# The Bullhorn #183 **URL:** \ **Category:** Newsletter\ **Tags:** redhatsummit, collections, galaxy-ng, ansible-core\ **Created:** [April 25, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-183/42032 "2025-04-25T14:09:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![samccann](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/samccann/32/18_2.png) [@samccann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/samccann)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-183/42032/1 "2025-04-25T14:09:41Z")
![bullhorn-pool.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/bfccdf465dbf3994b176735604b2bf4241fa03fa.png) **This week in Ansible Community** _Issue #183, 2025-04-25 ([Past Issues](https://forum.ansible.com/c/news/bullhorn/17))_ Welcome to [The Bullhorn](https://forum.ansible.com/c/news/bullhorn/17), our newsletter for the Ansible Community. If you have any questions or content you’d like to share, you’re welcome to chat with us in the [Ansible Social room on Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#social:ansible.com), and mention [`newsbot`](https://matrix.to/#/@newsbot:ansible.im) to have your news item tagged for review for the next weekly issue! ## Data tagging and preparing for ansible-core 2.19 `ansible-core` has gone through an extensive rewrite in sections, related to supporting the new data tagging feature, as describe in [Core-2.19 templating changes - preview and testing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/data-tagging-preview-and-testing/40759). These changes are now in the `devel` branch. ### Advice for playbook and roles users and creators This change has the potential to impact both your playbooks/roles and collection development. As such, we are asking the community to test against `devel` and provide feedback as described in [Core-2.19 templating changes - preview and testing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/data-tagging-preview-and-testing/40759). ### Advice for collection maintainers We are asking all collection maintainers to: - Review [Core-2.19 templating changes - preview and testing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/data-tagging-preview-and-testing/40759) for background and where to open issues against `ansible-core` if needed. - Review [Making a collection compatible with core 2.19 and templating changes](https://forum.ansible.com/t/making-a-collection-compatible-with-data-tagging/41717) for advice from your peers. Add your advice to help other collection maintainers prepare for this change. - Add `devel` to your CI testing and periodically verify results through the ansible-core 2.19 release to ensure compatibility with any changes/bugfixes that come as a result of your testing. ## AnsibleFest at Red Hat Summit - May 19-22, 2025 Ansible® is the key to scaling automation—and AnsibleFest is the place to find out how. [Join us May 19-22](https://events.experiences.redhat.com/widget/redhat/sum25/SessionCatalog2025?search.programming=1706655818908001xDai&sc_cid=RHCTG1250000442936&tab.day=20250519) in Boston for the automation experience at Red Hat® Summit, and unlock what’s next in your unique journey. ## Major new releases 🏆 ### Ansible-Core [↗](https://github.com/ansible/ansible) The `ansible-core` package contains the base engine and a small subset of modules and plugins. To see what’s planned for the next release, look at the [`ansible-core` roadmaps](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/devel/roadmap/ansible_core_roadmap_index.html). #### ansible-core 2.19 beta [ansible-announce](https://matrix.to/#/@ansible-announce:matrix.org) shared > New Release: ansible-core v2.19.0b2 - [New Release: ansible-core v2.19.0b2](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-19-0b2/41989) #### ansible-core 2.18 [ansible-announce](https://matrix.to/#/@ansible-announce:matrix.org) contributed > New Release: ansible-core v2.18.5 - [New Release: ansible-core v2.18.5](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-18-5/41857) #### ansible-core 2.17 [ansible-announce](https://matrix.to/#/@ansible-announce:matrix.org) contributed > New Release: ansible-core v2.17.11 - [New Release: ansible-core v2.17.11](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-17-11/41879) ### Ansible Community Package [↗](https://github.com/ansible-collections) The `Ansible` package includes `ansible-core` and is a batteries-included package that provides a curated set of Ansible collections. See the [Ansible roadmaps](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/roadmap/ansible_roadmap_index.html) for future release plans. #### Ansible 12 alpha [Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) shared > Ansible 12.0.0a2 package (pre-release) is here! ❤ > 🔗[Release announcement: Ansible community package 12.0.0a2 (Pre-Release)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/42012) > 💽You can install it by running the following command: > > ```auto > python3 -m pip install ansible==12.0.0a2 --user > > ``` > > ➡ Check Release Notes 📦🗒 ([ansible-build-data/12/CHANGELOG-v12.md at 12.0.0a2 · ansible-community/ansible-build-data · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/12.0.0a2/12/CHANGELOG-v12.md)) and Ansible 12 Porting Guide ([Ansible 12 Porting Guide — Ansible Community Documentation](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides/porting_guide_12.html)) for more details! #### Ansible 11.5 [mariolenz](https://matrix.to/#/@mariolenz:matrix.org) shared > Ansible 11.5.0 package is here! ❤ > 🔗[Release announcement: Ansible community package 11.5.