diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_AIX_Playbook/main.yml b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_AIX_Playbook/main.yml
index 992b027c07..6c7286c85b 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_AIX_Playbook/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_AIX_Playbook/main.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
 
     # These packages are installed using installp - which can enlarge
     # filesystem space, as needed, on demand
-    - openssl
+    - role: openssl3
+      tags: openssl3
+
     - security
 
     # 2. AIX BOS configuration
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_AIX_Playbook/roles/openssl/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_AIX_Playbook/roles/openssl/tasks/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e590367ac7..0000000000
--- a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_AIX_Playbook/roles/openssl/tasks/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-##################################################################
-# Verify openssl from IBM                                        #
-##################################################################
----
-- name: Check if openssl is installed
-  stat:
-    path: /usr/bin/openssl
-  register: openssl_bin
-
-- name: "Fail: OpenSSL 1.0.2p or later required"
-  fail:
-    msg:
-      - "OpenSSL is required. Version 1.0.2p (1.0.2.1601) or later"
-      - "Please ask your AIX OS provider to install it on this host"
-  when: not (openssl_bin.stat.exists and openssl_bin.stat.executable)
-
-- name: Get openssl version
-  command: openssl version
-  register: openssl_version
-
-- name: Check Version legitimacy
-  set_fact:
-    rdy: openssl_version.split(' ')[1] >= '1.0.2p'
-  when: openssl_version is defined
-
-- name: "Fail: OpenSSL 1.0.2p or later required"
-  fail:
-    msg:
-      - "OpenSSL Version 1.0.2p (1.0.2.1601) or later is required."
-      - "Please ask your AIX OS provider to install it on this host"
-      - "current OpenSSL: {{ openssl_version.stdout }}"
-  when: rdy is undefined or not rdy
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_AIX_Playbook/roles/openssl3/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_AIX_Playbook/roles/openssl3/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29e960b48c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/AdoptOpenJDK_AIX_Playbook/roles/openssl3/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#################################################################################
+# Install OpenSSL 3.0.10.1000                                                   #
+# An OpenSSL version greater than 1.1.x is needed for DNF                       #
+# See https://github.com/adoptium/infrastructure/issues/3274                    #
+# OpenSSL 3.0.10.1000 is downloaded from this link:                             #
+# https://www.ibm.com/resources/mrs/assets/DownloadList?source=aixbp&lang=en_US #
+#################################################################################
+---
+- name: Check if openssl is installed
+  stat:
+    path: /usr/bin/openssl
+  register: openssl_installed
+
+- name: Get version of installed openssl (if installed else skip)
+  shell: /usr/bin/openssl version | awk '{print$2}' | awk -F. '{print$1}'
+  register: openssl_version
+  when: openssl_installed.stat.exists
+
+- name: Install openssl if not installed or version is less than 3
+  when: (not openssl_installed.stat.exists) or ((openssl_version.stdout | int) < 3)
+  block:
+    - name: Transfer openssl binary
+      unarchive:
+        src: /Vendor_Files/aix/openssl-3.0.10.1000.tar.Z
+        dest: /tmp/
+        remote_src: false
+
+    - name: Install openssl files
+      shell: PATH=/usr/bin/:$PATH && cd /tmp/openssl-3.0.10.1000 && installp -qaXFY -d . openssl.base openssl.license openssl.man.en_US
+
+    - name: Update AIX-rpm package
+      shell: PATH=/usr/bin/:$PATH && /usr/sbin/updtvpkg
+
+    - name: Remove openssl directory and binary
+      file:
+        path: "{{ item }}"
+        state: absent
+      with_items:
+        - /tmp/openssl-3.0.10.1000.tar.Z
+        - /tmp/openssl-3.0.10.1000.tar
+        - /tmp/openssl-3.0.10.1000