diff --git a/playbooks/install-ansible.yaml b/playbooks/install-ansible.yaml
index 6666841462..bde5ac38d5 100644
--- a/playbooks/install-ansible.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/install-ansible.yaml
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@
     #  install_ansible_version: '{{ bridge_ansible_version | default(None) }}'
     - role: install-ansible
       install_ansible_name: '{{ bridge_ansible_name | default("ansible") }}'
-      # NOTE(mordred): Do not upgrade this to 2.10 without figuring out an install for the
-      # debug callback plugin which moved out of tree in 2.10. It might be in Ansible Community
-      # Distro - but needs to be verified before we do it.
-      install_ansible_version: '{{ bridge_ansible_version | default("2.9.8") }}'
+      install_ansible_version: '{{ bridge_ansible_version | default("4.0.0") }}'
       install_ansible_openstacksdk_name: '{{ bridge_openstacksdk_name | default("openstacksdk") }}'
       install_ansible_openstacksdk_version: '{{ bridge_openstacksdk_verison | default("latest") }}'
       # NOTE(ianw): At 2018-12, ARA is only enabled during gate