diff --git a/embed/ansible/kubitect/requirements.txt b/embed/ansible/kubitect/requirements.txt
index 0719cdf1..44fdf63b 100644
--- a/embed/ansible/kubitect/requirements.txt
+++ b/embed/ansible/kubitect/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ansible==5.8.0
-ansible-core==2.12.5
+ansible==8.5.0
+ansible-core==2.16.2
 jinja2==3.1.2
-netaddr==0.7.19
+netaddr==0.9.0
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/executors/kubespray/kubespray.go b/pkg/cluster/executors/kubespray/kubespray.go
index 7e288224..3f83cb81 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/executors/kubespray/kubespray.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/executors/kubespray/kubespray.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/MusicDin/kubitect/pkg/tools/git"
 	"github.com/MusicDin/kubitect/pkg/tools/virtualenv"
 	"github.com/MusicDin/kubitect/pkg/ui"
+	"github.com/MusicDin/kubitect/pkg/utils/file"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
@@ -82,6 +83,14 @@ func (e *kubespray) Init() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Patch: There is an issue with unsafe conditionals in
+	// Kubespray with ansible-core version > 2.14.11.
+	reqPath := path.Join(dst, "requirements.txt")
+	reqPatch := []byte("ansible-core==2.14.11")
+	if err := file.Append(reqPath, reqPatch); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if err := e.VirtualEnv.Init(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("kubespray exec: initialize virtual environment: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/utils/file/file.go b/pkg/utils/file/file.go
index f2a818a9..f454d780 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/file/file.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/file/file.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package file
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ func Exists(path string) bool {
 
 // Read reads file on a given path and returns its content as a string.
 func Read(path string) (string, error) {
-	file, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+	file, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("read file '%s': %v", path, err)
@@ -39,11 +38,23 @@ func Copy(srcPath, dstPath string, mode fs.FileMode) error {
 	return ForceCopy(srcPath, dstPath, mode)
 }
 
+// Append appends the provided byte content with an additional new line to the file.
+func Append(path string, content []byte) error {
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, os.ModePerm)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	_, err = file.Write(append(content, '\n'))
+	return err
+}
+
 // ForceCopy reads the file located at the source path and writes it to the
 // destination path with the specified permissions. All required subdirectories
 // are also created.
 func ForceCopy(srcPath, dstPath string, mode fs.FileMode) error {
-	file, err := ioutil.ReadFile(srcPath)
+	file, err := os.ReadFile(srcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("copy file: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -63,7 +74,7 @@ func ForceCopy(srcPath, dstPath string, mode fs.FileMode) error {
 // ReadYaml reads yaml file on the given path and unmarshals it into the given
 // type.
 func ReadYaml[T interface{}](path string, typ T) (*T, error) {
-	yml, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+	yml, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -79,5 +90,5 @@ func WriteYaml(obj interface{}, path string, perm fs.FileMode) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return ioutil.WriteFile(path, yml, perm)
+	return os.WriteFile(path, yml, perm)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/utils/file/file_test.go b/pkg/utils/file/file_test.go
index 4ce67bb1..ed4a24a2 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/file/file_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/file/file_test.go
@@ -85,6 +85,18 @@ func TestForceCopy(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "source", out)
 }
 
+func TestAppend(t *testing.T) {
+	src := tmpFile(t, "src.file", "source\n")
+
+	require.NoError(t, Append(src, []byte("test")))
+	require.NoError(t, Append(src, []byte("x=1.2.3")))
+	require.NoError(t, Append(src, []byte("$ \n \\ ")))
+
+	out, err := Read(src)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "source\ntest\nx=1.2.3\n$ \n \\ \n", out)
+}
+
 func TestWriteYaml(t *testing.T) {
 	type T struct {
 		Value int `yaml:"value"`