diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py b/lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py
index 7a2bde4f33..5a83c90723 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class GalaxyCLI(CLI):
             company='your company (optional)',
             license='license (GPLv2, CC-BY, etc)',
             issue_tracker_url='http://example.com/issue/tracker',
-            min_ansible_version='1.2',
+            min_ansible_version='2.4',
             role_type=self.options.role_type
         )