diff --git a/images/capi/hack/utils.sh b/images/capi/hack/utils.sh
index 4eda08563d..68efa371c8 100755
--- a/images/capi/hack/utils.sh
+++ b/images/capi/hack/utils.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # Note: ansible-core v2.16 supports Python 3.10-3.12.
-_version_ansible_core="2.16.16"
+_version_ansible_core="2.16.18"
 
 case "${OSTYPE}" in
 linux*)