# Handling Ansible Core 2.18 Upgrades with RHEL 8.10 Targets

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**Created:** [April 13, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/handling-ansible-core-2-18-upgrades-with-rhel-8-10-targets/45670 "2026-04-13T15:17:08Z")\
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> [@uk1988](#):
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> Will 2.21 still work on python 3.9?

According to the [ansible-core support matrix](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/reference_appendices/release_and_maintenance.html#ansible-core-support-matrix): Yes for the target, but you’ll need Python 3.12 - 3.14 on the control node (your Debian container).

BTW [ansible-core 2.21.0b2](https://forum.ansible.com/t/45674) has been released recently. You can use it to test if 2.21 will (presumably) work for you.

Make sure and check the [Ansible Core Porting Guides](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible-core/devel/porting_guides/core_porting_guides.html), there have been quite some changes since 2.16. IIRC especially 2.19 introduced a lot.

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