# Ansible 2.5.1 is available

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-1-is-available/27319>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [April 19, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-1-is-available/27319 "2018-04-19T00:48:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-1-is-available/27319/1 "2018-04-19T00:48:44Z")

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Hi all- we’re happy to announce that the general release of Ansible 2.5.1 is now available!

How do you get it?

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**Author:** ![Karl\_Auer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cc9497/32.png) [@Karl\_Auer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karl_Auer)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-1-is-available/27319/2 "2018-04-19T00:54:12Z")

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Silly question, but can 2.5 simply be installed over the top of 2.4, does it set itself up alongside, or should I uninstall 2.4 first?

Regards, K.

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-1-is-available/27319/3 "2018-04-19T08:22:26Z")

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If your use pip or OS packages it will replace the installed version and you don't need to uninstall first.