# Announcing AWX 24.5.0 and AWX-Operator 2.18.0

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-awx-24-5-0-and-awx-operator-2-18-0/6170>\
**Category:** Ecosystem Releases\
**Tags:** awx-operator, awx\
**Created:** [June 4, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-awx-24-5-0-and-awx-operator-2-18-0/6170 "2024-06-04T22:52:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![tvo318](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/tvo318/32/3406_2.png) [@tvo318](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tvo318)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-awx-24-5-0-and-awx-operator-2-18-0/6170/1 "2024-06-04T22:52:43Z")

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We’re happy to announce that the latest release of AWX, version 24.5.0 is now available!  
Some notable features include:

- Added `check_instance_ready` to management commands ([PR #15238](https://github.com/ansible/awx/pull/15238))
- Added centralized logging via OpenTelemetry (OTel) ([PR #15199](https://github.com/ansible/awx/pull/15199))
- Added AWS SNS notification support for webhooks ([PR #15184](https://github.com/ansible/awx/pull/15184))

In addition AWX Operator version 2.18.0 has also been released!  
Some notable features include:

- Added `extra_settings_files` for AWX CR that allows users to add extra settings through python (`*.py`) files from ConfigMaps or Secrets ([PR #1836](https://github.com/ansible/awx-operator/pull/1836))
- Added the ability for the operator to create horizontal pod autoscaling resources for the web and task deployments ([PR #1676](https://github.com/ansible/awx-operator/pull/1676))

Please see the releases pages for more details:  
AWX: [Release 24.5.0 · ansible/awx · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/awx/releases/tag/24.5.0)  
Operator: [Release 2.18.0 · ansible/awx-operator · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/awx-operator/releases/tag/2.18.0)

Thanks,  
–AWX Team

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**Author:** ![Leo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/leo/32/23_2.png) [@Leo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Leo)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-awx-24-5-0-and-awx-operator-2-18-0/6170/2 "2024-07-20T19:41:18Z")

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