diff --git a/IM/ansible_utils/ansible_executor_v2.py b/IM/ansible_utils/ansible_executor_v2.py
index 9d22fbc1..c5241d65 100644
--- a/IM/ansible_utils/ansible_executor_v2.py
+++ b/IM/ansible_utils/ansible_executor_v2.py
@@ -378,6 +378,13 @@ def run(self):
         # Create a specific dir for the local temp
         C.DEFAULT_LOCAL_TMP = tempfile.mkdtemp()
 
+        try:
+            # Initialize the plugin loader for ansible 2.15.0 or higher
+            from ansible.plugins.loader import init_plugin_loader
+            init_plugin_loader([])
+        except ImportError:
+            pass
+
         result = 0
         try:
             pb = Playbook.load(self._playbook, variable_manager=self._variable_manager, loader=self._loader)
diff --git a/contextualization/conf-ansible.yml b/contextualization/conf-ansible.yml
index 49381539..5ea7096c 100644
--- a/contextualization/conf-ansible.yml
+++ b/contextualization/conf-ansible.yml
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@
 
     - name: Set Ansible newer version for python 3.12
       set_fact:
-        ANSIBLE_VERSION:  6.7.0
+        ANSIBLE_VERSION:  8.7.0
       when:
         - ansible_python_version is version('3.12', '>=')
-        - ANSIBLE_VERSION is version('6.7.0', '<')
+        - ANSIBLE_VERSION is version('8.7.0', '<')
 
     - name: Install ansible {{ ANSIBLE_VERSION }} with Pip
       pip: