diff --git a/meta/runtime.yml b/meta/runtime.yml
index 4a44a2a55..b1198d777 100644
--- a/meta/runtime.yml
+++ b/meta/runtime.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-requires_ansible: '>=2.16.4'
+requires_ansible: ">=2.17.3"
diff --git a/playbooks/ansible_version.yml b/playbooks/ansible_version.yml
index 009183f7f..a07b401e6 100644
--- a/playbooks/ansible_version.yml
+++ b/playbooks/ansible_version.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
   become: false
   run_once: true
   vars:
-    minimal_ansible_version: 2.16.4
-    maximal_ansible_version: 2.17.0
+    minimal_ansible_version: 2.17.3
+    maximal_ansible_version: 2.18.0
   tags: always
   tasks:
     - name: "Check {{ minimal_ansible_version }} <= Ansible version < {{ maximal_ansible_version }}"