# The Bullhorn #214 **URL:** \ **Category:** Newsletter\ **Tags:** azure, vmware, aap, aws, awx, galaxy-ng\ **Created:** [January 9, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-214/45077 "2026-01-09T19:31:43Z")\ **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:** [January 9, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-214/45077/1 "2026-01-09T19:31:43Z")
![bullhorn-pool.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/bfccdf465dbf3994b176735604b2bf4241fa03fa.png) **This week in Ansible Community** _Issue #214, 2026-01-09 ([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! ## General news updates 🔈 ### cfgmgmtcamp schedule [dmsimard](https://matrix.to/#/@dmsimard:matrix.org) shared > The schedule for cfgmgmtcamp is out: [CfgMgmtCamp 2026 Ghent :: pretalx](https://cfp.cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2026/schedule/) ## Major new releases 🏆 ### Antsibull [↗](https://github.com/ansible-community/antsibull) Tooling for building the `Ansible` package and collection documentation. #### antsibull-docs 2.24.0 [Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) said > antsibull-docs 2.24.0 ([Release 2.24.0 · ansible-community/antsibull-docs · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-community/antsibull-docs/releases/tag/2.24.0)) has been released. It now allows to output linting information as JSON for consumption by other programs, and detects git repositories when copying collections, to avoid copying ignored directories such as `.nox`. #### antsibull-nox 1.5.0 [Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) said > antsibull-nox 1.5.0 ([antsibull-nox/CHANGELOG.md at main · ansible-community/antsibull-nox · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-community/antsibull-nox/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v1-5-0)) has been released with several bugfixes and new features. The error reporting for some linters has been improved by parsing the linter output and re-emitting it in a unified way. The Python files processed by the Python linters and formatters can now be configured more globally in a unified way, and it is possible to provide different configurations for modules and module utils vs. other code. Moreover one can now set a global minimum Python version for the collection’s Python code, or configure antsibull-nox to extract it from the ansible-test configuration file. ### 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 13.2.0 [Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) shared > Ansible 13.2.0 package is here! ❤ > 🔗[Release announcement: Ansible community package 13.2.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/45039) > 💽You can install it by running the following command: > > ```auto > python3 -m pip install ansible==13.2.0 --user > > ``` > > ➡ Check Release Notes 📦🗒 ([ansible-build-data/13/CHANGELOG-v13.md at 13.2.0 · ansible-community/ansible-build-data · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/13.2.0/13/CHANGELOG-v13.md)) and Ansible 13 Porting Guide ([Ansible 13 Porting Guide — Ansible Community Documentation](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/porting_guides/porting_guide_13.html)) for more details! ## Collection updates 🪄 ### community.proxmox release [thulium-drake](https://matrix.to/#/@thulium-drake:matrix.org) said > Just before the end of the year (though not in time for the last Bullhorn of 2025 😉 ) another big release powered by all of the wonderful 🐍 wranglers with a love for Proxmox and Ansible. The `community.proxmox` collection 1.5.0 is here, get it now! > > Thank you all for your hard work and I wish you all a great new year and I hope we may continue this flow in the next year as well! 🚀 🎉 ### infra.aap\_configuration release [Sean Sullivan](https://matrix.to/#/@ssulliva:matrix.org) shared > infra.aap\_configuration 4.1.0 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.general devcontainer updates [russoz (Alex Z)](https://matrix.to/#/@russoz:matrix.org) said > community.general now has .devcontainer and pre-commit configurations > > The collection community.general now supports `pre-commit`, to run `ruff check` and `ruff format` upon commiting. That will use the `ruff` configurations in the project, and will perform many quality checks _before_ the code is commited, as well as reformat the code to the project’s standards. If you want to install it manually, run `pre-commit install` (obviously you must have `pre-commit` previously installed). If you are not familiar with `pre-commit`, see [pre-commit.com](https://pre-commit.com/) for more details. > > Also, the collection now supports a [development container](https://containers.dev/), providing a controlled and consistent development environment. Many of the modern IDEs support devcontainers - the configuration now is biased towards VSCode, but PRs with support for other IDEs are very much welcome. The devcontainer setup comes with some previously installed tooling, like `ruff`, `nox`, `antsibull-nox`, `andebox`, plus Python requirements for unit tests and Ansible requirements for integration tests. The container also has that `pre-commit` hook installed. ### community.general releases [Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) shared > community.general 12.2.0 ([https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-12/CHANGELOG.md#v12-2-0](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-12/CHANGELOG.md#v12-2-0)), community.general 11.4.3 ([community.general/CHANGELOG.md at stable-11 · ansible-collections/community.general · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-11/CHANGELOG.md#v11-4-3)), and community.general 