diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 67993a06..74e8c0a3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The collection includes a variety of Ansible content to help automate the manage
 <!--start requires_ansible-->
 ## Ansible version compatibility
 
-This collection has been tested against following Ansible versions: **>=2.14.0**.
+This collection has been tested against following Ansible versions: **>=2.15.0**.
 
 For collections that support Ansible 2.9, please ensure you update your `network_os` to use the
 fully qualified collection name (for example, `cisco.ios.ios`).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/20240530-defer-removal-and-ansible-core-support-update.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/20240530-defer-removal-and-ansible-core-support-update.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f33a1ec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/20240530-defer-removal-and-ansible-core-support-update.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+breaking_changes:
+  - Remove support for ``ansible-core<2.15`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes.core/pull/737).
diff --git a/meta/runtime.yml b/meta/runtime.yml
index d9cb0998..9724dc59 100644
--- a/meta/runtime.yml
+++ b/meta/runtime.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-requires_ansible: '>=2.14.0'
+requires_ansible: '>=2.15.0'
 
 action_groups:
   helm: