diff --git a/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index 899dabd..eefd5cf 100644
--- a/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
     - name: Download keycloak archive to controller directory
       ansible.builtin.get_url: # noqa risky-file-permissions delegated, uses controller host user
-        url: https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/download/24.0.5/keycloak-24.0.5.zip
+        url: https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/releases/download/26.0.7/keycloak-26.0.7.zip
         dest: /tmp/keycloak
         mode: '0640'
       delegate_to: localhost
diff --git a/molecule/default/verify.yml b/molecule/default/verify.yml
index eac4339..ae21396 100644
--- a/molecule/default/verify.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/verify.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - name: Verify
   hosts: all
   vars:
+    keycloak_quarkus_bootstrap_admin_password: "remembertochangeme"
     keycloak_quarkus_bootstrap_admin_user: "remembertochangeme"
     keycloak_uri: "http://localhost:8080"
   tasks:
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@
       ansible.builtin.uri:
         url: "{{ keycloak_uri }}/realms/master/protocol/openid-connect/token"
         method: POST
-        body: "client_id=admin-cli&username=admin&password={{ keycloak_quarkus_bootstrap_admin_user }}&grant_type=password"
+        body: "client_id=admin-cli&username={{ keycloak_quarkus_bootstrap_admin_user }}&password={{ keycloak_quarkus_bootstrap_admin_user }}&grant_type=password"
         validate_certs: no
       register: keycloak_auth_response
       until: keycloak_auth_response.status == 200