diff --git a/playbooks/install.yaml b/playbooks/install.yaml
index f5ec4824f..673eecca2 100644
--- a/playbooks/install.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/install.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   gather_facts: yes
   vars:
     bifrost_venv_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'VENV') or '/opt/stack/bifrost' }}"
-    ansible_python_interpreter: "/usr/bin/env python3"
   pre_tasks:
     - name: install pip (and venv) to system
       package:
diff --git a/playbooks/library/network_metadata.py b/playbooks/library/network_metadata.py
index 377b70e11..33ec6f764 100644
--- a/playbooks/library/network_metadata.py
+++ b/playbooks/library/network_metadata.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python3
 # coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # (c) 2015, Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
diff --git a/playbooks/library/os_ironic_node_info.py b/playbooks/library/os_ironic_node_info.py
index 74c58f00b..e56fb4835 100644
--- a/playbooks/library/os_ironic_node_info.py
+++ b/playbooks/library/os_ironic_node_info.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python3
 # (c) 2015, Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
 #
 # This module is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ansible10-c1423fcbaa2df981.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ansible10-c1423fcbaa2df981.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f9f735a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ansible10-c1423fcbaa2df981.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The default supported version of Ansible is now 10.x .
diff --git a/scripts/env-setup.sh b/scripts/env-setup.sh
index 71f322b8a..e9e5bfeb5 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='>=9,<10'
+DEFAULT_PIP_ANSIBLE='>=10,<11'
 if ! python3 -c "import sys; assert sys.version_info >= (3, 10)" 2> /dev/null; then
     DEFAULT_PIP_ANSIBLE='>=8,<9'
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/split_json.py b/scripts/split_json.py
index a07c2b6c0..35cdd888f 100644
--- a/scripts/split_json.py
+++ b/scripts/split_json.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2017 Mirantis Inc
 #
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 39979a581..28bd5290e 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ filename = *.py
 [testenv:linters]
 allowlist_externals = bash
 deps =
-  ansible>=9,<10
-  ansible-lint>=24,<25
+  ansible>=10,<11
+  ansible-lint>=25,<26
 commands =
     bash tools/ansible-lint.sh
 
@@ -91,4 +91,4 @@ deps = codespell
 # note(JayF): {posargs} lets us run `tox -ecodespell -- -w` to get codespell
 #             to correct spelling issues in our code it's aware of.
 commands =
-  codespell {posargs}
\ No newline at end of file
+  codespell {posargs}