         minimize=minimize,
-        # used by non-import tests
-        sanity=context,
+        sanity=name,
     )
 
     if commands:
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/sanity/import.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/sanity/import.py
index 19a67b4b290..4ab638ab441 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/sanity/import.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/commands/sanity/import.py
@@ -87,8 +87,17 @@ class ImportTest(SanityMultipleVersion):
     """Sanity test for proper import exception handling."""
     def filter_targets(self, targets):  # type: (t.List[TestTarget]) -> t.List[TestTarget]
         """Return the given list of test targets, filtered to include only those relevant for the test."""
+        if data_context().content.is_ansible:
+            # all of ansible-core must pass the import test, not just plugins/modules
+            # modules/module_utils will be tested using the module context
+            # everything else will be tested using the plugin context
+            paths = ['lib/ansible']
+        else:
+            # only plugins/modules must pass the import test for collections
+            paths = list(data_context().content.plugin_paths.values())
+
         return [target for target in targets if os.path.splitext(target.path)[1] == '.py' and
-                any(is_subdir(target.path, path) for path in data_context().content.plugin_paths.values())]
+                any(is_subdir(target.path, path) for path in paths)]
 
     @property
     def needs_pypi(self):  # type: () -> bool
@@ -112,9 +121,9 @@ class ImportTest(SanityMultipleVersion):
 
         messages = []
 
-        for import_type, test, controller in (
-                ('module', _get_module_test(True), False),
-                ('plugin', _get_module_test(False), True),
+        for import_type, test in (
+                ('module', _get_module_test(True)),
+                ('plugin', _get_module_test(False)),
         ):
             if import_type == 'plugin' and python.version in REMOTE_ONLY_PYTHON_VERSIONS:
                 continue
@@ -124,7 +133,7 @@ class ImportTest(SanityMultipleVersion):
             if not data and not args.prime_venvs:
                 continue
 
-            virtualenv_python = create_sanity_virtualenv(args, python, f'{self.name}.{import_type}', ansible=controller, coverage=args.coverage, minimize=True)
+            virtualenv_python = create_sanity_virtualenv(args, python, f'{self.name}.{import_type}', coverage=args.coverage, minimize=True)
 
             if not virtualenv_python:
                 display.warning(f'Skipping sanity test "{self.name}" on Python {python.version} due to missing virtual environment support.')
@@ -143,7 +152,7 @@ class ImportTest(SanityMultipleVersion):
             )
 
             if data_context().content.collection:
-                external_python = create_sanity_virtualenv(args, args.controller_python, self.name, context=self.name)
+                external_python = create_sanity_virtualenv(args, args.controller_python, self.name)
 
