# The Bullhorn #189

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-189/43381>\
**Category:** Newsletter\
**Tags:** vmware\
**Created:** [June 13, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-189/43381 "2025-06-13T17:28:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Post date:** [June 13, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-189/43381/1 "2025-06-13T17:28:42Z")

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**This week in Ansible Community**  
_Issue #189, 2025-06-13 ([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!

## 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

[samccann](https://matrix.to/#/@samccann:ansible.im) shared

> `ansible-core` continues to release core-2.19 beta releases to help you test the templating changes that are coming in that release. See the [forum posts](https://forum.ansible.com/tag/templating) for details.

[ansible-announce](https://matrix.to/#/@ansible-announce:matrix.org) contributed

> New Release: ansible-core v2.19.0b6 - [New Release: ansible-core v2.19.0b6](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-19-0b6/43326)

### 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) contributed

> Ansible 12.0.0a6 package (pre-release) is here! ❤  
> 🔗[Release announcement: Ansible community package 12.0.0a6 (Pre-Release)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/43349)  
> 💽You can install it by running the following command:
> 
> ```auto
> python3 -m pip install ansible==12.0.0a6 --user
> 
> ```
> 
> ➡ Check Release Notes 📦🗒 ([https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/12.0.0a6/12/CHANGELOG-v12.md](https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/12.0.0a6/12/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!

## Collection updates 🪄

### certified collections

[samccann](https://matrix.to/#/@samccann:ansible.im) contributed

> Certified collections updated this week:
> 
> - [confluent.platform 8.0.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/confluent/platform)
> - [redhat.openshift 5.0.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/redhat/openshift)
> - [vmware.vmware 2.1.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/vmware/vmware)
> - [hatachivantara.vspone\_block3.5.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/hitachivantara/vspone_block)
> - [redhat.satellite 5.4.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/redhat/satellite)
> - [ibm.power\_aix 2.1.1](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/ibm/power_aix)

### community.proxmox

[thulium-drake](https://matrix.to/#/@thulium-drake:matrix.org) said

> I made a small boo-boo when releasing `community.proxmox` 1.0.0, there was a small, but breaking, bug in there, which has been fixed in 1.0.1. Get it now! 🙂

## Other events and releases

### Community day slides available

[Community day slides and event summary](https://forum.ansible.com/t/community-day-at-red-hat-summit-2025/43276) is available now on the Ansible forum!

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!