diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e36ab79d4..1f9810a01 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ansible>=2.5.0,!=2.7.0
+ansible>=2.5.0,<2.7
 jinja2>=2.9.6
 netaddr
 pbr>=1.6