diff --git a/.github/workflows/ansible-buildx_only.yml b/.github/workflows/ansible-buildx_only.yml
index 0ddd2fc..5cb4f6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ansible-buildx_only.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ansible-buildx_only.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           #   type=ref,event=tag
           #   type=semver,pattern={{ version }}
           build-args: |
-            version=7.1.0
+            version=7.4.0
       - name: build and push
         id: docker_build
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
           tags: ${{ env.image_name }}
           build-args: |
-            version=7.1.0
+            version=7.4.0
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
 
       - name: sign
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ea3a14..3af2269 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ simple ansible in docker
 # build locally
 
 ```sh
-./build.sh 7.1.0 # or whatever version of ansible you like
+./build.sh 7.4.0 # or whatever version of ansible you like
 ```
 
 # aliases / using the containers
 
 ```sh
-. ./aliases.sh 7.1.0 # or whatever version of ansible you like
+. ./aliases.sh 7.4.0 # or whatever version of ansible you like
 ```
 
 ```sh