# New release: ansible-base 2.10.0

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-base-2-10-0/33609>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** galaxy-ng\
**Created:** [August 13, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-base-2-10-0/33609 "2020-08-13T20:30:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![relrod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/relrod/32/107_2.png) [@relrod](https://forum.ansible.com/u/relrod)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-base-2-10-0/33609/1 "2020-08-13T20:30:48Z")

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Hi all- we're happy to announce that the new ansible-base 2.10 package  
is now available! The ansible-base package consists of only the Ansible  
execution engine, related tools (e.g. ansible-galaxy, ansible-test),  
and a very small set of built-in plugins.

The ansible-base package is the culmination of several years of  
effort to decouple Ansible engine releases from Ansible content  
releases, by splitting most module and plugin content from the core  
Ansible repositories and distribution into Ansible Collections. The  
collections can be released on independent timelines, driven by  
the needs of their constituent communities. This decoupled model  
allows content creators to develop against more purpose-built Ansible  
environments, by starting with just the ansible-base package and using  
ansible-galaxy to install and maintain only the collections needed by  
their automation. For users that prefer a batteries-included model,  
the "ansible" package in most distribution channels will be updated in  
the coming weeks to a curated snapshot of collections that depends on  
the ansible-base package. This will provide a one-stop installation  
experience, similar to all previous versions of Ansible, and should  
allow previously-built Ansible content to run unmodified. The release  
schedule for the Ansible community distribution can be found at  
[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/roadmap/COLLECTIONS\_2\_10.html#release-schedule](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/roadmap/COLLECTIONS_2_10.html#release-schedule)

How to get it