diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
index 7c1791e9529..d41152612df 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ stages:
           targets:
             - name: Alpine 3.17
               test: alpine/3.17
+            - name: Alpine 3.18
+              test: alpine/3.18
             - name: Fedora 37
               test: fedora/37
             - name: Fedora 38
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ansible_test_alpine_3.18.yml b/changelogs/fragments/ansible_test_alpine_3.18.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b4220baecd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/ansible_test_alpine_3.18.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - ansible-test - Add Alpine 3.18 to remotes
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-container/runme.py b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-container/runme.py
index 687128056f7..55c9b7dcccd 100755
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-container/runme.py
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-test-container/runme.py
@@ -1050,7 +1050,9 @@ class ApkBootstrapper(Bootstrapper):
     def run(cls) -> None:
         """Run the bootstrapper."""
         # The `openssl` package is used to generate hashed passwords.
-        packages = ['docker', 'podman', 'openssl']
+        # crun added as podman won't install it as dep if runc is present
+        # but we don't want runc as it fails
+        packages = ['docker', 'podman', 'openssl', 'crun']
 
         run_command('apk', 'add', *packages)
         run_command('service', 'docker', 'start')
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/completion/remote.txt b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/completion/remote.txt
index 28d5f4fb534..5f4d35680fc 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/completion/remote.txt
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/completion/remote.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 alpine/3.17 python=3.10 become=doas_sudo provider=aws arch=x86_64
+alpine/3.18 python=3.11 become=doas_sudo provider=aws arch=x86_64
 alpine become=doas_sudo provider=aws arch=x86_64
 fedora/37 python=3.11 become=sudo provider=aws arch=x86_64
 fedora/38 python=3.11 become=sudo provider=aws arch=x86_64