diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/core.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/core.nix
index 12002f4933c47..dec3ad21bdeb2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/core.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/core.nix
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "ansible-core";
-  version = "2.15.5";
+  version = "2.16.2";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-jMU5y41DSa8//ZAccHIvenogOuZCfdrJX/31RqbkFgI=";
+    hash = "sha256-5KtVnn5SWxxvmQhPyoc7sBR3XV7L6EW3wHuOnWycBIs=";
   };
 
   # ansible_connection is already wrapped, so don't pass it through
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 02730ae633526..af30b8c5b60cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -18259,8 +18259,15 @@ with pkgs;
 
   autoadb = callPackage ../misc/autoadb { };
 
-  ansible = ansible_2_15;
-  ansible_2_15 = python3Packages.toPythonApplication python3Packages.ansible-core;
+  ansible = ansible_2_16;
+  ansible_2_16 = python3Packages.toPythonApplication python3Packages.ansible-core;
+  ansible_2_15 = python3Packages.toPythonApplication (python3Packages.ansible-core.overridePythonAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
+    version = "2.15.5";
+    src = oldAttrs.src.override {
+      inherit version;
+      hash = "sha256-jMU5y41DSa8//ZAccHIvenogOuZCfdrJX/31RqbkFgI=";
+    };
+  }));
   ansible_2_14 = python3Packages.toPythonApplication (python3Packages.ansible-core.overridePythonAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
     version = "2.14.13";
     src = oldAttrs.src.override {