diff --git a/ansible-collections-requirements.yml b/ansible-collections-requirements.yml
index 9cd55a61b..fca3e6d56 100644
--- a/ansible-collections-requirements.yml
+++ b/ansible-collections-requirements.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 collections:
   - name: openstack.cloud
-    version: '>=1.3.0,<2.0.0'
+    # NOTE(dtantsur): replace with >=2.0.0 when ready. The next version after
+    # 1.8.0 will be incompatible with openstacksdk in Zed constraints.
+    version: '>=1.3.0,<=1.8.0'
     source: https://galaxy.ansible.com