Ansible changelog and versions

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/release_and_maintenance.html#ansible-community-changelogs

Ansible Changelog: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases ~ 3-6 months

ansible --version

ansible-vault --version

ansible.cfg: deprecation_warning

• https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data
  • Ansible 6
  • Ansible 5
  • Ansible 4

Releases

• v2.15.0 May 2023 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.15.0/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.15.rst

• v2.13.3 Aug 2022 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases/tag/v2.13.3

• v2.12.0 Nov 2021 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases/tag/v2.12.0

• v2.11 Apr 2021 https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/main/2.11/CHANGELOG-v2.11.rst v2.11.5,v2.11.8 (Feb 01, 2022), v2.11.12 (May, 2022)

• v2.10 Feb 2021 https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/main/2.10/CHANGELOG-v2.10.rst
  • ansible-connection persists even after playbook run is completed
  • v2.10.7 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases/tag/v2.10.7
  • v2.10.3 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases/tag/v2.10.3

• v2.9: 31/10/2019 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.9/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rst (Ubuntu Groovy - 20.10)
  • v2.9.1 13/11/2019
  • v2.9.2 05/12/2019
  • v2.9.3 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases/tag/v2.9.3
  • v2.9.4 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases/tag/v2.9.4
  • v2.9.5 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases/tag/v2.9.5
  • v2.9.6 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases/tag/v2.9.6 - Ubuntu Focal - 20.04.2
  • v2.9.7 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases/tag/v2.9.7
  • v2.9.8 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases/tag/v2.9.8
  • v2.9.9 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases/tag/v2.9.9

• v2.8: 16/05/2019 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.8/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.8.rst, https://www.ansible.com/blog/whats-new-in-red-hat-ansible-engine-2.8
  • Ansible Collections and content namespacing
  • BECOME is the default Ansible word to prompt for a password
  • gather_facts module: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/gather_facts_module.html
  • python interpreter discovery
• v2.7 09/10/2018: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.7/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.7.rst, https://www.ansible.com/blog/the-release-of-red-hat-ansible-engine-2-7
  • New reboot module
  • ignore_unreachable added
• v2.6 02/07/2018 https://www.ansible.com/blog/your-time-has-come-ansible-2-6
  • Inventory Plugins: foreman, generator, gcp_compute, nmap
• v2.5 23/03/2018 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/V2HLb1lKKoI
• v2.4 19/09/2017
  • import_playbook keywords https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/import_playbook_module.html
  • import_tasks
  • import_role https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/import_role_module.html#import-role-module

• v2.1
  • docker_container

• v2.0 12/01/2016 https://www.ansible.com/blog/ansible-2.0-launch https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible/stable-2.0/CHANGELOG.md
  • block introduce the concept of exception handling to playbooks, and were modeled after the try/except/finally structure of Python (and many other languages)

• v1.5 28 February 2014

• 1.4.3 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases/tag/v1.4.3
• 1.4.2 December 18, 2013 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases/tag/v1.4.2
  • ansible-galaxy command added for retrieving roles from the Galaxy

• 1.2 June 10, 2013
  • Ansible Roles introduced

Timeline

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    id:lightline  value:rgb(0.8,0.8,0.8)

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     from:07/06/2019 till:04/07/2019 shift:(-13,$vshift) text:".1"

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   from:23/03/2018 till:02/07/2018 shift:(-55,-4) text:"Ansible 2.5"

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See also

• Ansible: modules, plugins, Playbooks (examples) ansible-playbook, ansible-vault, ansible-inventory, ansible-config, Ansible Tower, Ansible Galaxy (Roles) (ansible-galaxy), ansible-cmdb, gather facts, ansible.cfg, Ansible Molecule, Ansible collections, register, template, --ask-pass, --ask-become-pass, remote_user:, /etc/ansible/hosts, ansible-doc, ansible-lint, .ansible/, --forks, --start-at-task, changelog, inventory, Notify:, ansible HOSTNAME -m ping, gathering, /usr/bin/ansible, ansible -m ping, ansible.builtin, hosts: (Ansible), set fact:, when:, blockinfile:, become method:, include:, git:, AWX, ansible --help, Tags, Ansible variables, versions

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