diff --git a/ansible/kolla-ansible.yml b/ansible/kolla-ansible.yml
index 8c9b99211..6e3d2ce27 100644
--- a/ansible/kolla-ansible.yml
+++ b/ansible/kolla-ansible.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
           stat:
             path: "{{ kolla_config_path ~ '/.environment' }}"
             get_checksum: False
-            get_md5: False
             mime: False
           register: kolla_environment_file
 
diff --git a/ansible/kolla-openstack.yml b/ansible/kolla-openstack.yml
index 051ef04d9..d351cd1b9 100644
--- a/ansible/kolla-openstack.yml
+++ b/ansible/kolla-openstack.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
             - name: Check for the presence of locally built Ironic Python Agent (IPA) images
               stat:
                 path: "{{ image_cache_path }}/{{ ipa_image_name }}/{{ item }}"
-                get_md5: False
                 get_checksum: False
                 mime: False
               with_items: "{{ ipa_images }}"
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@
           local_action:
             module: stat
             path: "{{ hostvars.localhost.image_cache_path }}"
-            get_md5: False
             get_checksum: False
             mime: False
           register: image_cache_stat
diff --git a/ansible/overcloud-ipa-images.yml b/ansible/overcloud-ipa-images.yml
index 0b8242a15..dd70114ec 100644
--- a/ansible/overcloud-ipa-images.yml
+++ b/ansible/overcloud-ipa-images.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
         - name: Check for the presence of locally built Ironic Python Agent (IPA) images
           stat:
             path: "{{ image_cache_path }}/{{ ipa_image_name }}/{{ item }}"
-            get_md5: False
             get_checksum: False
             mime: False
           with_items: "{{ ipa_images }}"
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@
     - name: Check whether the image cache directory exists
       stat:
         path: "{{ image_cache_path }}"
-        get_md5: False
         get_checksum: False
         mime: False
       register: image_cache_stat
diff --git a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/main.yml
index a212db943..aaf5abc7d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/bootstrap/tasks/main.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
   stat:
     path: "{{ bootstrap_ssh_private_key_path }}"
     get_checksum: False
-    get_md5: False
     mime: False
   register: ssh_key_stat
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/infra-vms/tasks/deploy.yml b/ansible/roles/infra-vms/tasks/deploy.yml
index e51991786..214d0be3f 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/infra-vms/tasks/deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/infra-vms/tasks/deploy.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
   stat:
     path: "{{ vm_configdrive_path }}"
     get_checksum: False
-    get_md5: False
     mime: False
   register: stat_result
 
diff --git a/ansible/seed-vm-provision.yml b/ansible/seed-vm-provision.yml
index 34ff05891..41f97996c 100644
--- a/ansible/seed-vm-provision.yml
+++ b/ansible/seed-vm-provision.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@
       stat:
         path: "{{ seed_vm_configdrive_path }}"
         get_checksum: False
-        get_md5: False
         mime: False
       register: stat_result
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bump-ansible-8-19460a447621ff3c.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bump-ansible-8-19460a447621ff3c.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..406265f0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bump-ansible-8-19460a447621ff3c.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Updates the maximum supported version of Ansible from 8.x (ansible-core
+    2.15) to 9.x (ansible-core 2.16). The minimum supported version is updated
+    from 7.x to 8.x. This is true for both Kayobe and Kolla Ansible.
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c2c91269d..7d7ba3710 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 pbr>=2.0 # Apache-2.0
 Jinja2>3 # BSD
-ansible>=7,<9.0 # GPLv3
-# NOTE(priteau): Temporary pin while we figure out issues with new ansible-core
-ansible-core<2.15.7 # GPLv3
+ansible>=8,<10 # GPLv3
 cliff>=3.1.0 # Apache
 netaddr!=0.7.16,>=0.7.13 # BSD
 PyYAML>=3.10.0 # MIT
diff --git a/requirements.yml b/requirements.yml
index 4dc087766..bfb834d4c 100644
--- a/requirements.yml
+++ b/requirements.yml
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@ collections:
   - name: stackhpc.network
     version: 1.0.0
   - name: stackhpc.openstack
-    version: 0.1.0
+    version: 0.2.1
 
 roles:
   - src: ahuffman.resolv
     version: 1.3.1
   - src: giovtorres.tuned
-    version: 1.1.0
+    version: 1.1.1
   - src: jriguera.configdrive
     # There are no versioned releases of this role.
-    version: 29871bf3279ef95fc8f7339b9abd13f869980750
+    version: acd08fd126d0e442ab8b3bc518e37761390d8c2f
   - src: MichaelRigart.interfaces
     version: v1.14.4
   - src: mrlesmithjr.chrony
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ roles:
   - src: stackhpc.os-ironic-state
     version: v1.3.1
   - src: stackhpc.timezone
-    version: 1.2.1
+    version: 1.2.2