diff --git a/scripts/ansible b/scripts/ansible
index c60d6306c..5b8e7e497 100755
--- a/scripts/ansible
+++ b/scripts/ansible
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ echo -e 'Ensure you'"'"'re online before running this (/opt/iiab/iiab/scripts/an
 echo -e 'ALTERNATIVES: Run scripts/ansible-2.5.x or scripts/ansible-2.6.x "sloww food".\n\n'
 
 
-GOOD_VER="2.5.5"      # Ansible version for OLPC XO laptops (pip install).
+GOOD_VER="2.6.0"      # Ansible version for OLPC XO laptops (pip install).
                       # On other OS's we install/upgrade to THE latest (released version of) Ansible.
 CURR_VER="undefined"
 # below are unused for future use