diff --git a/.github/scripts/ansible/aws_ec2.sh b/.github/scripts/ansible/aws_ec2.sh
index 2677461d592..d6ab3c03213 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/ansible/aws_ec2.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/ansible/aws_ec2.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ REGION=$2
 case $OPERATION in
   requirements)
     ansible-galaxy collection install -r requirements.yml
-    pip3 install --user boto3 botocore
+    pip3 install --user "ansible==9.*" boto3 botocore
   ;;
   create|delete|start|stop)
     if [ -f "env.yml" ]; then ANSIBLE_CUSTOM_VARS_ARG="-e @env.yml"; fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cd5ec8c80bd..6982f6d2fd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -424,7 +424,6 @@ jobs:
           export CLUSTER_NAME=keycloak_$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
           echo "ec2_cluster=${CLUSTER_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           ./aws_ec2.sh requirements
-          pipx inject ansible-core boto3 botocore
           ./aws_ec2.sh create ${REGION}
           ./keycloak_ec2_installer.sh ${REGION} /tmp/keycloak.zip
           ./mvn_ec2_runner.sh ${REGION} "clean install -B -DskipTests -Pdistribution"