diff --git a/images/awx/requirements.txt b/images/awx/requirements.txt
index 7cce7642..51062da4 100644
--- a/images/awx/requirements.txt
+++ b/images/awx/requirements.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-ansible==2.9.10
+ansible==12.2.0
 cffi==1.14.0
 cryptography==2.9.2
 Jinja2==2.11.2