# New Ansible release candidates 2.9.16rc1 and 2.8.18rc1

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-ansible-release-candidates-2-9-16rc1-and-2-8-18rc1/34303>\
**Category:** Ansible Developer\
**Created:** [December 8, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-ansible-release-candidates-2-9-16rc1-and-2-8-18rc1/34303 "2020-12-08T17:39:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-ansible-release-candidates-2-9-16rc1-and-2-8-18rc1/34303/1 "2020-12-08T17:39:06Z")

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Hi all- we're happy to announce the release candidates of Ansible 2.9.16rc1  
and 2.8.18rc1 are now available!

These are release candidates that you can use for testing the next available  
minor releases of ansible early.

How do you get it?