Hello everyone,
We’re happy to announce the release of the Ansible 9.13.0 package!
This is the final 9.X.X release.
Ansible 9.13.0 depends on ansible-core 2.16.14 and includes a curated set of Ansible collections that provide a vast number of modules, plugins, and roles.
How to get it
This release is available on PyPI and can be installed with pip:
python3 -m pip install ansible==9.13.0 --user
The sources for this release can be found here:
Release tarball:
SHA256:
b389a97d1e85c2b2ad6ace9e94f410111f69cc5aa3845c930c873b34c0ddd6e2
Wheel package:
SHA256:
b64c6e8cad0171576e0ed4b1fd48a5dc551128580dbb979d0e8b4cd85b969074
Some important details
ansible-core is a separate package on which ansible depends. pip install ansible installs ansible-core, but it can also be installed independently of the ansible package.
Collections that have opted to join the Ansible 9 unified changelog will have an entry on this page: ansible-build-data/9/CHANGELOG-v9.md at 9.13.0 · ansible-community/ansible-build-data · GitHub
For collections which have not opted-in to the unified changelog, you may find more information on
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections
or on the collection source repository. For example, the community.crypto collection is available at
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/crypto/index.html
and you can find a link to the source repository under the “Repository (Sources)” button.
The changelog for ansible-core 2.16 installed by this release of Ansible 9 can be found here: ansible/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.16.rst at v2.16.14 · ansible/ansible · GitHub
What’s the schedule for new Ansible releases after 9.13.0?
This is the last release of Ansible version 9. Ansible 9.X.X will not receive any additional features, bugfixes, or security fixes. From now on, only Ansible 10.X.X will receive updates.
The next release roadmap can be found at
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/roadmap/ansible_roadmap_index.html
The Ansible community package release schedule follows the Ansible Core release schedule, including, for example, delays for holidays. This means Ansible releases happen every four weeks through most of the year, but release dates may be delayed when Ansible Core releases are.
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Porting Help
A unified porting guide for collections that have opted in is available here:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides/porting_guide_9.html
Getting collection updates from Ansible 9 with older releases of ansible-core
Ansible 9 depends on ansible-core 2.16. Depending on your needs, you can get collection updates as they ship in the Ansible “batteries included” package while continuing to use older versions of ansible-core.
See the ansible-galaxy requirements file based on the collections from Ansible 9 for this use case:
After you download the requirements file, you can install the collections by running the following command:
ansible-galaxy collection install -r galaxy-requirements.yaml
On behalf of the Ansible community, thank you and happy automating!
Cheers,
Ansible Release Management Working Group