diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5a660dca..00774375 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ packaging==23.2
 # Also include a version of ansible-core for IDE hints
 # and as the default version used in tests.
 # It is also needed for docs generation
-ansible-core==2.16.4
+ansible-core==2.16.5
 
 # Docs
 antsibull-docs==2.9.0