diff --git a/roles/ansible_node/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ansible_node/defaults/main.yml
index aa533f3..a77bcad 100644
--- a/roles/ansible_node/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ansible_node/defaults/main.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ansible_node_disallowed_packages:
 
 # fixed version or latest
 # use 7.2 or 7.2.1 for minor fixed version
-ansible_node_ansible_version: 8.4
+ansible_node_ansible_version: 8.5
 
 # required switching from 2.9 to newer version
 ansible_node_remove_before_install: false