# Latest version of Ansible

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/latest-version-of-ansible/32630>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** rhel\
**Created:** [April 8, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/latest-version-of-ansible/32630 "2020-04-08T06:19:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rahul\_Kumar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Rahul\_Kumar1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rahul_Kumar1)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/latest-version-of-ansible/32630/1 "2020-04-08T06:19:29Z")

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Hello Ansible Gurus,

What is the latest version of Ansible and is it backward compatible ?Where I can find the porting Guide.  
Is support for RHEL 8 is there in newer Ansible version ?

Rahul

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**Author:** ![P\_Varsha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e274bd/32.png) [@P\_Varsha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/P_Varsha)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/latest-version-of-ansible/32630/2 "2020-04-08T06:24:33Z")

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Hello Rahul,

please find the attachment link of porting guide and latest version of ansible.

[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/porting\_guides/porting\_guides.html](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/porting_guides/porting_guides.html)  
[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.3/release\_and\_maintenance.html](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.3/release_and_maintenance.html)

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**Author:** ![P\_Varsha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e274bd/32.png) [@P\_Varsha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/P_Varsha)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/latest-version-of-ansible/32630/3 "2020-04-08T06:31:16Z")

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Latest version of ansible is 2.8.9

for more reference you can go with the links it will help you.

[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/porting\_guides/porting\_guide\_2.8.html](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/porting_guides/porting_guide_2.8.html)

[https://www.ansible.com/blog/integrating-ansible-and-red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-beta](https://www.ansible.com/blog/integrating-ansible-and-red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-beta)

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**Author:** ![felixfontein](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/felixfontein/32/7530_2.png) [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/latest-version-of-ansible/32630/4 "2020-04-08T06:32:18Z")

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Hi,

your release\_and\_maintenance link is seriously outdated (it is for  
Ansible 2.3!). Please use

&nbsp;&nbsp;[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/release\_and\_maintenance.html](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/release_and_maintenance.html)

instead.

Cheers,  
Felix

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**Author:** ![felixfontein](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/felixfontein/32/7530_2.png) [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/latest-version-of-ansible/32630/5 "2020-04-08T06:40:44Z")

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Hi,

> Latest version of ansible is 2.8.9

that's not true. The latest version of Ansible is 2.9.6.  
([https://pypi.org/project/ansible/#history](https://pypi.org/project/ansible/#history))

The 2.9 porting guide is here:  
[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/porting\_guides/porting\_guide\_2.9.html](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/porting_guides/porting_guide_2.9.html)

You will need multiple porting guides, depending on with which version  
of Ansible you are starting. Every porting guide is describing the  
changes between the previous major release and the current one, i.e.  
the 2.9 porting guide shows how to upgrade from Ansible 2.8.x to 2.9.

The porting guides for older versions can be obtained by adjusting the  
URL:

[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/porting\_guides/porting\_guide\_2.8.html](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/porting_guides/porting_guide_2.8.html)  
[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/porting\_guides/porting\_guide\_2.7.html](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/porting_guides/porting_guide_2.7.html)  
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About Rahul's original email:

> What is the latest version of Ansible and is it backward compatible ?

The standard deprecation period is 4 versions, so if you are currently  
using Ansible 2.5, version 2.9 could have features removed or changed,  
while version 2.8 should not (except by accident). There can be other  
small changes in behavior; these are all mentioned in the porting  
guides, so please read them to be sure.

> Is support for RHEL 8 is there in newer Ansible version ?

RHEL 8 should be supported by all current Ansible versions. CI includes  
test runs on RHEL 7 and RHEL 8.

Cheers,  
Felix