# Format changes in Ansible 2.2?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/format-changes-in-ansible-2-2/23952>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [March 13, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/format-changes-in-ansible-2-2/23952 "2017-03-13T16:23:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Meik\_Specht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Meik\_Specht](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Meik_Specht)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/format-changes-in-ansible-2-2/23952/1 "2017-03-13T16:23:21Z")

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I read in a journal (“Linux Magazin” 1/17) that Ansible 2.2 introduces some changes to Playbook formats for the sake of flexibility.  
I haven’t found any info on that topic in the changelogs, google or that journal though.

Can someone shed some light on this topic?

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/format-changes-in-ansible-2-2/23952/2 "2017-03-13T23:03:44Z")

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No clue, a link to the article might help.

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**Author:** ![Meik\_Specht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Meik\_Specht](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Meik_Specht)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/format-changes-in-ansible-2-2/23952/3 "2017-03-14T07:07:29Z")

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No link, it’s an offline journal. The kind of journal made out of paper.

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**Author:** ![j.r.hawkesworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@j.r.hawkesworth](https://forum.ansible.com/u/j.r.hawkesworth)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/format-changes-in-ansible-2-2/23952/4 "2017-03-14T09:10:09Z")

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Well the changelog is here

[https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/CHANGELOG.md) and the 2.2 changes are listed here: [https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/CHANGELOG.md#22-the-battle-of-evermore---2016-11-01](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/CHANGELOG.md#22-the-battle-of-evermore---2016-11-01)

Worth a read to see if there’s anything you need to change in your playbooks.

Having upgraded my playbooks from 1.8 → 1.9 → 2.0.0.2 → 2.1.1.x personally I’ve found I haven’t had to change much since the (major) transition to 2.x

Jon