Major new releases 
| Major release version | New release version | Forum Thread | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ansible-core 2.20 | Ansible-core v2.20.2 | New Release: ansible-core v2.20.2 | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Ansible-core 2.19 | Ansible-core v2.19.6 | New Release: ansible-core v2.19.6 | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Ansible-core 2.18 | Ansible-core v2.18.13 | New Release: ansible-core v2.18.13 | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Ansible-core 2.16 | Ansible-core v2.16.16 | New Release: ansible-core v2.16.16 | Jan 30, 2026 |
Ansible Community Package 
The Ansible package includes ansible-core and is a batteries-included package that provides a curated set of Ansible collections. See the Ansible roadmaps for future release plans.
Ansible package 13
| Ansible package | command | Release Notes | Ansible 13 Porting Guide | contributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.3.0 | python3 -m pip install ansible==13.3.0 --user | (ansible-build-data/13/CHANGELOG-v13.md at 13.3.0 · ansible-community/ansible-build-data · GitHub) | (Ansible 13 Porting Guide — Ansible Community Documentation) | Felix Fontein |
Collection updates
community.general
- Felix Fontein shared
12.3.0 (CHANGELOG.md) is a regular feature and bugfix release with 70+ minor changes, six bugfixes, and one new filter module.
11.4.4 (CHANGELOG.md) is a regular bugfix release.
community.routeros
- Felix Fontein said
community.routeros 3.17.0-a1 (CHANGELOG.md) has been released. This is a pre-release with a huge amount of changes for the api_modify and api_info modules, and we need help testing them! Please take a look at the forum post about this release (Community.routeros: 3.17.0-a1 pre-release with many new and updated paths is ready for intensive testing!)!
community.routeros 3.16.0 (CHANGELOG.md) is a release with features for the API modules.
community.eda
- pinotree contributed
A new community.eda collection is available; see the announcement & plans for it: New community.eda collection
infra.aap_configuration
- Sean Sullivan contributed
infra.aap_configuration 4.2.1 has been released.
This Ansible collection allows for easy interaction with Ansible Automation Platform via Ansible roles using the supported collections modules.
Visit GitHub - redhat-cop/infra.aap_configuration for more information and updates.
infra.controller_configuration
- Sean Sullivan said
infra.controller_configuration 3.2.1 has been released.
This Ansible collection allows for easy interaction with an AWX or Ansible Controller server via Ansible roles using the AWX/Controller collection modules.
Visit GitHub - redhat-cop/infra.controller_configuration for more information and updates.
community.openwrt
- russoz (Alex Z) shared
The community.openwrt version 1.0.0 has been released! See the announcement post in the forum.
This version comes with integration tests for all modules, a couple of bugfixes, and more.
Certified collections updates
- samccann shared
Certified collections updated this week:
@kks @chris @gundalow please take a look and let me know what you think of this version.