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/41883) > 💽You can install it by running the following command: > > ```auto > python3 -m pip install ansible==11.5.0 --user > > ``` > > ➡ Check [Release Notes 📦🗒](https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/11.5.0/11/CHANGELOG-v11.md) and [Ansible 11 Porting Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides/porting_guide_11.html) for more details! ## Collection updates 🪄 ### Certified collections [samccann](https://matrix.to/#/@samccann:ansible.im) shared > Certified collections updated this week: > > - [hitachivantara.vspone\_block: 3.4.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/hitachivantara/vspone_block) > - [redhat.ai: 1.0.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/redhat/ai) > - [redhat.amq\_broker 2.2.10](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/redhat/amq_broker) > - [crowdstrike.falcon 4.7.3](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/crowdstrike/falcon) ### community.clickhouse [andersson007\_](https://matrix.to/#/@andersson007_:matrix.org) said > The [community.clickhouse](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/community/clickhouse) collection version [0.8.1](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.clickhouse/releases/tag/0.8.1) has been released! > > - It ensures the collection works with the upcoming ansible-core 2.19 version. Make sure you’ve upgraded the collection before upgrading ansible-core to 2.19 after its release. ### community.general [Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) shared > community.general 10.6.0 ([community.general/CHANGELOG.md at stable-10 · ansible-collections/community.general · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-10/CHANGELOG.md#v10-6-0)) and community.general 9.5.7 ([community.general/CHANGELOG.md at stable-9 · ansible-collections/community.general · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-9/CHANGELOG.md#v9-5-7)) have been released with bugfixes, new features and plugins, and deprecations (9.5.7 has only bugfixes). Note that these are the first 9.x.y and 10.x.y releases that have been tested against ansible-core 2.19.0b1 / Data Tagging. They contain a certain set of fixes for Data Tagging. If you test them with Data Tagging and find more issues, please report them ([GitHub · Where software is built](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues))! Thanks. ## Community events and meetups 📅 ### DevConf.CZ [Oranod](https://matrix.to/#/@orandon:ansible.im) contributed > Mark your calendars for DevConf.CZ 2025! > > DevConf.CZ is a community conference for developers, admins, DevOps engineers, testers, documentation writers and other contributors to open source technologies. The [conference schedule](https://pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-cz-2025/schedule/) has been announced and has several great Ansible sessions, including: > > - [Securing Secrets at Scale: Integrating Ansible Automation with Conjur](https://pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-cz-2025/talk/WDGJXW/) > - [Ansible code Bot - The ultimate Artificially Intelligent bot for your git repo](https://pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-cz-2025/talk/MDFQFX/) > - [Beyond Buzzword: Network Automation (Taming Complexities with Ansible)](https://pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-cz-2025/talk/ND9GAM/) > - [Simplifying container orchestration with Ansible and Podman](https://pretalx.devconf.info/devconf-cz-2025/talk/B7W3T8/) > > We’re also planning an [Ansible meetup at DevConf.CZ](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-meetup-at-devconf-cz/41988). You can reply to our meetup event in the forum with questions and proposals for agenda items. We’d love to hear from you and get your thoughts on what you’d like to hear at the meetup. > > DevConf is a free event but requires registration. So head over to the [DevConf.CZ 2025 calendar event](https://forum.ansible.com/t/devconf-cz-brno/41987) to find out details and let us know if you’re planning to attend. ## Other events and releases Use the Ansible Forum to see [other events](https://forum.ansible.com/c/events/8) and [releases](https://forum.ansible.com/c/news/releases/18). ## Join the Ansible community Looking for ways to get involved? See [how can I help](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/how_can_I_help.html#how-can-i-help) for some ideas! You can find easy issues in [collections](https://github.com/search?q=user:ansible-collections+label:easyfix,%22good+first+issue%22+state:open&type=Issues) and [other projects](https://github.com/search?q=user:ansible+user:ansible-community+label:easyfix,%22good+first+issue%22+state:open&type=Issues) for code or documentation contributions. ## That’s all for now! Have any questions you’d like to ask, or issues you’d like to see covered? Please ask in [#social:ansible.com](https://matrix.to/#/#social:ansible.com)! See you next time!