                 env.update(
                     SANITY_COLLECTION_FULL_NAME=data_context().content.collection.full_name,
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.requirements.in b/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.requirements.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..edd96991dde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.requirements.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pyyaml
+voluptuous
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.requirements.txt b/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.requirements.txt
index 1281a04528b..69f4b4bd0d4 100644
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.requirements.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/botmeta.requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-pyyaml == 5.4.1
-voluptuous == 0.12.1
+# edit "botmeta.requirements.in" and generate with: hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py --test botmeta
+PyYAML==6.0
+voluptuous==0.12.2
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/deprecated-config.requirements.in b/test/sanity/code-smell/deprecated-config.requirements.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..859c4ee7e63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/deprecated-config.requirements.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+jinja2  # ansible-core requirement
+pyyaml
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/deprecated-config.requirements.txt b/test/sanity/code-smell/deprecated-config.requirements.txt
index a3a33e6c205..ca5e9115aff 100644
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/deprecated-config.requirements.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/deprecated-config.requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-jinja2 == 3.0.1 # ansible-core requirement
-pyyaml == 5.4.1
-
-# dependencies
-MarkupSafe == 2.0.1
+# edit "deprecated-config.requirements.in" and generate with: hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py --test deprecated-config
+Jinja2==3.0.3
+MarkupSafe==2.0.1
+PyYAML==6.0
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/docs-build.requirements.in b/test/sanity/code-smell/docs-build.requirements.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..87210630cc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/docs-build.requirements.in
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+jinja2
+pyyaml
+resolvelib < 0.6.0
+sphinx == 4.2.0
+sphinx-notfound-page
+sphinx-ansible-theme
+straight.plugin
+antsibull
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/docs-build.requirements.txt b/test/sanity/code-smell/docs-build.requirements.txt
index 36fc363a0e4..1462ae9aa5f 100644
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/docs-build.requirements.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/docs-build.requirements.txt
@@ -1,50 +1,50 @@
-jinja2 == 3.0.1
-pyyaml == 5.4.1
-resolvelib == 0.5.4
-sphinx == 2.1.2
-sphinx-notfound-page == 0.7.1
-sphinx-ansible-theme == 0.8.0
-straight.plugin == 1.5.0
-antsibull == 0.26.0
-
-# dependencies
-MarkupSafe == 2.0.1
-aiofiles == 0.7.0
-aiohttp == 3.7.4.post0
-alabaster == 0.7.12
-ansible-pygments == 0.1.0
-antsibull-changelog == 0.9.0
-async-timeout == 3.0.1
-asyncio-pool == 0.5.2
-attrs == 21.2.0
-babel == 2.9.1
-certifi == 2021.5.30
-chardet == 4.0.0
-charset-normalizer == 2.0.5
-docutils == 0.17.1
-idna == 2.5
-imagesize == 1.2.0
-multidict == 5.1.0
-packaging == 21.0
-perky == 0.5.5
-pydantic == 1.8.2
-pygments == 2.10.0
-pyparsing == 2.4.7
-pytz == 2021.1
-requests == 2.26.0
-rstcheck == 3.3.1
-semantic-version == 2.8.5
-sh == 1.14.2
-six == 1.16.0
-snowballstemmer == 2.1.0
-sphinx-rtd-theme == 1.0.0
-sphinxcontrib-applehelp == 1.0.2
-sphinxcontrib-devhelp == 1.0.2
-sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp == 2.0.0
-sphinxcontrib-jsmath == 1.0.1
-sphinxcontrib-qthelp == 1.0.3
-sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml == 1.1.5
-twiggy == 0.5.1
-typing-extensions == 3.10.0.2
-urllib3 == 1.26.6
-yarl == 1.6.3
+# edit "docs-build.requirements.in" and generate with: hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py --test docs-build
+aiofiles==0.7.0
+aiohttp==3.8.0
+aiosignal==1.2.0
+alabaster==0.7.12
+ansible-pygments==0.1.0
+antsibull==0.39.2
+antsibull-changelog==0.12.0
+async-timeout==4.0.1
+asyncio-pool==0.5.2
+attrs==21.2.0
+Babel==2.9.1
+certifi==2021.10.8
+charset-normalizer==2.0.7
+docutils==0.17.1
+frozenlist==1.2.0
+idna==3.3
+imagesize==1.3.0
+Jinja2==3.0.3
+MarkupSafe==2.0.1
+multidict==5.2.0
+packaging==21.2
+perky==0.5.5
+pydantic==1.8.2
+Pygments==2.10.0
+pyparsing==2.4.7
+pytz==2021.3
+PyYAML==6.0
+requests==2.26.0
+resolvelib==0.5.4
+rstcheck==3.3.1
+semantic-version==2.8.5
+sh==1.14.2
+six==1.16.0
+snowballstemmer==2.1.0
+Sphinx==4.2.0
+sphinx-ansible-theme==0.8.0
+sphinx-notfound-page==0.8
+sphinx-rtd-theme==1.0.0
+sphinxcontrib-applehelp==1.0.2
+sphinxcontrib-devhelp==1.0.2
+sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==2.0.0
+sphinxcontrib-jsmath==1.0.1
+sphinxcontrib-qthelp==1.0.3
+sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==1.1.5
