diff --git a/scripts/aws/uid2-operator-ami/ansible/playbook.yml b/scripts/aws/uid2-operator-ami/ansible/playbook.yml
index f80f5f013..5b91e7122 100644
--- a/scripts/aws/uid2-operator-ami/ansible/playbook.yml
+++ b/scripts/aws/uid2-operator-ami/ansible/playbook.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@
       update_cache: yes
       name: '*'
       state: latest
+      use_backend: dnf4
   
   - name: Install Netcat
     ansible.builtin.yum:
       name: nmap-ncat
       state: latest
+      use_backend: dnf4
 
   - name: Create etc/uid2operator directory
     ansible.builtin.file:
@@ -140,11 +142,13 @@
     ansible.builtin.yum:
       name: ivykis-0.36.2-2.el7
       state: present
+      use_backend: dnf4
 
   - name: Install libnet
     ansible.builtin.yum:
       name: libnet-1.1.6-7.amzn2.0.2
       state: present
+      use_backend: dnf4
 
   - name: Register Public key
     ansible.builtin.command: rpmkeys --import /opt/uid2operator/syslog-ng-pubkey.gpg
diff --git a/scripts/aws/uid2-operator-ami/build.pkr.hcl b/scripts/aws/uid2-operator-ami/build.pkr.hcl
index 36d43390e..72addf7c6 100644
--- a/scripts/aws/uid2-operator-ami/build.pkr.hcl
+++ b/scripts/aws/uid2-operator-ami/build.pkr.hcl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ build {
 
   provisioner "ansible" {
     playbook_file = "./ansible/playbook.yml"
-    extra_arguments = [ "--scp-extra-args", "'-O'", "--version", "9.6.1" ]
+    extra_arguments = [ "--scp-extra-args", "'-O'" ]
   }
 
   post-processor "manifest" {