diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 99d83211..f9f762ea 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ansible-lint
+ansible>=1.9.1,<2.0.0
 
 # this is required for the docs build jobs
 sphinx!=1.2.0,!=1.3b1,<1.3,>=1.1.2