diff --git a/tests/ansible/requirements.txt b/tests/ansible/requirements.txt
index 9e2e40f9..4d9833a2 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/ansible/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ansible==2.9.4; python_version >= '2.7'
+ansible==2.8.0; python_version >= '2.7'
 ansible<2.7; python_version < '2.7'
 paramiko==2.3.2  # Last 2.6-compat version.
 hdrhistogram==0.6.1