diff --git a/cluster.yml b/cluster.yml
index 3b6297c5a5f..649f6549f6b 100644
--- a/cluster.yml
+++ b/cluster.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
 - hosts: localhost
   tasks:
-    - name: Check ansible version <2.7
+    - name: "Check ansible version !=2.7.0"
       assert:
         msg: "Ansible V2.7.0 can't be used until: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/46600 is fixed"
         that:
-          - ansible_version.string is version("2.7.0", "<")
+          - ansible_version.string is version("2.7.0", "!=")
           - ansible_version.string is version("2.5.0", ">=")
       tags:
         - check
diff --git a/remove-node.yml b/remove-node.yml
index aceed33acbd..2b2dacbabf1 100644
--- a/remove-node.yml
+++ b/remove-node.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - hosts: localhost
   tasks:
-    - name: Check ansible version <2.7
+    - name: "Check ansible version !=2.7.0"
       assert:
         msg: "Ansible V2.7.0 can't be used until: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/46600 is fixed"
         that:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index fed7afe5052..1e3300434fb 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ansible>=2.5.0,<2.7
+ansible>=2.5.0,!=2.7.0
 jinja2>=2.9.6
 netaddr
 pbr>=1.6
diff --git a/reset.yml b/reset.yml
index de47fafcab5..a416dd7ee7d 100644
--- a/reset.yml
+++ b/reset.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
 - hosts: localhost
   tasks:
-    - name: Check ansible version <2.7
+    - name: "Check ansible version !=2.7.0"
       assert:
         msg: "Ansible V2.7.0 can't be used until: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/46600 is fixed"
         that:
-          - ansible_version.string is version("2.7.0", "<")
+          - ansible_version.string is version("2.7.0", "!=")
           - ansible_version.string is version("2.5.0", ">=")
       tags:
         - check
diff --git a/scale.yml b/scale.yml
index 1be060ce384..2dc55eceb21 100644
--- a/scale.yml
+++ b/scale.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
 - hosts: localhost
   tasks:
-    - name: Check ansible version <2.7
+    - name: "Check ansible version !=2.7.0"
       assert:
         msg: "Ansible V2.7.0 can't be used until: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/46600 is fixed"
         that:
-          - ansible_version.string is version("2.7.0", "<")
+          - ansible_version.string is version("2.7.0", "!=")
           - ansible_version.string is version("2.5.0", ">=")
       tags:
         - check
diff --git a/upgrade-cluster.yml b/upgrade-cluster.yml
index 8397341f4e8..27d4270236c 100644
--- a/upgrade-cluster.yml
+++ b/upgrade-cluster.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 ---
 - hosts: localhost
   tasks:
-    - name: Check ansible version <2.7
+    - name: "Check ansible version !=2.7.0"
       assert:
         msg: "Ansible V2.7.0 can't be used until: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/46600 is fixed"
         that:
-          - ansible_version.string is version("2.7.0", "<")
+          - ansible_version.string is version("2.7.0", "!=")
           - ansible_version.string is version("2.5.0", ">=")
       tags:
         - check