+straight.plugin==1.5.0
+Twiggy==0.5.1
+typing-extensions==3.10.0.2
+urllib3==1.26.7
+yarl==1.7.2
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/package-data.requirements.in b/test/sanity/code-smell/package-data.requirements.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..68c2248e581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/package-data.requirements.in
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+docutils < 0.18  # match version required by sphinx in the docs-build sanity test
+jinja2
+pyyaml  # ansible-core requirement
+resolvelib < 0.6.0
+rstcheck
+straight.plugin
+antsibull-changelog
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/package-data.requirements.txt b/test/sanity/code-smell/package-data.requirements.txt
index 8055b3c5c70..8b08b9a34e1 100644
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/package-data.requirements.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/package-data.requirements.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-docutils == 0.17.1
-jinja2 == 3.0.1
-packaging == 21.0
-pyyaml == 5.4.1  # ansible-core requirement
-resolvelib == 0.5.4  # ansible-core requirement
-rstcheck == 3.3.1
-straight.plugin == 1.5.0
-antsibull-changelog == 0.9.0
-
-# dependencies
-MarkupSafe == 2.0.1
-pyparsing == 2.4.7
-semantic-version == 2.8.5
+# edit "package-data.requirements.in" and generate with: hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py --test package-data
+antsibull-changelog==0.12.0
+docutils==0.17.1
+Jinja2==3.0.3
+MarkupSafe==2.0.1
+packaging==21.2
+pyparsing==2.4.7
+PyYAML==6.0
+resolvelib==0.5.4
+rstcheck==3.3.1
+semantic-version==2.8.5
+straight.plugin==1.5.0
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/release-names.requirements.in b/test/sanity/code-smell/release-names.requirements.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c3726e8bfee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/release-names.requirements.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pyyaml
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/release-names.requirements.txt b/test/sanity/code-smell/release-names.requirements.txt
index cc530e42c25..41ee6fa8d77 100644
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/release-names.requirements.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/release-names.requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pyyaml == 5.4.1
+# edit "release-names.requirements.in" and generate with: hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py --test release-names
+PyYAML==6.0
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/rstcheck.requirements.in b/test/sanity/code-smell/rstcheck.requirements.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f997391281c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/rstcheck.requirements.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+sphinx == 4.2.0 # required for full rstcheck functionality, installed first to get the correct docutils version
+rstcheck
+jinja2  # ansible-core requirement
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/rstcheck.requirements.txt b/test/sanity/code-smell/rstcheck.requirements.txt
index 071bc5a1f1d..f89165398ae 100644
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/rstcheck.requirements.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/rstcheck.requirements.txt
@@ -1,27 +1,25 @@
-rstcheck == 3.3.1
-sphinx == 2.1.2  # required for full functionality
-
-# dependencies
-Jinja2 == 3.0.1
-MarkupSafe == 2.0.1
-Pygments == 2.10.0
-alabaster == 0.7.12
-babel == 2.9.1
-certifi == 2021.5.30
-charset-normalizer == 2.0.5
-docutils == 0.17.1
-idna == 2.5
-imagesize == 1.2.0
-packaging == 21.0
-pyparsing == 2.4.7
-pytz == 2021.1
-requests == 2.26.0
-rstcheck == 3.3.1
-snowballstemmer == 2.1.0
-sphinxcontrib-applehelp == 1.0.2
-sphinxcontrib-devhelp == 1.0.2
-sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp == 2.0.0
-sphinxcontrib-jsmath == 1.0.1
-sphinxcontrib-qthelp == 1.0.3
-sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml == 1.1.5
-urllib3 == 1.26.6
+# edit "rstcheck.requirements.in" and generate with: hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py --test rstcheck
+alabaster==0.7.12
+Babel==2.9.1
+certifi==2021.10.8
+charset-normalizer==2.0.7
+docutils==0.17.1
+idna==3.3
+imagesize==1.3.0
+Jinja2==3.0.3
+MarkupSafe==2.0.1
+packaging==21.2
+Pygments==2.10.0
+pyparsing==2.4.7
+pytz==2021.3
+requests==2.26.0
+rstcheck==3.3.1
+snowballstemmer==2.1.0
+Sphinx==4.2.0
+sphinxcontrib-applehelp==1.0.2
+sphinxcontrib-devhelp==1.0.2
+sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==2.0.0
+sphinxcontrib-jsmath==1.0.1
+sphinxcontrib-qthelp==1.0.3
+sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==1.1.5
+urllib3==1.26.7
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/test-constraints.py b/test/sanity/code-smell/test-constraints.py
index 8383235e150..fd6f17d578e 100644
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/test-constraints.py
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/test-constraints.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
+import os
 import re
 import sys
 
