diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/cap/guest/posix/ansible_installed.rb b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/cap/guest/posix/ansible_installed.rb
index 329eab8a9..3c7f623de 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/cap/guest/posix/ansible_installed.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/cap/guest/posix/ansible_installed.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             def self.ansible_installed(machine, version)
               command = 'test -x "$(command -v ansible)"'
 
-              if !version.empty?
-                command << "&& ansible --version | grep 'ansible #{version}'"
+              unless version.empty?
+                command << "&& [[ $(python -c \"import importlib.metadata; print(importlib.metadata.version('ansible'))\") == \"#{version}\" ]]"
               end
 
               machine.communicate.test command, sudo: false
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/guest.rb b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/guest.rb
index 1474b837b..e81bceaf5 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/guest.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/guest.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           raw_output = ""
 
           result = @machine.communicate.execute(
-            "ansible --version",
+            "python -c \"import importlib.metadata; print('ansible ' + importlib.metadata.version('ansible'))\"",
             error_class: Ansible::Errors::AnsibleNotFoundOnGuest,
             error_key: :ansible_not_found_on_guest) do |type, output|
             if type == :stdout && output.lines[0]
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/host.rb b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/host.rb
index f2a57133c..c2b9ddea4 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/host.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/host.rb
@@ -108,8 +108,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         end
 
         def gather_ansible_version
-          raw_output = ""
-          command = %w(ansible --version)
+          raw_output = ''
+          command = ['python', '-c',
+                     "\"import importlib.metadata; print('ansible ' + importlib.metadata.version('ansible'))\""]
 
           command << {
             notify: [:stdout, :stderr]
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner_test.rb
index fdf9aa67e..d41d52af9 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner_test.rb
@@ -71,12 +71,14 @@ VF
   # Class methods for code reuse across examples
   #
 
-  def self.it_should_check_ansible_version()
-    it "execute 'ansible --version' before executing 'ansible-playbook'" do
-      expect(Vagrant::Util::Subprocess).to receive(:execute).
-        once.with('ansible', '--version', { :notify => [:stdout, :stderr] })
-      expect(Vagrant::Util::Subprocess).to receive(:execute).
-        once.with('ansible-playbook', any_args)
+  def self.it_should_check_ansible_version
+    it "execute 'Python ansible version check before executing 'ansible-playbook'" do
+      expect(Vagrant::Util::Subprocess).to receive(:execute)
+        .once.with('python', '-c', "\"import importlib.metadata; print('ansible ' + importlib.metadata.version('ansible'))\"", { notify: %i[
+                     stdout stderr
+                   ] })
+      expect(Vagrant::Util::Subprocess).to receive(:execute)
+        .once.with('ansible-playbook', any_args)
     end
   end
 
@@ -326,6 +328,7 @@ VF
         "2.x.y.z": VagrantPlugins::Ansible::COMPATIBILITY_MODE_V2_0,
         "4.3.2.1": VagrantPlugins::Ansible::COMPATIBILITY_MODE_V2_0,
         "[core 2.11.0]": VagrantPlugins::Ansible::COMPATIBILITY_MODE_V2_0,
+        "7.1.0": VagrantPlugins::Ansible::COMPATIBILITY_MODE_V2_0
       }
       valid_versions.each_pair do |ansible_version, mode|
         describe "and ansible version #{ansible_version}" do
@@ -347,7 +350,7 @@ VF
         "2.9.2.1",
       ]
       invalid_versions.each do |unknown_ansible_version|
-        describe "and `ansible --version` returning '#{unknown_ansible_version}'" do
+        describe "and `ansible version check returning '#{unknown_ansible_version}'" do
           before do
             allow(subject).to receive(:gather_ansible_version).and_return(unknown_ansible_version)
           end
@@ -1044,10 +1047,11 @@ VF
         expect {subject.provision}.to raise_error(VagrantPlugins::Ansible::Errors::AnsibleCommandFailed)
       end
 
-      it "execute three commands: ansible --version, ansible-galaxy, and ansible-playbook" do
+      it 'execute three commands: Python ansible version check, ansible-galaxy, and ansible-playbook' do
         expect(Vagrant::Util::Subprocess).to receive(:execute)
           .once
-          .with('ansible', '--version', { :notify => [:stdout, :stderr] })
+          .with('python', '-c',
+                "\"import importlib.metadata; print('ansible ' + importlib.metadata.version('ansible'))\"", { notify: %i[stdout stderr] })
           .and_return(default_execute_result)
         expect(Vagrant::Util::Subprocess).to receive(:execute)
           .once