# The Bullhorn #212 **URL:** \ **Category:** Newsletter\ **Tags:** meetup, aap, ansible, community-wg, aws, awx, collections, ee, galaxy-ng, ansible-core\ **Created:** [December 15, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-212/45001 "2025-12-15T16:38:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anwesha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/anwesha/32/20_2.png) [@anwesha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anwesha)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-212/45001/1 "2025-12-15T16:38:25Z")
![bullhorn-pool.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/bfccdf465dbf3994b176735604b2bf4241fa03fa.png) **This week in Ansible Community** _Issue #212, 2025-12-15 ([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 v2.19.5 release [ansible-announce](https://matrix.to/#/@ansible-announce:matrix.org) shared > New Release: ansible-core v2.19.5 - [New Release: ansible-core v2.19.5](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-19-5/44975) #### ansible-core v2.18.12 release [ansible-announce](https://matrix.to/#/@ansible-announce:matrix.org) contributed > New Release: ansible-core v2.18.12 - [New Release: ansible-core v2.18.12](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-18-12/44974) #### ansible-core v2.20.1 release [ansible-announce](https://matrix.to/#/@ansible-announce:matrix.org) contributed > New Release: ansible-core v2.20.1 - [New Release: ansible-core v2.20.1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-20-1/44976) #### ansible-core v2.16.15 release [ansible-announce](https://matrix.to/#/@ansible-announce:matrix.org) contributed > New Release: ansible-core v2.16.15 - [New Release: ansible-core v2.16.15](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-16-15/44973) ### 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 package release: 11.13.0 [Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) shared > Ansible 11.13.0 package is here! ❤ > 🔗[Release announcement: Ansible community package 11.13.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/44979) > 💽You can install it by running the following command: > `python3 -m pip install ansible==11.13.0 --user` > **This is the final 11.X.X release.** > ➡ Check Release Notes 📦🗒 ([ansible-build-data/11/CHANGELOG-v11.md at 11.13.0 · ansible-community/ansible-build-data · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/11.13.0/11/CHANGELOG-v11.md)) and Ansible 11 Porting Guide ([Ansible 11 Porting Guide — Ansible Community Documentation](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/porting_guides/porting_guide_11.html)) for more details! #### Ansible package release: 12.3.0 [Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) contributed > Ansible 12.3.0 package is here! ❤ > 🔗[Release announcement: Ansible community package 12.3.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/44980) > 💽You can install it by running the following command: > `python3 -m pip install ansible==12.3.0 --user` > **This is the final 12.X.X release.** > ➡ Check Release Notes 📦🗒 ([ansible-build-data/12/CHANGELOG-v12.md at 12.3.0 · ansible-community/ansible-build-data · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/12.3.0/12/CHANGELOG-v12.md)) and Ansible 12 Porting Guide ([Ansible 12 Porting Guide — Ansible Community Documentation](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/porting_guides/porting_guide_12.html)) for more details! #### Ansible package release: 13.1.0 [gotmax23](https://matrix.to/#/@gotmax:matrix.org) said > Ansible 13.1.0 package is here! ❤ > 🔗[Release announcement: Ansible community package 13.1.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-13-1-0/44978) > 💽You can install it by running the following command: > `python3 -m pip install ansible==13.1.0 --user` > ➡ Check [Release Notes 📦🗒](https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/13.1.0/13/CHANGELOG-v13.md) and [Ansible 13 Porting Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/porting_guides/porting_guide_13.html) for more details! #### Ansible Community Execution Environment Base and Minimal release [anwesha](https://matrix.to/#/@anwesha:ansible.im) said 📯📯We’re happy to announce the release of the Ansible Community Execution Environment Base 2.19.5-1 ! Ansible Community Execution Environment Minimal 2.19.5-1 ! Get the details of both the images in [the announcement](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-execution-environment-base-minimal-2-19-5-1/44997) made in the Ansible Forum. ## General news updates 🔈 ### andebox 1.9.0 [russoz (Alex Z)](https://matrix.to/#/@russoz:matrix.org) contributed > [andebox 1.9.0](https://github.com/russoz-ansible/andebox/releases/tag/v1.9.0) has been released, fully supporting Python 3.14, plus dependencies updates. See the [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/russoz-ansible/andebox/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) for details. ### ara 1.7.4 [dmsimard](https://matrix.to/#/@dmsimard:matrix.org) said > ara 1.7.4 has been released ! It features improvements to the web UI and a fix for Django 5.2 with MariaDB. > Get it from: > > - PyPI: [ara · PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/ara/) > - [Quay.io](http://Quay.io): [Quay](https://quay.io/repository/recordsansible/ara-api) > - Docker Hub: [recordsansible/ara-api - Docker Image](https://hub.docker.com/r/recordsansible/ara-api) > Full release notes are on Codeberg: [Overloaded right now.\ \Please retry either now or later (by hitting refresh/reload). \ \ Enjoy 🙂 ### Fallible 2025.12.5 [gotmax23](https://matrix.to/#/@gotmax:matrix.org) contributed > Fallible 2025.12.5 was released with Register Projections and new Action API previews. See [the announcement on the forum](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fallible-2025-12-5-released-with-register-projections-and-new-action-api-previews/44965) for more details. ### antsibull-nox [Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) said > antsibull-nox 1.4.0 ([Release 1.4.0 · ansible-community/antsibull-nox · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-community/antsibull-nox/releases/tag/1.4.0)) has been released with new features and bugfixes. ### Ansible Meetup Strategy [anwesha](https://matrix.to/#/@anwesha:ansible.im) said We are delighted to announce the official adoption of the New Ansible Community Meetup Strategy! You can review the full Meetup Strategy document here: [https://github.com/ansible-community/meetup/blob/main/docs/ansible\_meetup\_strategy.md](https://github.com/ansible-community/meetup/blob/main/docs/ansible%5C_meetup%5C_strategy.md). The official annoucement can be read [here](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-ansible-meetup-strategy-is-here/44999). ### Welcome Maintainer [↗](https://github.com/ansible-community) to community.postgresql Maintainers help to run the community! [andersson007\_](https://matrix.to/#/@andersson007_:matrix.org) said > In the community.postgresql collection, we’re excited to announce that George Spanos (GitHub: [@gspanos](https://github.com/gspanos)), a long-time contributor to the project, has joined the maintainers team! > Welcome aboard, George — and thank you for your commitment to helping shape and sustain the project! ## Collection updates 🪄 ### splunk.es [Oranod](https://matrix.to/#/@orandon:ansible.im) shared (On behalf of Steve Fulmer) > The Red Hat Ecosystem team is officially taking ownership and stewardship of the `splunk.es` Ansible collection. This marks a commitment to ensuring the collection’s continued health, reliability, and expansion. We are immediately beginning active work to identify and fix any outstanding issues, bugs, or inconsistencies that may exist within the current collection. Our primary goal is to ensure a stable and high-quality automation experience for all users. > You can find all the details about this change in [our forum announcement](https://forum.ansible.com/t/important-announcement-red-hat-ecosystem-taking-over-splunk-es-ansible-collection/44962), where you can also join the conversation and reply with any comments or questions. ### infra.aap\_configuration [Sean Sullivan](https://matrix.to/#/@ssulliva:matrix.org) contributed > infra.aap\_configuration 3.9.1 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.openwrt [russoz (Alex Z)](https://matrix.to/#/@russoz:matrix.org) shared > The [community.openwrt](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/community/openwrt/) version 0.2.0 has been released! See the [announcement post in the forum](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcement-community-openwrt/44964). > Like version 0.1.0 before it, this release is not yet production-ready, but it can be put to test. Volunteers are welcome! > The [community.openwrt](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/community/openwrt/) has had its very first release published to Ansible Galaxy! > This release is not production-ready yet, but it can be put to test. There is a lot of work to be done, but we believe that having an early release out there might be interesting for the community. > Read more in [Announcement: community.openwrt](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcement-community-openwrt-0-1-0/44964) ### infra.ee\_utilitie [Sean Sullivan](https://matrix.to/#/@ssulliva:matrix.org) said > infra.ee\_utilities 4.1.1 has been released. > This Ansible collection makes it easy to build execution environments for AWX or Ansible Controller server and converting from python environments to execution environments. > Visit [GitHub - redhat-cop/ee\_utilities: This ansible collection includes a number of roles and tools which can be useful for managing Ansible Execution Environments.](https://github.com/redhat-cop/ee_utilities) For more information and updates. ### community.clickhouse [andersson007\_](https://matrix.to/#/@andersson007_:matrix.org) said > The [community.clickhouse](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/community/clickhouse/) collection version [1.1.0](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.clickhouse/blob/main/CHANGELOG.rst#v1-1-0) has been released! ### andebox 1.9.0 [russoz (Alex Z)](https://matrix.to/#/@russoz:matrix.org) contributed > [andebox 1.9.0](https://github.com/russoz-ansible/andebox/releases/tag/v1.9.0) has been released, fully supporting Python 3.14, plus dependencies updates. See the [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/russoz-ansible/andebox/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) for details. ### community.postgresql [andersson007\_](https://matrix.to/#/@andersson007_:matrix.org) contributed > The [community.postgresql](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/community/postgresql/) collection versions [4.2.0](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.postgresql/blob/main/CHANGELOG.rst#v420) and [3.14.3](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.postgresql/blob/stable-3/CHANGELOG.rst#v3143) have been released. Thanks everyone involved! ### Certified Collections [anwesha](https://matrix.to/#/@anwesha:ansible.im) said #### Certified collections updated this week - [netscaler.adc:2.13.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/netscaler/adc?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) - [ansible.mcp:1.0.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/ansible/mcp?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) - [cisco.ios:11.2.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/cisco/ios?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) - [cisco.nxos:11.1.1](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/cisco/nxos?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) - [cisco.iosxr:12.1.1](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/cisco/iosxr?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) - [zscaler.zpacloud:2.1.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/zscaler/zpacloud?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) - [purestorage.flashblade:1.23.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/purestorage/flashblade?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) - [os\_migrate.vmware\_migration\_kit:2.1.8](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/os_migrate/vmware_migration_kit?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) - [cisco.intersight:2.12.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/cisco/intersight?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) - [cisco.aci:2.13.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/cisco/aci?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) ## Community events and meetups 📅 - 2025-12-16, [Announcing Our Official Code Freeze Schedule & Process](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-our-official-code-freeze-schedule-process/44176) - 2025-12-19, [Ansible-Minneapolis: Automating with Ansible Localhost. [2025-12-19]](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-minneapolis-automating-with-ansible-localhost-2025-12-19/44993) - 2025-12-25, [AWS Community Meeting](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aws-community-meeting/1848) - 2026-01-01, [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) - 2026-01-17, [Ansible-india: Ansible Bangalore Meetup - January 2026 [2026-01-17]](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-india-ansible-bangalore-meetup-january-2026-2026-01-17/44992) - 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) ## 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!