diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible-compat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible-compat/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..97766cdd3aa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible-compat/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, ansible
+, flaky
+, pytest-mock
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pyyaml
+, setuptools-scm
+, subprocess-tee
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "ansible-compat";
+  version = "2.0.2";
+  format = "pyproject";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "sha256-xlGZXcMj7xRbq4V/7mVA/ryIH7cbf+r+gWPUnicxY6U=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    pyyaml
+    subprocess-tee
+  ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
+    export PATH=$PATH:$out/bin
+  '';
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    ansible
+    flaky
+    pytest-mock
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  disabledTests = [
+    # require network
+    "test_prepare_environment_with_collections"
+    "test_prerun_reqs_v1"
+    "test_prerun_reqs_v2"
+    "test_require_collection_wrong_version"
+    "test_require_collection"
+    "test_install_collection"
+    "test_install_collection_dest"
+    "test_upgrade_collection"
+    "test_require_collection_no_cache_dir"
+    "test_runtime"
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "ansible_compat" ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A python package containing functions that help interacting with various versions of Ansible";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/ansible/ansible-compat";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ SuperSandro2000 ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible-lint/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible-lint/default.nix
index 0523b775dab3..503247580fb4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible-lint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ansible-lint/default.nix
@@ -1,49 +1,58 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
-, isPy27
 , fetchPypi
 , setuptools-scm
-, ansible-base
+, ansible-compat
+, ansible-core
 , enrich
 , flaky
 , pyyaml
 , rich
 , ruamel-yaml
-, tenacity
 , wcmatch
 , yamllint
+, pythonOlder
 , pytest-xdist
 , pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "ansible-lint";
-  version = "5.3.2";
-  disabled = isPy27;
+  version = "6.0.2";
   format = "pyproject";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-m6iG20xE5ZNgvI1mjwvq5hk8Ch/LuedhJwAMo6ztfCg=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-tTm8ItE+beDMLiV1jh0osrwBVhpBSuN87aNwi1oqee0=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    # it is fine if lint tools are missing
+    substituteInPlace conftest.py \
+      --replace "sys.exit(1)" ""
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     setuptools-scm
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    ansible-base
+    ansible-compat
+    ansible-core
     enrich
-    flaky
     pyyaml
     rich
     ruamel-yaml
-    tenacity
     wcmatch
     yamllint
   ];
 
+  # tests can't be easily run without installing things from ansible-galaxy
+  doCheck = false;
+
   checkInputs = [
+    flaky
     pytest-xdist
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
@@ -55,7 +64,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   preCheck = ''
     # ansible wants to write to $HOME and crashes if it can't
     export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
-    export PATH=$PATH:${lib.makeBinPath [ ansible-base ]}
+    export PATH=$PATH:${lib.makeBinPath [ ansible-core ]}
 
     # create a working ansible-lint executable
     export PATH=$PATH:$PWD/src/ansiblelint
@@ -82,7 +91,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "test_discover_lintables_umlaut"
   ];
 
-  makeWrapperArgs = [ "--prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ ansible-base ]}" ];
+  makeWrapperArgs = [ "--prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ ansible-core ]}" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-lint";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 64c4629eaa04..57a1e39a5ac2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -520,6 +520,8 @@ in {
 
   ansible-base = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ansible/base.nix { };
 
+  ansible-compat = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ansible-compat { };
+
   ansible-core = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ansible/core.nix { };
 
   ansible-doctor = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ansible-doctor { };