# Ansible 2.5 Release Delay

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-release-delay/26444>\
**Category:** Ansible Developer\
**Created:** [January 9, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-release-delay/26444 "2018-01-09T16:03:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![thaumos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@thaumos](https://forum.ansible.com/u/thaumos)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-release-delay/26444/1 "2018-01-09T16:03:35Z")

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Hello all,

We are delaying the release of Ansible 2.5 by one week to allow for extra testing and bug validation. The new Core Engine freeze date will be 22 January.