diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/core.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/core.nix
index 419353af30644..aa8d8a8507744 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/core.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/core.nix
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     description = "Radically simple IT automation";
     homepage = "https://www.ansible.com";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    maintainers = [ ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [
+      HarisDotParis
+      robsliwi
+    ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/default.nix
index 03e75b1e428f1..a9a2522872682 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 let
   pname = "ansible";
-  version = "11.4.0";
+  version = "11.8.0";
 in
 buildPythonPackage {
   inherit pname version;
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ buildPythonPackage {
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-0lp/Jr9YIfgEO8gGAZgi/SgQvWXmtrr7aYu+7a26cr8=";
+    hash = "sha256-KOoDLHfzRLuOpNfTn5pdTpNebItgg2yMiii5z2ya2xo=";
   };
 
   # we make ansible-core depend on ansible, not the other way around,
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ buildPythonPackage {
     homepage = "https://www.ansible.com";
     changelog = "https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/${version}/${lib.versions.major version}/CHANGELOG-v${lib.versions.major version}.rst";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    maintainers = [ ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [
+      HarisDotParis
+      robsliwi
+    ];
   };
 }