# The Bullhorn #201

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-201/44517>\
**Category:** Newsletter\
**Tags:** vmware, newsletter, aap, community-wg, aws, ee, galaxy-ng\
**Created:** [September 22, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-201/44517 "2025-09-22T10:30:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-201/44517/1 "2025-09-22T10:30:45Z")

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**This week in Ansible Community**  
_Issue #201, 2025-09-19 ([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!

## 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.

[mariolenz](https://matrix.to/#/@mariolenz:matrix.org) contributed

> The [vote on the Ansible 13 Roadmap](https://forum.ansible.com/t/44367/6) has been accepted. So we now have a [release schedule](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/roadmap/COLLECTIONS_13.html) for the next major version of the Ansible Community Package!

#### Ansible Community Execution Environment release

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

> We’re happy to announce the release of the
> 
> Ansible Community Execution Environment Base 2.19.1-1 (latest)!  
> Ansible Community Execution Environment Minimal 2.19.1-1 (latest)!
> 
> Get the details of both the images in [the announcement](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-execution-environment-base-and-minimal-2-19-1-1-latest/44479) made in the Ansible Forum.
> 
> [Join the Ansible Forum](https://forum.ansible.com/) to know about the future release announcements.
> 
> On behalf of the Ansible community, thank you and happy automating!

## Project updates 🛠

### [docs.ansible.com](http://docs.ansible.com)

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

> We’re (still) moving to Read The Docs!
> 
> Before the summer holidays, the Ansible community team at Red Hat is announced our plans to migrate the `docs.ansible.com` subdomain to Read The Docs (RTD) hosting in a [forum post](https://forum.ansible.com/t/we-re-moving-to-read-the-docs/43519). These changes should be transparent to you and will not require you to update any bookmarks or do anything differently. It’s still the same great community documentation but better! This move will give us some new features and allow us to improve the documentation experience for you.
> 
> We’ve got the [`legacy-controller-docs.ansible.com`](https://legacy-controller-docs.ansible.com/) domain set up so that the Automation Controller documentation has a new home and remains available after the migration to RTD. And we’re getting close to having all the other pieces in place before we switch things over and point the `docs.ansible.com` to RTD hosting. So stay tuned for more details coming soon.
> 
> In the meantime, head over to the forum, read through [our post](https://forum.ansible.com/t/we-re-moving-to-read-the-docs/43519), and let us know in the comments if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks!

## Collection updates 🪄

### community.mysql

[laurent-indermuehle](https://matrix.to/#/@laurent-indermuehle:matrix.org) contributed

> The [community.mysql](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/community/mysql) collection version [3.16.0](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.mysql/releases/tag/3.16.0) has been released!

### infra.aap\_configuration

[Sean Sullivan](https://matrix.to/#/@ssulliva:matrix.org) contributed

> infra.aap\_configuration 3.6.0 has been released.  
> This Ansible collection allows for easy interaction with Ansible Automation Platform via Ansible roles using the supported collections modules.  
> Visit [GitHub - redhat-cop/infra.aap\_configuration: A collection of roles to manage Ansible Automation Platform 2.5+ with code](https://github.com/redhat-cop/aap_configuration/) For more information and updates.

[Sean Sullivan](https://matrix.to/#/@ssulliva:matrix.org) shared

> infra.aap\_configuration 3.7.0 has been released.  
> This Ansible collection allows for easy interaction with Ansible Automation Platform via Ansible roles using the supported collections modules.  
> Visit [GitHub - redhat-cop/infra.aap\_configuration: A collection of roles to manage Ansible Automation Platform 2.5+ with code](https://github.com/redhat-cop/aap_configuration/) For more information and updates.

### community.mysql

[andersson007\_](https://matrix.to/#/@andersson007_:matrix.org) said

> The [community.mysql](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/community/mysql/) collection version [4.0.0](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.mysql/blob/main/CHANGELOG.rst#v400) has been released!

### community.vmware

[mariolenz](https://matrix.to/#/@mariolenz:matrix.org) shared

> The `community.vmware` collection currently doesn’t have any integration tests. We’re [looking for help](https://forum.ansible.com/t/44349) to get them back again since they’ve been extremely valuable. If you’re interested in this collection and / or know about implementing CI pipelines, especially for either Ansible community collections or vSphere, we would appreciate your assistance very much!

### Certified collections updates this week:

> - [purestorage.flasharray 1.37.1](https://catalog.redhat.com/en/software/collection/purestorage/flasharray#overview)
> - [google.cloud 1.8.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/en/software/collection/google/cloud)
> - [arista.avd 5.7.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/en/software/collection/arista/avd)
> - [venafi.machine\_identity 1.1.1](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/venafi/machine_identity)
> - infra.aap\_configuration 3.6.0
> - [netscaler.adc 2.10.1](https://catalog.redhat.com/en/software/collection/netscaler/adc)
> - [servicenow.itsm 2.12.1](https://catalog.redhat.com/en/software/collection/servicenow/itsm)
> - [redhat.trusted\_profile\_analyzer 2.1.1](https://catalog.redhat.com/en/software/collection/redhat/trusted_profile_analyzer)
> - [redhat.satellite 5.6.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/en/software/collection/redhat/satellite)
> - [hashicorp.terraform 1.0.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/en/software/collection/hashicorp/terraform)
> - [hashicorp.vault 1.0.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/en/software/collection/hashicorp/vault)
> - [ansible.hub 1.0.2](https://catalog.redhat.com/en/software/collection/ansible/hub)
> - [ansible.eda 2.10.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/en/software/collection/ansible/eda)

### Validated collections updates this week:

> - [infra.aap\_configuration 3.7.0](https://github.com/redhat-cop/infra.aap_configuration)
> - [infra.controller\_configuration 3.1.6](https://github.com/redhat-cop/infra.controller_configuration/)

## Help wanted 🙏

### Ansible Release Management Mentorship Program

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

> Hello,
> 
> The Ansible Community Engineering team is excited to introduce a Ansible Release Management Mentorship Program!  
> Under this initiative, we’ll mentor and train new community members to become Ansible Release Managers. This program is a great opportunity to expand your technical, community, and leadership skills by contributing to a significant project like Ansible.
> 
> How to Join:  
> Ready to get started? Simply join the conversation in the [Mentorship Release Management Matrix room](https://matrix.to/#/#mentorship-release-management:ansible.com).  
> Know more about the program [here](https://forum.ansible.com/t/mentorship-program-for-new-ansible-release-managers/44468).

## Community updates 👂

[anwesha](https://matrix.to/#/@anwesha:ansible.im) said

Ansible Release Management Mentorship Program

> Hello community,
> 
> We are thrilled to announce the successful launch of the inaugural **Ansible Release Management Mentorship Program, 2025!**
> 
> The community’s response was truly overwhelming. Just **six days** after announcing the program, we kicked off with **8 contributors/mentees** from around the globe.
> 
> This first cohort is incredibly diverse:
> 
> - They come from various professional and educational backgrounds, from **sysadmins to programmers** and **experienced professionals to students.**
> - The members belong to different **time zones** and collectively speak **5 different languages.**
> 
> Participants of the Ansible Release Management Mentorship Program, 2025:
> 
> - [Diya Banerjee](https://app.element.io/@diyamatrix_2025:matrix.org)
> - [Jason Braganza](https://app.element.io/@jasonbraganza:matrix.org)
> - [Abhay Dandge](https://app.element.io/@abhay-dandge:matrix.org)
> - [Sutapa Bhattacharjee](https://app.element.io/@sutapa_b:matrix.org)
> - [Kevin Wincott](https://app.element.io/@kevinwincott:matrix.org)
> - [Gauri Kulkarni](https://app.element.io/@gauri_kulkarni:matrix.org)
> - [Ashish S Bhavsar](https://app.element.io/@ashishsbhavsar:matrix.org)
> - [Sidhant Bote](https://app.element.io/@sidhu_1504:matrix.org)
> 
> We are incredibly humbled to have all of you.

## Upcoming events

### Event announcements

- 2025-09-23, [Announcing Our Official Code Freeze Schedule & Process](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-our-official-code-freeze-schedule-process/44176)
- 2025-09-25, [AWS Community Meeting](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aws-community-meeting/1848)
- 2025-10-02, [Ansible-London: Ansible Virtual Meetup: October 2025 [2025-10-02]](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-london-ansible-virtual-meetup-october-2025-2025-10-02/44238)
- 2025-10-02, [AAP Config as Code Office Hours - First Thursday of Every Month](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aap-config-as-code-office-hours-first-thursday-of-every-month/398)
- 2025-10-08, [Ansible for IBM Z community meeting](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-for-ibm-z-community-meeting/44444)
- 2025-10-09, [Ansible-London: Ansible London – Thursday 9th October 2025 [2025-10-09]](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-london-ansible-london-thursday-9th-october-2025-2025-10-09/43849)
- 2025-10-09, [Ansible-Hamburg: Ansible Meetup Hamburg – Zeit für ein Wiedersehen 🍕🍻 [2025-10-09]](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-hamburg-ansible-meetup-hamburg-zeit-fur-ein-wiedersehen-2025-10-09/44480)
- 2025-10-09, [Red Hat Summit: Connect 2025 London](https://forum.ansible.com/t/red-hat-summit-connect-2025-london/43244)
- 2025-10-15, [CFP close for CfgMgmtCamp 2026](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cfp-close-for-cfgmgmtcamp-2026/44251)
- 2025-10-23, [Ansible-Minneapolis: Minneapolis Ansible User Group [2025-10-23]](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-minneapolis-minneapolis-ansible-user-group-2025-10-23/44485)
- 2025-11-05, [Ansible-Barcelona: A Deep Dive into Configuration as Code using Ansible’s community aap\_configurati [2025-11-05]](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-barcelona-a-deep-dive-into-configuration-as-code-using-ansible-s-community-aap-configurati-2025-11-05/44256)
- 2025-12-01, [Ansible @ AWS: re:invent - December 2025](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-aws-re-invent-december-2025/44263)
- 2026-02-02, [CfgMgmtCamp 2026](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cfgmgmtcamp-2026/44250)
- Every Tuesday @11AM ET, [Documentation Working Group](https://forum.ansible.com/t/documentation-wg-weekly-meeting/7229)
- Every Thursday @13:00 UTC, [Network Working Group](https://forum.ansible.com/t/network-automation-working-group-agenda/2539)

## 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!