diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bd33796..00ee91e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ proxmox-template-clone/
 ### Ansible Collections
 
 ```yaml
-- community.general >= 9.1.0
+- community.general >= 8.0.0
 - ansible.posix >= 1.5.0
 ```
 
diff --git a/requirements.yml b/requirements.yml
index 2836098..3834074 100644
--- a/requirements.yml
+++ b/requirements.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 collections:
   - name: community.general
-    version: ">=9.1.0"
+    version: ">=8.0.0"
   - name: ansible.posix
     version: ">=1.5.0"
diff --git a/roles/proxmox_lxc/tasks/main.yml b/roles/proxmox_lxc/tasks/main.yml
index ad72eb4..54b6853 100644
--- a/roles/proxmox_lxc/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/proxmox_lxc/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 ---
-- name: Get next available VMID
-  community.general.proxmox_next_id:
-    api_host: "{{ proxmox_api_host }}"
-    api_user: "{{ proxmox_api_user }}"
-    api_token_id: "{{ proxmox_api_token_id }}"
-    api_token_secret: "{{ proxmox_api_token_secret }}"
-  register: next_vmid
+- name: Get next available VMID from Proxmox API
+  ansible.builtin.uri:
+    url: "https://{{ proxmox_api_host }}:8006/api2/json/cluster/nextid"
+    method: GET
+    headers:
+      Authorization: "PVEAPIToken={{ proxmox_api_user }}!{{ proxmox_api_token_id }}={{ proxmox_api_token_secret }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+  register: nextid_response
+
+- name: Set VMID fact
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    next_vmid: "{{ nextid_response.json.data }}"
 
 - name: Clone LXC from template
   community.general.proxmox:
@@ -16,7 +21,7 @@
     node: "{{ target_node }}"
     clone: "ubuntu24lxc"
     hostname: "{{ vm_hostname }}"
-    vmid: "{{ next_vmid.vmid }}"
+    vmid: "{{ next_vmid }}"
     full: true
     storage: "local-lvm"
     timeout: 300
@@ -29,7 +34,7 @@
     api_token_id: "{{ proxmox_api_token_id }}"
     api_token_secret: "{{ proxmox_api_token_secret }}"
     node: "{{ target_node }}"
-    vmid: "{{ next_vmid.vmid }}"
+    vmid: "{{ next_vmid }}"
     cores: "{{ cpu_cores }}"
     memory: "{{ ram_gb | int * 1024 }}"
     netif:
@@ -43,9 +48,9 @@
     api_token_id: "{{ proxmox_api_token_id }}"
     api_token_secret: "{{ proxmox_api_token_secret }}"
     node: "{{ target_node }}"
-    vmid: "{{ next_vmid.vmid }}"
+    vmid: "{{ next_vmid }}"
     state: started
 
 - name: Set VMID fact for later use
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    created_vmid: "{{ next_vmid.vmid }}"
+    created_vmid: "{{ next_vmid }}"
diff --git a/roles/proxmox_vm/tasks/main.yml b/roles/proxmox_vm/tasks/main.yml
index 8e754d1..d5f1820 100644
--- a/roles/proxmox_vm/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/proxmox_vm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 ---
-- name: Get next available VMID
-  community.general.proxmox_next_id:
-    api_host: "{{ proxmox_api_host }}"
-    api_user: "{{ proxmox_api_user }}"
-    api_token_id: "{{ proxmox_api_token_id }}"
-    api_token_secret: "{{ proxmox_api_token_secret }}"
-  register: next_vmid
+- name: Get next available VMID from Proxmox API
+  ansible.builtin.uri:
+    url: "https://{{ proxmox_api_host }}:8006/api2/json/cluster/nextid"
+    method: GET
+    headers:
+      Authorization: "PVEAPIToken={{ proxmox_api_user }}!{{ proxmox_api_token_id }}={{ proxmox_api_token_secret }}"
+    validate_certs: false
+  register: nextid_response
+
+- name: Set VMID fact
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    next_vmid: "{{ nextid_response.json.data }}"
 
 - name: Clone VM from template
   community.general.proxmox_kvm:
@@ -16,7 +21,7 @@
     node: "{{ target_node }}"
     clone: "ubuntu24vm"
     name: "{{ vm_hostname }}"
-    vmid: "{{ next_vmid.vmid }}"
+    newid: "{{ next_vmid }}"
     full: true
     storage: "local-lvm"
     timeout: 300
@@ -29,7 +34,7 @@
     api_token_id: "{{ proxmox_api_token_id }}"
     api_token_secret: "{{ proxmox_api_token_secret }}"
     node: "{{ target_node }}"
-    vmid: "{{ next_vmid.vmid }}"
+    vmid: "{{ next_vmid }}"
     cores: "{{ cpu_cores }}"
     memory: "{{ ram_gb | int * 1024 }}"
     net:
@@ -43,9 +48,9 @@
     api_token_id: "{{ proxmox_api_token_id }}"
     api_token_secret: "{{ proxmox_api_token_secret }}"
     node: "{{ target_node }}"
-    vmid: "{{ next_vmid.vmid }}"
+    vmid: "{{ next_vmid }}"
     state: started
 
 - name: Set VMID fact for later use
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    created_vmid: "{{ next_vmid.vmid }}"
+    created_vmid: "{{ next_vmid }}"