# New Release: ansible-core v2.19.8rc1

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-19-8rc1/45538>\
**Category:** Ecosystem Releases\
**Tags:** release, ansible-core\
**Created:** [March 16, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-19-8rc1/45538 "2026-03-16T17:02:07Z")\
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# ansible-core v2.19.8rc1

View this release on:

- [GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases/tag/v2.19.8rc1)
- [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/ansible-core/v2.19.8rc1/)

# Changelog

See the [full changelog](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.19.8rc1/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.19.rst) for the changes included in this release.

# Release Artifacts

- Built Distribution: [ansible\_core-2.19.8rc1-py3-none-any.whl](https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/76/ca/252bec332f7b4801ded1a13a37dcb03414fde6d33e321ef745edff3bf877/ansible_core-2.19.8rc1-py3-none-any.whl) - ‌2418019 bytes
  - 042fb1ae05d4747afb0e5cd8acf3f72a9bfa8354c989caa659533f69abb7e4fa (SHA256)

- Source Distribution: [ansible\_core-2.19.8rc1.tar.gz](https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/be/ce/ee04ad0c67d56edec63190da06bf930e265b9a9329810e00adae811e600a/ansible_core-2.19.8rc1.tar.gz) - ‌3422882 bytes
  - 0ff6c34e84cc4920938825e2f2639e9e4413b2f3ba1034c51c2fe570dfa9c786 (SHA256)