# Remove ibm.qradar from the Ansible Community Package **URL:** \ **Category:** Project Discussions\ **Tags:** ibm, network\ **Created:** [August 8, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remove-ibm-qradar-from-the-ansible-community-package/44259 "2025-08-08T13:14:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mariolenz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/mariolenz/32/108_2.png) [@mariolenz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mariolenz)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remove-ibm-qradar-from-the-ansible-community-package/44259/1 "2025-08-08T13:14:43Z")
The `ibm.qradar` collection is [deprecated](https://forum.ansible.com/t/44248). It’s not said in the announcement, but the README [now states](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ibm.qradar/pull/90/files) that compatibility with ansible-core\>2.17 is not guaranteed. So I think we should remove it from the Ansible Community Package ASAP. Maybe schedule the removal for Ansible 13? _edit_: [Removing a collection that has been explicitly deprecated or abandoned by its (former) maintainers](https://ansible.readthedocs.io/projects/ansible/devel/community/collection_contributors/collection_package_removal.html#removing-a-collection-that-has-been-explicitly-deprecated-or-abandoned-by-its-former-maintainers) _edit2_: This has also been announced in the latest Bullhorn issue ([#197](https://forum.ansible.com/t/44261)). ---
**Author:** ![felixfontein](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/felixfontein/32/7530_2.png) [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remove-ibm-qradar-from-the-ansible-community-package/44259/2 "2025-08-08T16:02:37Z")
I think we should remove it from Ansible 13. (While they officially don’t support the ansible-core versions used by Ansible 11 and 12, 11 is already out, and we should avoid breaking changes to 12 IMO.) ---
**Author:** ![mariolenz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/mariolenz/32/108_2.png) [@mariolenz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mariolenz)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remove-ibm-qradar-from-the-ansible-community-package/44259/3 "2025-08-08T16:46:59Z")
I agree, but when should we announce that we’ll remove it? Looking at the problems we have with releasing 12.0.0, and that the process demands we vote on this… should we announce the removal in Ansible 12.1.0 or try to get it into 12.0.0? I tend to wait until 12.1.0. What do you think? ---
**Author:** ![felixfontein](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/felixfontein/32/7530_2.png) [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remove-ibm-qradar-from-the-ansible-community-package/44259/4 "2025-08-08T17:17:49Z")
I’d start the process soon, and then announce it whenever a new major or minor release is happening, so either 12.0.0 if the decision is early enough (and we aren’t in release candidate land), or 12.1.0 elsewise. And in Ansible 11 we can simply announce it in the next minor release. ---
**Author:** ![gundalow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/gundalow/32/99_2.png) [@gundalow](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gundalow)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2025, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remove-ibm-qradar-from-the-ansible-community-package/44259/5 "2025-08-09T03:56:06Z")
Regarding timing and which release it gets removed from, I’m happy with whatever you decide. > [@mariolenz](#): > > Looking at the problems we have with releasing 12.0.0, and that the process demands we vote on this Is that something we want to start a new thread on to see how we can improve the situation. ---
**Author:** ![mariolenz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/mariolenz/32/108_2.png) [@mariolenz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mariolenz)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remove-ibm-qradar-from-the-ansible-community-package/44259/6 "2025-08-10T14:04:40Z")
> [@gundalow](#): > > > [@mariolenz](#): > > > > Looking at the problems we have with releasing 12.0.0, and that the process demands we vote on this > > Is that something we want to start a new thread on to see how we can improve the situation. I’ve read the section again, and I think I was wrong. Removing a collection that has been explicitly deprecated or abandoned by its (former) maintainers doesn’t require a vote. So I’ve created a draft [PR](https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/pull/584) to announce the removal from Ansible 13. If this looks OK and is merged, I would also announce this in Bullhorn. ---
**Author:** ![gundalow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/gundalow/32/99_2.png) [@gundalow](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gundalow)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remove-ibm-qradar-from-the-ansible-community-package/44259/7 "2025-08-10T14:08:23Z")
> [@mariolenz](#): > > Removing a collection that has been explicitly deprecated or abandoned by its (former) maintainers doesn’t require a vote. Makes perfect sense. Thanks for checking that. I’m +1 to removing ---
**Author:** ![mariolenz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/mariolenz/32/108_2.png) [@mariolenz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mariolenz)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remove-ibm-qradar-from-the-ansible-community-package/44259/8 "2025-08-13T16:51:44Z")
For the record: [Removing officially unmaintained collections](https://forum.ansible.com/t/4204) I don’t know how I couldn’t remember this… after all, I’ve started the discussion and opened the vote 🤦