# Release announcement : Ansible Community Package 9.0.0a1 (Pre Release)

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-9-0-0a1-pre-release/1175>\
**Category:** Ecosystem Releases\
**Tags:** news, release-management, release, distro-packaging\
**Created:** [September 28, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-9-0-0a1-pre-release/1175 "2023-09-28T16:54:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![anwesha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/anwesha/32/20_2.png) [@anwesha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anwesha)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-9-0-0a1-pre-release/1175/1 "2023-09-28T16:54:36Z")

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Hello everyone,

We’re happy to announce the Alpha release of Ansible 9.0.0a1!

This pre-release version contains the latest version of ansible-core  
2.16b1 and includes a curated set of Ansible collections that provides a  
vast number of modules and plugins.

ansible-core is a required dependency, not contained within the  
ansible packages.

## How to get it?

This release is available on PyPI and can be installed with pip:

`$ python3 -m pip install ansible==9.0.0a1 --user`

The source and the wheel for this release can be found here:

Release tarball:

[https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/db/95/f3374b1a1c1bd6b406619cccf9d7c3db34f09609eb078508e910c2a00634/ansible-9.0.0a1.tar.gz](https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/db/95/f3374b1a1c1bd6b406619cccf9d7c3db34f09609eb078508e910c2a00634/ansible-9.0.0a1.tar.gz)

SHA256:

f6195805d610810a91741ea0f2c809919c00b2653bd50704785fa7dfcf86fb0b

Wheel package:

[https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b4/99/c25e4a329276dfd5207f9db09e95e3fc9978a8a3c15f9e78fbac48100b2e/ansible-9.0.0a1-py3-none-any.whl](https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b4/99/c25e4a329276dfd5207f9db09e95e3fc9978a8a3c15f9e78fbac48100b2e/ansible-9.0.0a1-py3-none-any.whl)

SHA256:

43008ee301b8f4968a638c05d07423312700d54fabd4d33114c33b3f50774ba9

## What’s the schedule for new Ansible releases after 9.0.0a1?

The next release roadmap can be found at

> **[Ansible Roadmap — Ansible Community Documentation](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/roadmap/ansible_roadmap_index.html)**

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On behalf of the Ansible community, thank you and happy automating!

Cheers  
Ansible Community Team

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**Author:** ![gotmax23](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/gotmax23/32/106_2.png) [@gotmax23](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gotmax23)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-9-0-0a1-pre-release/1175/2 "2023-09-29T01:08:44Z")

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Thanks @anwesha and everyone else who helped with the release! Ansible 9.0.0a1 has been [packaged in Fedora](http://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-9-update-in-fedora-39-and-rawhide/1184) as well!