@@ -21,6 +22,11 @@ def main():
     non_sanity_requirements = set()
 
     for path, requirements in requirements.items():
+        filename = os.path.basename(path)
+
+        is_sanity = filename.startswith('sanity.') or filename.endswith('.requirements.txt')
+        is_constraints = path == constraints_path
+
         for lineno, line, requirement in requirements:
             if not requirement:
                 print('%s:%d:%d: cannot parse requirement: %s' % (path, lineno, 1, line))
@@ -28,14 +34,10 @@ def main():
 
             name = requirement.group('name').lower()
             raw_constraints = requirement.group('constraints')
-            raw_markers = requirement.group('markers')
             constraints = raw_constraints.strip()
-            markers = raw_markers.strip()
             comment = requirement.group('comment')
 
-            is_sanity = path.startswith('test/lib/ansible_test/_data/requirements/sanity.') or path.startswith('test/sanity/code-smell/')
             is_pinned = re.search('^ *== *[0-9.]+(\\.post[0-9]+)?$', constraints)
-            is_constraints = path == constraints_path
 
             if is_sanity:
                 sanity = frozen_sanity.setdefault(name, [])
@@ -43,20 +45,19 @@ def main():
             elif not is_constraints:
                 non_sanity_requirements.add(name)
 
+            if is_sanity:
+                if not is_pinned:
+                    # sanity test requirements must be pinned
+                    print('%s:%d:%d: sanity test requirement (%s%s) must be frozen (use `==`)' % (path, lineno, 1, name, raw_constraints))
+
+                continue
+
             if constraints and not is_constraints:
                 allow_constraints = 'sanity_ok' in comment
 
-                if is_sanity and is_pinned and not markers:
-                    allow_constraints = True  # sanity tests can use frozen requirements without markers
-
                 if not allow_constraints:
-                    if is_sanity:
-                        # sanity test requirements which need constraints should be frozen to maintain consistent test results
-                        # use of anything other than frozen constraints will make evaluation of conflicts extremely difficult
-                        print('%s:%d:%d: sanity test constraint (%s%s) must be frozen (use `==`)' % (path, lineno, 1, name, raw_constraints))
-                    else:
-                        # keeping constraints for tests other than sanity tests in one file helps avoid conflicts
-                        print('%s:%d:%d: put the constraint (%s%s) in `%s`' % (path, lineno, 1, name, raw_constraints, constraints_path))
+                    # keeping constraints for tests other than sanity tests in one file helps avoid conflicts
+                    print('%s:%d:%d: put the constraint (%s%s) in `%s`' % (path, lineno, 1, name, raw_constraints, constraints_path))
 
     for name, requirements in frozen_sanity.items():
         if len(set(req[3].group('constraints').strip() for req in requirements)) != 1:
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/update-bundled.requirements.in b/test/sanity/code-smell/update-bundled.requirements.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..748809f75c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/update-bundled.requirements.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+packaging
diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/update-bundled.requirements.txt b/test/sanity/code-smell/update-bundled.requirements.txt
index 101e3fdb556..93330e34836 100644
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/update-bundled.requirements.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/update-bundled.requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-packaging == 21.0
-
-# dependencies
-pyparsing == 2.4.7
+# edit "update-bundled.requirements.in" and generate with: hacking/update-sanity-requirements.py --test update-bundled
+packaging==21.2
+pyparsing==2.4.7
diff --git a/test/sanity/ignore.txt b/test/sanity/ignore.txt
index d056a698ce0..d692cc2c70f 100644
--- a/test/sanity/ignore.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/ignore.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,39 @@ docs/docsite/rst/locales/ja/LC_MESSAGES/dev_guide.po no-smart-quotes  # Translat
 examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1 pslint:PSCustomUseLiteralPath
 examples/scripts/upgrade_to_ps3.ps1 pslint:PSCustomUseLiteralPath
 examples/scripts/upgrade_to_ps3.ps1 pslint:PSUseApprovedVerbs
+lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py import-3.8  # unguarded indirect resolvelib import
+lib/ansible/galaxy/collection/__init__.py import-3.8  # unguarded resolvelib import
+lib/ansible/galaxy/collection/concrete_artifact_manager.py import-3.8  # unguarded resolvelib import
+lib/ansible/galaxy/collection/galaxy_api_proxy.py import-3.8  # unguarded resolvelib imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/__init__.py import-3.8  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/dataclasses.py import-3.8  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/errors.py import-3.8  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/providers.py import-3.8  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/reporters.py import-3.8  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/resolvers.py import-3.8  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/versioning.py import-3.8  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py import-3.9  # unguarded indirect resolvelib import
+lib/ansible/galaxy/collection/__init__.py import-3.9  # unguarded resolvelib import
+lib/ansible/galaxy/collection/concrete_artifact_manager.py import-3.9  # unguarded resolvelib import
+lib/ansible/galaxy/collection/galaxy_api_proxy.py import-3.9  # unguarded resolvelib imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/__init__.py import-3.9  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/dataclasses.py import-3.9  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/errors.py import-3.9  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/providers.py import-3.9  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/reporters.py import-3.9  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/resolvers.py import-3.9  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/versioning.py import-3.9  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py import-3.10  # unguarded indirect resolvelib import
+lib/ansible/galaxy/collection/__init__.py import-3.10  # unguarded resolvelib import
+lib/ansible/galaxy/collection/concrete_artifact_manager.py import-3.10  # unguarded resolvelib import
+lib/ansible/galaxy/collection/galaxy_api_proxy.py import-3.10  # unguarded resolvelib imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/__init__.py import-3.10  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/dataclasses.py import-3.10  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/errors.py import-3.10  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/providers.py import-3.10  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/reporters.py import-3.10  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/resolvers.py import-3.10  # circular imports
+lib/ansible/galaxy/dependency_resolution/versioning.py import-3.10  # circular imports
 lib/ansible/cli/scripts/ansible_connection_cli_stub.py shebang
 lib/ansible/config/base.yml no-unwanted-files
 lib/ansible/executor/playbook_executor.py pylint:disallowed-name