diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d20a6b7cd5..48bbefdb2f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ### Added
 
 ### Changed
+- Upgrade minimal Ansible version in the init projects from `2.4` to `2.6`. ([#2107](https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk/pull/2107))
 
 ### Deprecated
 
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@
 ### Changed
 
 - **Breaking change:** Changed required Go version from `1.12` to `1.13`. This change applies to the SDK project itself and Go projects scaffolded by the SDK. Projects that import this version of the SDK require Go 1.13 to compile. ([#1949](https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk/pull/1949))
+  
+### Deprecated
 - Upgrade Kubernetes version from `kubernetes-1.14.1` to `kubernetes-1.15.4`. ([#2083](https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk/pull/2083))
 - Upgrade Helm version from `v2.14.1` to `v2.15.0`. ([#2083](https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk/pull/2083))
 - Upgrade [`controller-runtime`](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime) version from `v0.2.0` to [`v0.3.0`](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/controller-runtime/releases/tag/v0.3.0). ([#2083](https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk/pull/2083))
diff --git a/internal/scaffold/ansible/roles_meta_main.go b/internal/scaffold/ansible/roles_meta_main.go
index febcb8eb7a..ffdc6e8727 100644
--- a/internal/scaffold/ansible/roles_meta_main.go
+++ b/internal/scaffold/ansible/roles_meta_main.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const rolesMetaMainAnsibleTmpl = `galaxy_info:
   # - CC-BY
   license: license (GPLv2, CC-BY, etc)
 
-  min_ansible_version: 2.4
+  min_ansible_version: 2.6
 
   # If this a Container Enabled role, provide the minimum Ansible Container version.
   # min_ansible_container_version: