diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a3c92b..1ef80ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ versions of ``ceph-ansible`` used in RPC deployments.
 
 ### **ceph-ansible version:** v3.0.33
 
-### **Ansible version:** 2.4.4.0
+### **Ansible version:** 2.5.1.0
 
 ## What is rpc-ceph?
 
diff --git a/phobos/README.md b/phobos/README.md
index 477ca80..ea48ec4 100644
--- a/phobos/README.md
+++ b/phobos/README.md
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ From the root of the rpc-ceph repo clone:
 * set `client_count` to the number of clients desired.
 
 ```bash
-$ pip install -r requirements.txt ansible==2.4.3.0
+$ pip install -r requirements.txt ansible==2.5.1.0
 $ ansible-playbook -e cluster_deploy_version=perf-v01 \
                    -e ssh_keyname=mykey \
                    -e stor_count=3 \
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap-ansible.sh b/scripts/bootstrap-ansible.sh
index 8396a88..195e59a 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap-ansible.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap-ansible.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 set -e -u -x
 
-export ANSIBLE_PACKAGE=${ANSIBLE_PACKAGE:-"ansible==2.4.4.0"}
+export ANSIBLE_PACKAGE=${ANSIBLE_PACKAGE:-"ansible==2.5.1.0"}
 export SSH_DIR=${SSH_DIR:-"/root/.ssh"}
 export ANSIBLE_ROLE_FILE=${ANSIBLE_ROLE_FILE:-"ansible-role-requirements.yml"}
 # Set the role fetch mode to any option [git-clone]
diff --git a/tests/ansible-role-test-requirements.yml b/tests/ansible-role-test-requirements.yml
index a4e488b..4d76eff 100644
--- a/tests/ansible-role-test-requirements.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible-role-test-requirements.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
   src: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-lxc_hosts
   scm: git
   version: stable/pike
+- name: ../ceph_plugins
+  scm: git
+  src: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-plugins
+  version: 587eea909c0a27a9f6015b31d14077dcc14943bb
 - name: lxc_container_create
   src: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-lxc_container_create
   scm: git