diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a5ca8d091..77e5d4cda 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -141,8 +141,7 @@ Note: The list of validated [docker versions](https://github.com/kubernetes/kube
 ## Requirements
 
 - **Minimum required version of Kubernetes is v1.15**
-- **Ansible v2.7.8 and python-netaddr is installed on the machine that will run Ansible commands**
-- **Jinja 2.9 (or newer) is required to run the Ansible Playbooks**
+- **Ansible v2.9+, Jinja 2.11+ and python-netaddr is installed on the machine that will run Ansible commands**
 - The target servers must have **access to the Internet** in order to pull docker images. Otherwise, additional configuration is required (See [Offline Environment](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubespray/blob/master/docs/downloads.md#offline-environment))
 - The target servers are configured to allow **IPv4 forwarding**.
 - **Your ssh key must be copied** to all the servers part of your inventory.
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8fd6c2165..be7c3572d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-ansible==2.7.16
-jinja2==2.10.1
+ansible==2.9.6
+jinja2==2.11.1
 netaddr==0.7.19
-pbr==5.2.0
-hvac==0.8.2
-jmespath==0.9.4
-ruamel.yaml==0.15.96
+pbr==5.4.4
+hvac==0.10.0
+jmespath==0.9.5
+ruamel.yaml==0.16.10
diff --git a/tests/scripts/testcases_run.sh b/tests/scripts/testcases_run.sh
index 614c8183a..85d28c2f1 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/testcases_run.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/testcases_run.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -euxo pipefail
 
-export PYPATH=$([[ ! "$CI_JOB_NAME" =~ "coreos" ]] && echo /usr/bin/python || echo /opt/bin/python)
 echo "CI_JOB_NAME is $CI_JOB_NAME"
-echo "PYPATH is $PYPATH"
 pwd
 ls
 echo ${PWD}
@@ -28,7 +26,6 @@ if [[ "$CI_JOB_NAME" =~ "opensuse" ]]; then
   ansible all -m raw -a 'netconfig update -f'
   # Auto import repo keys
   ansible all -m raw -a 'zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh'
-  PYPATH=/usr/bin/python3
 fi
 
 # Check out latest tag if testing upgrade
@@ -37,44 +34,44 @@ test "${UPGRADE_TEST}" != "false" && git fetch --all && git checkout "$KUBESPRAY
 test "${UPGRADE_TEST}" != "false" && git checkout "${CI_BUILD_REF}" tests/files/${CI_JOB_NAME}.yml tests/testcases/*.yml
 
 # Create cluster
-ansible-playbook ${ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL} -e @${CI_TEST_VARS} -e local_release_dir=${PWD}/downloads -e ansible_python_interpreter=${PYPATH} --limit "all:!fake_hosts" cluster.yml
+ansible-playbook ${ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL} -e @${CI_TEST_VARS} -e local_release_dir=${PWD}/downloads --limit "all:!fake_hosts" cluster.yml
 
 # Repeat deployment if testing upgrade
 if [ "${UPGRADE_TEST}" != "false" ]; then
   test "${UPGRADE_TEST}" == "basic" && PLAYBOOK="cluster.yml"
   test "${UPGRADE_TEST}" == "graceful" && PLAYBOOK="upgrade-cluster.yml"
   git checkout "${CI_BUILD_REF}"
-  ansible-playbook ${ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL} -e @${CI_TEST_VARS} -e local_release_dir=${PWD}/downloads -e ansible_python_interpreter=${PYPATH} --limit "all:!fake_hosts" $PLAYBOOK
+  ansible-playbook ${ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL} -e @${CI_TEST_VARS} -e local_release_dir=${PWD}/downloads --limit "all:!fake_hosts" $PLAYBOOK
 fi
 
 # Test control plane recovery
 if [ "${RECOVER_CONTROL_PLANE_TEST}" != "false" ]; then
-  ansible-playbook ${ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL} -e @${CI_TEST_VARS} -e local_release_dir=${PWD}/downloads -e ansible_python_interpreter=${PYPATH} --limit "${RECOVER_CONTROL_PLANE_TEST_GROUPS}:!fake_hosts" -e reset_confirmation=yes reset.yml
-  ansible-playbook ${ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL} -e @${CI_TEST_VARS} -e local_release_dir=${PWD}/downloads -e ansible_python_interpreter=${PYPATH} -e etcd_retries=10 --limit etcd,kube-master:!fake_hosts recover-control-plane.yml
+  ansible-playbook ${ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL} -e @${CI_TEST_VARS} -e local_release_dir=${PWD}/downloads --limit "${RECOVER_CONTROL_PLANE_TEST_GROUPS}:!fake_hosts" -e reset_confirmation=yes reset.yml
+  ansible-playbook ${ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL} -e @${CI_TEST_VARS} -e local_release_dir=${PWD}/downloads -e etcd_retries=10 --limit etcd,kube-master:!fake_hosts recover-control-plane.yml
 fi
 
