diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 15bdad3..9441c59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.11'
-          cache: 'pip'
+          python-version: 3.x
+          cache: pip
       - name: Install yamllint, ansible
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
@@ -55,61 +55,59 @@ jobs:
     with:
       matrix_include: "[]"
       matrix_exclude: >-
-          [
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.12"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.13"
-            },
-            {
-              "python-version": "3.7"
-            },
-            {
-              "python-version": "3.8"
-            },
-            {
-              "python-version": "3.9"
-            },
-            {
-              "python-version": "3.10"
-            },
-            {
-              "python-version": "3.12"
-            }
-          ]
+        [
+          {
+            "ansible-version": "stable-2.14",
+            "python-version": "3.12"
+          },
+          {
+            "ansible-version": "stable-2.15",
+            "python-version": "3.12"
+          },
+          {
+            "ansible-version": "stable-2.16",
+            "python-version": "3.9"
+          },
+          {
+            "ansible-version": "milestone",
+            "python-version": "3.9"
+          },
+          {
+            "ansible-version": "devel",
+            "python-version": "3.9"
+          }
+        ]
   unit-source:
     uses: ansible-network/github_actions/.github/workflows/unit_source.yml@main
     needs:
       - linter
     with:
       matrix_exclude: >-
-          [
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.12"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.13"
-            },
-            {
-              "python-version": "3.7"
-            },
-            {
-              "python-version": "3.8"
-            },
-            {
-              "python-version": "3.9"
-            },
-            {
-              "python-version": "3.10"
-            },
-            {
-              "python-version": "3.12"
-            }
-          ]
+        [
+          {
+            "ansible-version": "stable-2.14",
+            "python-version": "3.12"
+          },
+          {
+            "ansible-version": "stable-2.15",
+            "python-version": "3.12"
+          },
+          {
+            "ansible-version": "stable-2.16",
+            "python-version": "3.9"
+          },
+          {
+            "ansible-version": "milestone",
+            "python-version": "3.9"
+          },
+          {
+            "ansible-version": "devel",
+            "python-version": "3.9"
+          }
+        ]
       collection_pre_install: ''
   integration:
-    uses: kubevirt/kubevirt.core/.github/workflows/integration.yml@main
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/integration.yml
     needs:
       - linter
     with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 611fe1c..4ebe1df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.11
-          cache: 'pip'
+          python-version: 3.x
+          cache: pip
 
       - name: Install doc dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/extra-docs-linting.yml b/.github/workflows/extra-docs-linting.yml
index e659f86..f9ef99b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/extra-docs-linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/extra-docs-linting.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10'
+          python-version: 3.x
+          cache: pip
 
       - name: Install antsibull-docs
         run: pip install antsibull-docs --disable-pip-version-check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index e50c26b..aaef3e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -3,77 +3,24 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       matrix_exclude:
-        # https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/release_and_maintenance.html#ansible-core-support-matrix
-        # 2.9 supports Python 3.5-3.8
-        # 2.13 supports Python 3.8-3.10
-        # 2.14 supports Python 3.9-3.11
-        # 2.15 supports Python 3.9-3.11
-        # 2.16 supports Python 3.10-3.11
-        # https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/roadmap/ROADMAP_2_16.html
-        # milestone is 2.16 until after 2.16 branches from devel
-        # devel is 2.16 until 2023-09-18
         default: >-
           [
             {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.9",
+              "ansible-version": "stable-2.14",
+              "python-version": "3.12"
+            },
+            {
+              "ansible-version": "stable-2.15",
+              "python-version": "3.12"
+            },
+            {
+              "ansible-version": "stable-2.16",
               "python-version": "3.9"
             },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.9",
-              "python-version": "3.10"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.9",
-              "python-version": "3.11"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.12",
-              "python-version": "3.11"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.13",
-              "python-version": "3.7"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.13",
-              "python-version": "3.11"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.14",
-              "python-version": "3.7"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.14",
-              "python-version": "3.8"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.15",
-              "python-version": "3.7"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "stable-2.15",
-              "python-version": "3.8"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "milestone",
-              "python-version": "3.7"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "milestone",
-              "python-version": "3.8"
-            },
             {
               "ansible-version": "milestone",
               "python-version": "3.9"
             },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "devel",
-              "python-version": "3.7"
-            },
-            {
-              "ansible-version": "devel",
-              "python-version": "3.8"
-            },
             {
               "ansible-version": "devel",
               "python-version": "3.9"
@@ -82,8 +29,6 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
       matrix_include:
-        # python 3.6 is not available after ubuntu-20.04
-        # python 3.6 is not supported on ansible 2.12+
         default: >-
           []
         required: false
@@ -113,10 +58,14 @@ jobs:
         ansible-version:
           - stable-2.14
           - stable-2.15
+          - stable-2.16
           - milestone
           - devel
         python-version:
+          - "3.9"
+          - "3.10"
           - "3.11"
+          - "3.12"
         exclude: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.matrix_exclude) }}
         include: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.matrix_include) }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 345ef9a..92a979b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.x"
-          cache: 'pip'
+          python-version: 3.x
+          cache: pip
 
       - name: Get current version
         id: get_version
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68295ee..a5630dd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ This repository hosts the `kubevirt.core` Ansible Collection, which provides vir
 <!--start requires_ansible-->
 ## Ansible and Python version compatibility
 
-This collection has been tested against following Ansible versions **>=2.14.0** and the following Python versions **>=3.11.0,<3.12.0**.
+This collection has been tested against Ansible versions **>=2.14,<=2.16** and Python versions **>=3.9,<=3.12**.
+
+See the [Ansible core support matrix](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/release_and_maintenance.html#ansible-core-support-matrix) for supported combinations.
 <!--end requires_ansible-->
 
 ## Included content