diff --git a/.github/workflows/ansible-test-plugins.yml b/.github/workflows/ansible-test-plugins.yml
index 5a6210c..0c884d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ansible-test-plugins.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ansible-test-plugins.yml
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ansible:
-          - stable-2.12
-          - stable-2.13
           - stable-2.14
           - stable-2.15
+          - stable-2.16
           - devel
     steps:
       - name: Perform sanity testing
@@ -46,38 +45,23 @@ jobs:
         proxysql:
           - 2.3.2
         ansible:
-          - stable-2.12
-          - stable-2.13
           - stable-2.14
           - stable-2.15
+          - stable-2.16
           - devel
         python:
           - 3.9
         include:
-          - python: 3.9
-            ansible: "stable-2.12"
-            proxysql: 2.4.4
-          - python: 3.9
-            ansible: "stable-2.13"
-            proxysql: 2.4.4
-          - python: 3.9
-            ansible: "stable-2.14"
-            proxysql: 2.4.4
-          - python: 3.9
-            ansible: "stable-2.15"
-            proxysql: 2.4.4
-          - python: 3.9
-            ansible: "stable-2.12"
-            proxysql: 2.3.2
-          - python: 3.9
-            ansible: "stable-2.13"
-            proxysql: 2.3.2
           - python: 3.9
             ansible: "stable-2.14"
             proxysql: 2.3.2
-          - python: 3.9
+          - python: "3.10"
             ansible: "stable-2.15"
-            proxysql: 2.3.2
+            proxysql: 2.4.4
+          - python: 3.12
+            ansible: "stable-2.16"
+            proxysql: 2.5.5
+
 
     steps:
       - name: >-
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_proxysql_global_variables/tasks/test_update_variable_value.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_proxysql_global_variables/tasks/test_update_variable_value.yml
index ff5bc81..416087b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_proxysql_global_variables/tasks/test_update_variable_value.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_proxysql_global_variables/tasks/test_update_variable_value.yml
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@
 
 - name: "{{ role_name }} | {{ current_test }} | confirm updating variable value did make a change in memory"
   assert:
-    that: "memory_result.stdout == '{{ updated_variable_value }}'"
+    that: memory_result.stdout == updated_variable_value
 
 - name: "{{ role_name }} | {{ current_test }} | confirm updating variable value did make a change on disk"
   assert:
-    that: "disk_result.stdout == '{{ updated_variable_value }}'"
+    that: disk_result.stdout == updated_variable_value
 
 - name: "{{ role_name }} | {{ current_test }} | confirm updating variable value did make a change to runtime"
   assert:
-    that: "runtime_result.stdout == '{{ updated_variable_value }}'"
+    that: runtime_result.stdout == updated_variable_value
 
 ### perform cleanup
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_proxysql_global_variables/tasks/test_update_variable_value_in_memory_only.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_proxysql_global_variables/tasks/test_update_variable_value_in_memory_only.yml
index 11297ec..b38bd19 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_proxysql_global_variables/tasks/test_update_variable_value_in_memory_only.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_proxysql_global_variables/tasks/test_update_variable_value_in_memory_only.yml
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@
 
 - name: "{{ role_name }} | {{ current_test }} | confirm updating variable value did make a change in memory"
   assert:
-    that: "memory_result.stdout == '{{ updated_variable_value }}'"
+    that: memory_result.stdout == updated_variable_value
 
 - name: "{{ role_name }} | {{ current_test }} | confirm updating variable value didn't make a change on disk"
   assert:
-    that: "disk_result.stdout == '{{ original_variable_value }}'"
+    that: disk_result.stdout == original_variable_value
 
 - name: "{{ role_name }} | {{ current_test }} | confirm updating variable value didn't make a change to runtime"
   assert:
-    that: "runtime_result.stdout == '{{ original_variable_value }}'"
+    that: runtime_result.stdout == original_variable_value
 
 ### perform cleanup
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_proxysql_global_variables/tasks/test_update_variable_value_using_check_mode.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_proxysql_global_variables/tasks/test_update_variable_value_using_check_mode.yml
index b98c2d2..ff4e175 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_proxysql_global_variables/tasks/test_update_variable_value_using_check_mode.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_proxysql_global_variables/tasks/test_update_variable_value_using_check_mode.yml
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@
 
 - name: "{{ role_name }} | {{ current_test }} | confirm create updating variable value didn't make a change in memory in check mode"
   assert:
-    that: "memory_result.stdout == '{{ original_variable_value }}'"
+    that: memory_result.stdout == original_variable_value
 
 - name: "{{ role_name }} | {{ current_test }} | confirm create updating variable value didn't make a change on disk in check mode"
   assert:
-    that: "disk_result.stdout == '{{ original_variable_value }}'"
+    that: disk_result.stdout == original_variable_value
 
 - name: "{{ role_name }} | {{ current_test }} | confirm create updating variable value didn't make a change to runtime in check mode"
   assert:
-    that: "runtime_result.stdout == '{{ original_variable_value }}'"
+    that: runtime_result.stdout == original_variable_value
 
 ### perform cleanup
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_proxysql_global_variables/tasks/test_update_variable_value_with_delayed_persist.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_proxysql_global_variables/tasks/test_update_variable_value_with_delayed_persist.yml
index d6bb424..6a1070a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_proxysql_global_variables/tasks/test_update_variable_value_with_delayed_persist.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_proxysql_global_variables/tasks/test_update_variable_value_with_delayed_persist.yml
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@
 
 - name: "{{ role_name }} | {{ current_test }} | confirm updating variable value did make a change in memory"
   assert:
-    that: "memory_result.stdout == '{{ updated_variable_value }}'"
+    that: memory_result.stdout == updated_variable_value
 
 - name: "{{ role_name }} | {{ current_test }} | confirm updating variable value did make a change on disk"
   assert:
-    that: "disk_result.stdout == '{{ updated_variable_value }}'"
+    that: disk_result.stdout == updated_variable_value
 
 - name: "{{ role_name }} | {{ current_test }} | confirm updating variable value did make a change to runtime"
   assert:
-    that: "runtime_result.stdout == '{{ updated_variable_value }}'"
+    that: runtime_result.stdout == updated_variable_value
 
 ### perform cleanup