diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 6406465..7e1e354 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ package_dir =
 packages = find:
 python_requires = >=3.8
 install_requires =
-    ansible >=2.9.4
+    ansible-core ~=2.9
 
 [options.packages.find]
 where = src