diff --git a/molecule/requirements.txt b/molecule/requirements.txt
index 3c3641666..980a72b34 100644
--- a/molecule/requirements.txt
+++ b/molecule/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ansible-core==2.16.5
+ansible-core==2.17.1
 ansible-lint==24.2.2
 boto3==1.34.93
 botocore==1.34.93