# Keys for role names in "roles:" section

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/keys-for-role-names-in-roles-section/29712>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [February 19, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/keys-for-role-names-in-roles-section/29712 "2019-02-19T20:09:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/keys-for-role-names-in-roles-section/29712/1 "2019-02-19T20:09:11Z")

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At some point in the past, the documentation specified that role names (for roles with arguments) in the roles: section were indicated by a name: key. Now, the documentation examples show that role names in that section are indicated by a "role:" key. Both syntaxes seem to work in 2.7, but: when did it change, is there documentation on it, and will the old syntax be deprecated?