# New Release: ansible-core v2.16.18

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-16-18/45584>\
**Category:** Ecosystem Releases\
**Tags:** release, ansible-core\
**Created:** [March 23, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-16-18/45584 "2026-03-23T18:02:15Z")\
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# ansible-core v2.16.18

View this release on:

- [GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases/tag/v2.16.18)
- [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/ansible-core/v2.16.18/)

# Changelog

See the [full changelog](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.16.18/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.16.rst) for the changes included in this release.

# Release Artifacts

- Built Distribution: [ansible\_core-2.16.18-py3-none-any.whl](https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/57/ef/172f73304928a7ebb16a86b3112d760c8e2033cb357d04762050b34d8870/ansible_core-2.16.18-py3-none-any.whl) - ‌2261363 bytes
  - aedf43628bf2a3b4ece740e6f49bd7dae6db5d0b6fa2e234cfa8e417fd32fb9a (SHA256)

- Source Distribution: [ansible\_core-2.16.18.tar.gz](https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b4/42/58905b3bc0cf46f2c55f376ff11a7b0cbf1b950778d3f29c1ec01eed1478/ansible_core-2.16.18.tar.gz) - ‌3171256 bytes
  - a35474909508d4cc11d33c705678941e43e1546c841f319ef8bba43578175030 (SHA256)