 # Tests Cases
 ## Test Master API
-ansible-playbook -e ansible_python_interpreter=${PYPATH} --limit "all:!fake_hosts" tests/testcases/010_check-apiserver.yml $ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL
+ansible-playbook --limit "all:!fake_hosts" tests/testcases/010_check-apiserver.yml $ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL
 
 ## Test that all pods are Running
-ansible-playbook -e ansible_python_interpreter=${PYPATH} --limit "all:!fake_hosts" tests/testcases/015_check-pods-running.yml $ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL
+ansible-playbook --limit "all:!fake_hosts" tests/testcases/015_check-pods-running.yml $ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL
 
 ## Test that all nodes are Ready
-ansible-playbook -e ansible_python_interpreter=${PYPATH} --limit "all:!fake_hosts" tests/testcases/020_check-nodes-ready.yml $ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL
+ansible-playbook --limit "all:!fake_hosts" tests/testcases/020_check-nodes-ready.yml $ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL
 
 ## Test pod creation and ping between them
-ansible-playbook -e ansible_python_interpreter=${PYPATH} --limit "all:!fake_hosts" tests/testcases/030_check-network.yml $ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL
+ansible-playbook --limit "all:!fake_hosts" tests/testcases/030_check-network.yml $ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL
 
 ## Advanced DNS checks
-ansible-playbook -e ansible_python_interpreter=${PYPATH} --limit "all:!fake_hosts" tests/testcases/040_check-network-adv.yml $ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL
+ansible-playbook --limit "all:!fake_hosts" tests/testcases/040_check-network-adv.yml $ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL
 
 ## Kubernetes conformance tests
-ansible-playbook -i ${ANSIBLE_INVENTORY} -e ansible_python_interpreter=${PYPATH} -e @${CI_TEST_VARS} --limit "all:!fake_hosts" tests/testcases/100_check-k8s-conformance.yml $ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL
+ansible-playbook -i ${ANSIBLE_INVENTORY} -e @${CI_TEST_VARS} --limit "all:!fake_hosts" tests/testcases/100_check-k8s-conformance.yml $ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL
 
 ## Idempotency checks 1/5 (repeat deployment)
 if [ "${IDEMPOT_CHECK}" = "true" ]; then
-  ansible-playbook ${ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL} -e @${CI_TEST_VARS} -e ansible_python_interpreter=${PYPATH} -e local_release_dir=${PWD}/downloads --limit "all:!fake_hosts" cluster.yml
+  ansible-playbook ${ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL} -e @${CI_TEST_VARS} -e local_release_dir=${PWD}/downloads --limit "all:!fake_hosts" cluster.yml
 fi
 
 ## Idempotency checks 2/5 (Advanced DNS checks)
@@ -84,15 +81,15 @@ fi
 
 ## Idempotency checks 3/5 (reset deployment)
 if [ "${IDEMPOT_CHECK}" = "true" -a "${RESET_CHECK}" = "true" ]; then
-  ansible-playbook ${ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL} -e @${CI_TEST_VARS} -e ansible_python_interpreter=${PYPATH} -e reset_confirmation=yes --limit "all:!fake_hosts" reset.yml
+  ansible-playbook ${ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL} -e @${CI_TEST_VARS} -e reset_confirmation=yes --limit "all:!fake_hosts" reset.yml
 fi
 
 ## Idempotency checks 4/5 (redeploy after reset)
 if [ "${IDEMPOT_CHECK}" = "true" -a "${RESET_CHECK}" = "true" ]; then
-  ansible-playbook ${ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL} -e @${CI_TEST_VARS} -e ansible_python_interpreter=${PYPATH} -e local_release_dir=${PWD}/downloads --limit "all:!fake_hosts" cluster.yml
+  ansible-playbook ${ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL} -e @${CI_TEST_VARS} -e local_release_dir=${PWD}/downloads --limit "all:!fake_hosts" cluster.yml
 fi
 
 ## Idempotency checks 5/5 (Advanced DNS checks)
 if [ "${IDEMPOT_CHECK}" = "true" -a "${RESET_CHECK}" = "true" ]; then
-  ansible-playbook -e ansible_python_interpreter=${PYPATH}  --limit "all:!fake_hosts" tests/testcases/040_check-network-adv.yml $ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL
+  ansible-playbook  --limit "all:!fake_hosts" tests/testcases/040_check-network-adv.yml $ANSIBLE_LOG_LEVEL
 fi