diff --git a/scripts/ansible b/scripts/ansible
index 5f222555d..916cfbfc9 100755
--- a/scripts/ansible
+++ b/scripts/ansible
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
 CURR_VER="undefined"    # Ansible version you currently have installed
-GOOD_VER="2.8.0"    # For XO laptops (pip install) & CentOS (yum install rpm)
+GOOD_VER="2.8.1"    # For XO laptops (pip install) & CentOS (yum install rpm)
 # On other OS's we attempt the latest from PPA, which might be more recent
 
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
diff --git a/scripts/ansible-2.8.x b/scripts/ansible-2.8.x
index ddb3621a3..1bcf318f7 100755
--- a/scripts/ansible-2.8.x
+++ b/scripts/ansible-2.8.x
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
 CURR_VER="undefined"    # Ansible version you currently have installed
-GOOD_VER="2.8.0"    # For XO laptops (pip install) & CentOS (yum install rpm)
+GOOD_VER="2.8.1"    # For XO laptops (pip install) & CentOS (yum install rpm)
 # On other OS's we attempt the latest from PPA, which might be more recent
 
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive