# Release Announcement: molecule v26.9.0 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ecosystem Releases\ **Tags:** devtools, ansible-navigator, molecule, release, ansible-lint\ **Created:** [September 22, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-molecule-v26-9-0/46344 "2026-09-22T17:06:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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Hello everyone, We are happy to announce the release of molecule v26.9.0. # How to get it You can install the latest version of all the ansible developer tools by running the following command: ```bash python3 -m pip install -U ansible-dev-tools ``` This will install the following developer tools: - [ansible-builder](https://ansible.readthedocs.io/projects/builder/): a utility for building Ansible execution environments. - [ansible-core](https://ansible.readthedocs.io/projects/ansible/): Ansible is a radically simple IT automation platform that makes your applications and systems easier to deploy and maintain. Automate everything from code deployment to network configuration to cloud management, in a language that approaches plain English, using SSH, with no agents to install on remote systems. - [ansible-creator](https://ansible.readthedocs.io/projects/creator/): a utility for scaffolding Ansible project and content with recommended practices. - [ansible-dev-environment](https://ansible.readthedocs.io/projects/dev-environment/): a utility for building and managing a virtual environment for Ansible content development. - [ansible-lint](https://ansible.readthedocs.io/projects/lint/): a utility to identify and correct stylistic errors and anti-patterns in Ansible playbooks and roles. - [ansible-navigator](https://ansible.readthedocs.io/projects/navigator/) a text-based user interface (TUI) for developing and troubleshooting Ansible content with execution environments. - [ansible-sign](https://ansible.readthedocs.io/projects/sign/): a utility for signing and verifying Ansible content. - [molecule](https://ansible.readthedocs.io/projects/molecule/): a functional test runner for Ansible collections, playbooks and roles - [pytest-ansible](https://ansible.readthedocs.io/projects/pytest-ansible/): a pytest testing framework extension that provides additional functionality for testing Ansible module and plugin Python code. - [tox-ansible](https://ansible.readthedocs.io/projects/tox-ansible/): an extension to the tox testing utility that provides additional functionality to check Ansible module and plugin Python code under different Python interpreters and Ansible core versions. For a single tool, you can install it by running: ```bash python3 -m pip -U install == ``` All ansible developer tools are also packaged in an image that you can use as a [VS Code development container](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/devcontainers/containers). The image is updated shortly after releases of any individual tool. The [community-dev-tools](https://github.com/ansible/ansible-dev-tools/pkgs/container/community-ansible-dev-tools) image is available on GitHub Container Registry. ```auto podman run -it ghcr.io/ansible/community-ansible-dev-tools:latest ``` Sample `devcontainer.json` files are available in the [ansible-dev-tools](https://github.com/ansible/ansible-dev-tools/tree/main/.devcontainer) repository. # Release notes for molecule v26.9.0 ## Features - feat: add lima to the allowed driver names (#4698) @simi ## Fixes - fix: validation error messages being truncated by markup regex (#4685) @reboss - fix: recognize git worktree root in `find_vcs_root()` (#4640) @evadeflow - fix(state): reload before `change_state` so a stale snapshot cannot revert a sibling State write (#4694) @AmirF194 - fix: write only recorded connection vars for managed instances (#4702) @jeffcpullen - fix: display errors when schema validation fails (#4623) @chronicc ## Documentation - chore(docs): User Pathways and Role Getting Started Guide (#4691) @dbrennand - chore: document shared state for standalone role testing (#4695) @dbrennand - Improve documentation on container image selection with Podman (#4687) @rgaiacs ## Maintenance - chore: Add SECURITY.md (#4693) @rockygeekz - chore(deps): update all dependencies and pep621 (#4681, #4682, #4699, #4700) @[renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate) - test: model one ephemeral directory per scenario in the unit fixture (#4701) @jeffcpullen ## What’s Changed - chore(deps): update all dependencies by @renovate[bot] in [chore(deps): update all dependencies by renovate[bot] · Pull Request #4681 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4681) - chore: Add SECURITY.md by @rockygeekz in [chore: Add SECURITY.md by rockygeekz · Pull Request #4693 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4693) - fix: validation error messages being truncated by markup regex by @reboss in [fix: validation error messages being truncated by markup regex by reboss · Pull Request #4685 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4685) - chore(deps): update pep621 by @renovate[bot] in [chore(deps): update pep621 by renovate[bot] · Pull Request #4682 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4682) - chore(docs): User Pathways and Role Getting Started Guide by @dbrennand in [chore(docs): User Pathways and Role Getting Started Guide by dbrennand · Pull Request #4691 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4691) - chore: document shared state for standalone role testing by @dbrennand in [chore: document shared state for standalone role testing by dbrennand · Pull Request #4695 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4695) - Improve documentation with paragraph about selection of container images to use with Podman by @rgaiacs in [Improve documentation with paragraph about selection of container images to use with Podman by rgaiacs · Pull Request #4687 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4687) - fix: recognize git worktree root in find\_vcs\_root() by @evadeflow in [fix: recognize git worktree root in find\_vcs\_root() by evadeflow · Pull Request #4640 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4640) - feat: Add lima to the allowed driver names by @simi in [feat: Add lima to the allowed driver names by simi · Pull Request #4698 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4698) - fix(state): reload before change\_state so a stale snapshot can’t revert a sibling State’s write by @AmirF194 in [fix(state): reload before change\_state so a stale snapshot can't revert a sibling State's write by AmirF194 · Pull Request #4694 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4694) - fix: write only recorded connection vars for managed instances by @jeffcpullen in [fix: write only recorded connection vars for managed instances by jeffcpullen · Pull Request #4702 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4702) - fix: display errors when schema validation fails by @chronicc in [fix: display errors when schema validation fails by chronicc · Pull Request #4623 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4623) - chore(deps): update all dependencies by @renovate[bot] in [chore(deps): update all dependencies by renovate[bot] · Pull Request #4699 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4699) - chore(deps): update pep621 by @renovate[bot] in [chore(deps): update pep621 by renovate[bot] · Pull Request #4700 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4700) - test: model one ephemeral directory per scenario in the unit fixture by @jeffcpullen in [test: model one ephemeral directory per scenario in the unit fixture by jeffcpullen · Pull Request #4701 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4701) ## New Contributors - @reboss made their first contribution in [fix: validation error messages being truncated by markup regex by reboss · Pull Request #4685 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4685) - @dbrennand made their first contribution in [chore(docs): User Pathways and Role Getting Started Guide by dbrennand · Pull Request #4691 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4691) - @rgaiacs made their first contribution in [Improve documentation with paragraph about selection of container images to use with Podman by rgaiacs · Pull Request #4687 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4687) - @evadeflow made their first contribution in [fix: recognize git worktree root in find\_vcs\_root() by evadeflow · Pull Request #4640 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4640) - @simi made their first contribution in [feat: Add lima to the allowed driver names by simi · Pull Request #4698 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4698) - @AmirF194 made their first contribution in [fix(state): reload before change\_state so a stale snapshot can't revert a sibling State's write by AmirF194 · Pull Request #4694 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4694) - @chronicc made their first contribution in [fix: display errors when schema validation fails by chronicc · Pull Request #4623 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/pull/4623) **Full Changelog** : [Comparing v26.8.0...v26.9.0 · ansible/molecule · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/compare/v26.8.0...v26.9.0) Release notes for all versions can be found in the [changelog](https://github.com/ansible/molecule/releases).