# New Release: ansible-core v2.18.3rc1

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-18-3rc1/40309>\
**Category:** Ecosystem Releases\
**Tags:** release, ansible-core\
**Created:** [February 17, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-18-3rc1/40309 "2025-02-17T17:02:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ansible-announce](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/ansible-announce/32/2187_2.png) [@ansible-announce](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ansible-announce)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-18-3rc1/40309/1 "2025-02-17T17:02:37Z")

</div>

# ansible-core v2.18.3rc1

View this release on:

- [GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases/tag/v2.18.3rc1)
- [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/ansible-core/v2.18.3rc1/)

# Changelog

See the [full changelog](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.18.3rc1/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.18.rst) for the changes included in this release.

# Release Artifacts

- Built Distribution: [ansible\_core-2.18.3rc1-py3-none-any.whl](https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/8f/30/ae603918553e0f190fe7d39ec9bfb40b96b5ab8b660c1efc7e613830d47b/ansible_core-2.18.3rc1-py3-none-any.whl) - ‌2216800 bytes
  - 9f5bf706a373cf55ba24d7469a232f16ff23cdc0cac075d2d357f78a8cca3743 (SHA256)

- Source Distribution: [ansible\_core-2.18.3rc1.tar.gz](https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/1a/03/0e51098370bc64173fd07b28fab90af6b191f25195b88b1bd52cf657f424/ansible_core-2.18.3rc1.tar.gz) - ‌3082084 bytes
  - faaa28073381618dfc5b82ce2d10c66af77ebf6d4a2e5c14d2fde57e8b338a53 (SHA256)