diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ansible-5.x-c6b4abf349caf632.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ansible-5.x-c6b4abf349caf632.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9933d8cdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ansible-5.x-c6b4abf349caf632.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Ansible 5.x is now supported and used by default.
diff --git a/scripts/env-setup.sh b/scripts/env-setup.sh
index 2aa727cfa..dd1da0563 100755
--- a/scripts/env-setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/env-setup.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # NOTE(pas-ha) the above exports some useful variables like
 # $PYTHON , $PIP and $VENV depending on venv install or not
 
-DEFAULT_PIP_ANSIBLE='>=4,<5'
+DEFAULT_PIP_ANSIBLE='>=5,<6'
 
 ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_REQ=${ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_REQ:-$(dirname $0)/../ansible-collections-requirements.yml}
 ANSIBLE_COLLECTION_SOURCE_PATH=
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 895963db0..b8700a1de 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ deps =
 usedevelop = False
 allowlist_externals = bash
 deps =
-  ansible>=4,<5
+  ansible>=5,<6
   ansible-lint>=5,<6
 commands =
     bash tools/ansible-lint.sh