diff --git a/.github/workflows/ansible.yml b/.github/workflows/ansible.yml
index c8f77de671..241a5a25fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ansible.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ansible.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
             urllib3<2
 
       - name: Set up Python 3.
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5.5.0
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
           cache: 'pip'
@@ -140,9 +140,25 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y virtualbox
           wget -O- https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg
           echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hashicorp.list
-          sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y vagrant
+          sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y vagrant=2.4.3-1
 
       - uses: DamianReeves/write-file-action@v1.3
+        if: ${{ contains(matrix.ansible, '8.7.0') }}
+        with:
+          path: "${{ github.workspace }}/requirements.txt"
+          contents: |
+            ${{ matrix.ansible }}
+            ansible-compat==4.1.11
+            ansible-core==2.15.13
+            ansible-lint==6.22.2
+            molecule==6.0.3
+            molecule-plugins[vagrant]==23.5.0
+            pywinrm==0.4.3
+            yamllint==1.37.0
+            cryptography==44.0.2
+
+      - uses: DamianReeves/write-file-action@v1.3
+        if: ${{ contains(matrix.ansible, '9.2.0') }}
         with:
           path: "${{ github.workspace }}/requirements.txt"
           contents: |
@@ -172,6 +188,18 @@ jobs:
           url=$( echo "$json" | jq -r ".versions[] | select(.version == \"${box_version}\") | .providers[] | select(.name == \"virtualbox\") | .url" )
           wget -nv -O /tmp/vagrant.box $url
 
+      - name: Clean VirtualBox cache
+        run: |
+          # Related issues:
+          # https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=298056
+          # https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=112438
+          # https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=112481
+          echo "3" | sudo tee /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
+          echo "1" | sudo tee /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
+      - name: free after clean cache
+        run: |
+          free -h
+
       - name: Run Molecule tests.
         run: molecule --debug -v --base-config ./molecule/config/windows.yml test -s ${{ matrix.scenario }} -p ${{ matrix.distro }}
         env:
diff --git a/deployments/ansible/molecule/config/windows.yml b/deployments/ansible/molecule/config/windows.yml
index 84470a7037..568666cf44 100644
--- a/deployments/ansible/molecule/config/windows.yml
+++ b/deployments/ansible/molecule/config/windows.yml
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ driver:
     name: virtualbox
 platforms:
   - name: "2016"
-    box: cdaf/WindowsServer
-    box_version: ${MOLECULE_VAGRANT_BOX_VERSION:-2022.09.01}
+    box: StefanScherer/windows_2016
+    box_version: ${MOLECULE_VAGRANT_BOX_VERSION:-2019.02.14}
     box_url: ${MOLECULE_VAGRANT_BOX_URL}
     cpus: 2
-    memory: 4096
+    memory: 8192
     provider_options:
       gui: false
       linked_clone: true
     instance_raw_config_args: &vagrant_args
-      - "vm.boot_timeout = 1200"
+      - "vm.boot_timeout = 2400"
       - "vm.communicator = 'winrm'"
       - "vm.guest = :windows"
       - "vm.network 'forwarded_port', guest: 5985, host: 55985"
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ platforms:
       - "winrm.retry_limit = 50"
       - "winrm.retry_delay = 10"
   - name: "2019"
-    box: gusztavvargadr/windows-server-2019-standard
-    box_version: ${MOLECULE_VAGRANT_BOX_VERSION:-1809.0.2312}
+    box: StefanScherer/windows_2019
+    box_version: ${MOLECULE_VAGRANT_BOX_VERSION:-2021.05.15}
     box_url: ${MOLECULE_VAGRANT_BOX_URL}
     cpus: 2
-    memory: 4096
+    memory: 8192
     provider_options:
       gui: false
       linked_clone: true
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ platforms:
     box_version: ${MOLECULE_VAGRANT_BOX_VERSION:-2102.0.2312}
     box_url: ${MOLECULE_VAGRANT_BOX_URL}
     cpus: 2
-    memory: 4096
+    memory: 8192
     provider_options:
       gui: false
       linked_clone: true