diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f79d15f..5a1e8b0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ ansible
 ansible-lint
 yamllint
 molecule
-molecule-podman
+molecule-plugins[podman]==23.5.0  # fixes https://github.com/ansible-community/molecule-plugins/issues/242