diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-egg-info-version.yml b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-egg-info-version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9c61b6a2776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-egg-info-version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+    - ansible-test is now able to find its ``egg-info`` directory when it contains the Ansible version number
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/executor.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/executor.py
index 42d1f917db8..caed48d93c6 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/executor.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/executor.py
@@ -292,6 +292,15 @@ def generate_egg_info(args):
     if args.explain:
         return
 
+    ansible_version = get_ansible_version()
+
+    # inclusion of the version number in the path is optional
+    # see: https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/formats.html#filename-embedded-metadata
+    egg_info_path = ANSIBLE_LIB_ROOT + '-%s.egg-info' % ansible_version
+
+    if os.path.exists(egg_info_path):
+        return
+
     egg_info_path = ANSIBLE_LIB_ROOT + '.egg-info'
 
     if os.path.exists(egg_info_path):