diff --git a/doc/source/user/quickstart.rst b/doc/source/user/quickstart.rst
index a7b0bc6719..35415c670b 100644
--- a/doc/source/user/quickstart.rst
+++ b/doc/source/user/quickstart.rst
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ If not installing Kolla Ansible in a virtual environment, skip this section.
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
-      pip install 'ansible==5.*'
+      pip install 'ansible>=4,<6'
 
 Install dependencies not using a virtual environment
 ----------------------------------------------------
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ If installing Kolla Ansible in a virtual environment, skip this section.
    .. note::
 
       If the installed Ansible version does not meet the requirements, one can
-      use pip: ``sudo pip install -U 'ansible==5.*'``.
+      use pip: ``sudo pip install -U 'ansible>=4,<6'``.
       Beware system package upgrades might interfere with that so it
       is recommended to uninstall the system package first. One might be better
       off with the virtual environment method to avoid this pitfall.
diff --git a/doc/source/user/virtual-environments.rst b/doc/source/user/virtual-environments.rst
index c10958aa79..5bf780eec0 100644
--- a/doc/source/user/virtual-environments.rst
+++ b/doc/source/user/virtual-environments.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ python virtual environment on the Ansible control host. For example:
    source /path/to/venv/bin/activate
    pip install -U pip
    pip install kolla-ansible
-   pip install 'ansible==5.*'
+   pip install 'ansible>=4,<6'
    deactivate
 
 To use the virtual environment, it should first be activated: