diff --git a/tests/azure/pr-pipeline.yml b/tests/azure/pr-pipeline.yml
index 2345347db4..a87cc71565 100644
--- a/tests/azure/pr-pipeline.yml
+++ b/tests/azure/pr-pipeline.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stages:
     parameters:
       build_number: $(Build.BuildNumber)
       scenario: fedora-latest
-      ansible_version: "-core >=2.14,<2.15"
+      ansible_version: "-core"
 
 # Galaxy on Fedora
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stages:
     parameters:
       build_number: $(Build.BuildNumber)
       scenario: fedora-latest
-      ansible_version: "-core >=2.14,<2.15"
+      ansible_version: "-core <2.16"
 
 # CentOS 9 Stream
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ stages:
     parameters:
       build_number: $(Build.BuildNumber)
       scenario: c8s
-      ansible_version: "-core >=2.14,<2.15"
+      ansible_version: "-core"
 
 # CentOS 7
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ stages:
     parameters:
       build_number: $(Build.BuildNumber)
       scenario: centos-7
-      ansible_version: "-core >=2.14,<2.15"
+      ansible_version: "-core"
 
 # Rawhide
 
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ stages:
     parameters:
       build_number: $(Build.BuildNumber)
       scenario: fedora-rawhide
-      ansible_version: "-core >=2.14,<2.15"
+      ansible_version: "-core"
diff --git a/tests/azure/templates/fast_tests.yml b/tests/azure/templates/fast_tests.yml
index cde72a70c0..51f5cd506d 100644
--- a/tests/azure/templates/fast_tests.yml
+++ b/tests/azure/templates/fast_tests.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     number_of_groups: 3
     build_number: ${{ parameters.build_number }}
     scenario: ${{ parameters.scenario }}
-    ansible_version: ${{ parameters.ansible_version }}z
+    ansible_version: ${{ parameters.ansible_version }}
 
 # - template: pytest_tests.yml
 #   parameters: