diff --git a/src/software/embedded/ansible/requirements_lock.txt b/src/software/embedded/ansible/requirements_lock.txt
index fcd4881d3e..ef36b3f2b3 100644
--- a/src/software/embedded/ansible/requirements_lock.txt
+++ b/src/software/embedded/ansible/requirements_lock.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ ansible==11.9.0 \
     --hash=sha256:528ca5a408f11cf1fea00daea7570e68d40e167be38b90c119a7cb45729e4921 \
     --hash=sha256:79b087ef38105b93e0e092e7013a0f840e154a6a8ce9b5fddd1b47593adc542a
     # via -r software/embedded/ansible/requirements.in
-ansible-core==2.18.9 \
-    --hash=sha256:25206e1aac3bd30d95649a5ccf0d3646461d02b4dc265b5959e33b7ccd6f23f8 \
-    --hash=sha256:a5f4a02aad5843e990ff7be1b92dd658a8b230de713ea643920e683ebf980da1
+ansible-core==2.18.18rc1 \
+    --hash=sha256:1d8bf8f27013a897b85a2c60c4d59fba1de12091bae67e98d39c4c4640a22a74 \
+    --hash=sha256:b5fc47f3ceb3e28a119e43773106289c87e3234ed0ffcd7bd152f043df11ae99
     # via ansible
 cffi==2.0.0 \
     --hash=sha256:00bdf7acc5f795150faa6957054fbbca2439db2f775ce831222b66f192f03beb \