diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3764e8f..92b530f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install yamllint, ansible and molecule
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install yamllint 'molecule[docker]~=3.5.2' ansible-core flake8 ansible-lint voluptuous
+          pip install yamllint 'molecule[docker]~=3.5.2' ansible-core flake8 ansible-lint==6.17.0 voluptuous
           pip install -r ansible_collections/middleware_automation/keycloak/requirements.txt
 
       - name: Create default collection path
diff --git a/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/molecule/default/molecule.yml
index 6f3b9c7..81dee05 100644
--- a/molecule/default/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ provisioner:
         ansible_python_interpreter: "{{ ansible_playbook_python }}"
   env:
     ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: "true"
+    ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY: 3
 verifier:
   name: ansible
 scenario:
diff --git a/molecule/quarkus/prepare.yml b/molecule/quarkus/prepare.yml
index 4b85c14..f18574b 100644
--- a/molecule/quarkus/prepare.yml
+++ b/molecule/quarkus/prepare.yml
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@
     - name: Create conf directory # risky-file-permissions in test user account does not exist yet
       ansible.builtin.file:
         state: directory
-        path: /opt/keycloak/keycloak-18.0.0/conf/
+        path: /opt/keycloak/keycloak-21.1.1/conf/
         mode: 0755
 
     - name: Copy certificates
       ansible.builtin.copy:
         src: "{{ item }}"
-        dest: "/opt/keycloak/keycloak-18.0.0/conf/{{ item }}"
+        dest: "/opt/keycloak/keycloak-21.1.1/conf/{{ item }}"
         mode: 0444
       loop:
         - cert.pem
diff --git a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/defaults/main.yml b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/defaults/main.yml
index 371180e..063863f 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 ### Configuration specific to keycloak
-keycloak_quarkus_version: 18.0.0
+keycloak_quarkus_version: 21.1.1
 keycloak_quarkus_archive: "keycloak-{{ keycloak_quarkus_version }}.zip"
 keycloak_quarkus_download_url: "https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/download/{{ keycloak_quarkus_version }}/{{ keycloak_quarkus_archive }}"  
 keycloak_quarkus_installdir: "{{ keycloak_quarkus_dest }}/keycloak-{{ keycloak_quarkus_version }}"
diff --git a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/templates/keycloak.service.j2 b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/templates/keycloak.service.j2
index 14e7542..f7ffc1c 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/templates/keycloak.service.j2
+++ b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/templates/keycloak.service.j2
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ PIDFile={{ keycloak_quarkus_service_pidfile }}
 {% if keycloak_quarkus_start_dev %}
 ExecStart={{ keycloak.home }}/bin/kc.sh start-dev
 {% else %}
-ExecStart={{ keycloak.home }}/bin/kc.sh start --auto-build --log={{ keycloak_quarkus_log }}
+ExecStart={{ keycloak.home }}/bin/kc.sh start --log={{ keycloak_quarkus_log }}
 {% endif %}
 User={{ keycloak.service_user }}