diff --git a/roles/elgg/defaults/main.yml b/roles/elgg/defaults/main.yml
index 049e4d10b..3ceb90588 100644
--- a/roles/elgg/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/elgg/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 elgg_xx: elgg
-elgg_version: "2.3.6"
+elgg_version: "2.3.7"
 
 # elgg_mysql_password: defined in default_vars
 elgg_url: /elgg
diff --git a/roles/phpmyadmin/defaults/main.yml b/roles/phpmyadmin/defaults/main.yml
index dc4a0fd60..2779db9eb 100644
--- a/roles/phpmyadmin/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/phpmyadmin/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 phpmyadmin_install: False
 phpmyadmin_enabled: False
-phpmyadmin_name: "phpMyAdmin-4.8.0.1-all-languages"
+phpmyadmin_name: "phpMyAdmin-4.8.1-all-languages"
 phpmyadmin_name_zip: "{{ phpmyadmin_name }}.zip"
diff --git a/scripts/ansible b/scripts/ansible
index 98a8af213..433b60427 100755
--- a/scripts/ansible
+++ b/scripts/ansible
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ echo -e '\nATTEMPTING TO INSTALL THE LATEST (RELEASED VERSION OF) ANSIBLE.'
 echo -e 'Ensure you'"'"'re online before running this script!'
 echo -e 'OR: consider scripts/ansible-2.4.x or scripts/ansible/2.5.x "slow food" instead.\n'
 
-GOOD_VER="2.5.3"      # Ansible version for OLPC XO laptops (pip install).
+GOOD_VER="2.5.4"      # 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
diff --git a/scripts/ansible-2.5.x b/scripts/ansible-2.5.x
index e2cb88aaf..53b076388 100755
--- a/scripts/ansible-2.5.x
+++ b/scripts/ansible-2.5.x
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ echo -e '\nATTEMPTING TO INSTALL THE LATEST ANSIBLE 2.5.x'
 echo -e 'Ensure you'"'"'re online before running this script!'
 echo -e 'OR: consider scripts/ansible to keep up-to-date with Ansible'"'"'s evolution.\n'
 
-GOOD_VER="2.5.3"      # Ansible version for OLPC XO laptops (pip install).
+GOOD_VER="2.5.4"      # Ansible version for OLPC XO laptops (pip install).
                       # On other OS's we attempt to install/upgrade/pin to the latest Ansible 2.5.x
 CURR_VER="undefined"
 # below are unused for future use