10.7.7 ([community.general/CHANGELOG.md at stable-10 · ansible-collections/community.general · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/blob/stable-10/CHANGELOG.md#v10-7-7)) have been released with new features and modules (12.2.0 only) and bugfixes (all three releases). Please note that 12.2.0 also deprecates all publicly available module utils, plugin utils, and doc fragments. These will be made private in community.general 13.0.0. If you are using some of these from other collections, please leave a comment in the issue ([Make all module\_utils, plugin\_utils, and doc fragments private · Issue #11312 · ansible-collections/community.general · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/11312)). We analyzed all latest releases of collections on Ansible Galaxy that depend on community.general and did not find any usage (except in one collection that has already been deprecated for quite some time). ### Certified collections updates [samccann](https://matrix.to/#/@samccann:ansible.im) shared > Certified collections updated this week: > > - [vmware.vmware:2.7.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/vmware/vmware?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) > - [infra.aap\_configuration\_extended:4.0.2](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/infra/aap_configuration_extended?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) > - [azure.azcollection:3.13.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/azure/azcollection?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) > - [fortinet.fortimanager:2.12.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/fortinet/fortimanager?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) > - [check\_point.mgmt:6.8.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/check_point/mgmt?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) ### community.openwrt release highlights [russoz (Alex Z)](https://matrix.to/#/@russoz:matrix.org) said > The [community.openwrt](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/community/openwrt/) version 0.3.0 has been released! See the [announcement post in the forum](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcement-community-openwrt/44964/3). > > This version comes with both an [User Guide](https://ansible-collections.github.io/community.openwrt/branch/main/docsite/user_guide.html) and a [Migration Guide](https://ansible-collections.github.io/community.openwrt/branch/main/docsite/migration_guide.html) for users coming from the `gekmihesg.openwrt` role. ### community.openwrt release updates [russoz (Alex Z)](https://matrix.to/#/@russoz:matrix.org) contributed > The [community.openwrt](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/community/openwrt/) version 0.4.0 has been released! See the [announcement post in the forum](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcement-community-openwrt/44964/5). > > This version comes with integration tests (currently only for one module, we will replicate to others), improved lifecycle functions for the shell-based modules, and a brand new module `community.openwrt.apk`, supporting the upcoming release of OpenWrt 25.12. ### community.dns release [Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) said > community.dns 3.5.0 ([community.dns/CHANGELOG.md at main · ansible-collections/community.dns · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.dns/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v3-5-0)) is out with support for Hetzner’s new DNS API, and some bugfixes to existing code. ### infra.aap\_configuration release notes [Sean Sullivan](https://matrix.to/#/@ssulliva:matrix.org) shared > infra.aap\_configuration 4.0.0 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. ### infra.ee\_utilities release [Sean Sullivan](https://matrix.to/#/@ssulliva:matrix.org) said > infra.ee\_utilities 4.1.2 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.routeros release [Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) said > community.routeros 3.15.0 ([community.routeros/CHANGELOG.md at main · ansible-collections/community.routeros · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.routeros/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v3-15-0)) is out with new features for the API modules, and one deprecation. The current defaults for `ignore_dynamic` and `ignore_builtin` (both `false`) of `community.routeros.api_find_and_modify` are deprecated and will change to `true` in community.routeros 4.0.0. ### community.crypto release [Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) contributed > community.crypto 3.1.0 ([community.crypto/CHANGELOG.md at main · ansible-collections/community.crypto · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v3-1-0)) has been released with new features for the `community.crypto.luks_device` module. ## Help wanted 🙏 ### Ansible Contributor Summit RSVP [anwesha](https://matrix.to/#/@anwesha:ansible.im) shared > The Ansible Contributor Summit 2026 is only three weeks away on Wednesday, February 4th, in Ghent! We’re working on the agenda for both our morning and afternoon sessions and want to hear from you. > > This is an opportunity for anyone who participates in the Ansible community to raise discussion items, voice concerns, demo a project, share their ideas, and ask questions. If you plan to join us in Ghent, online or in-person, please let us know by giving us your RSVP in the forum. > We’ve also outlined a tentative agenda in the forum. If you are interested in presenting during the Ansible Contributor Summit, please reply to our forum post with your topic and let us know if you have a preferred time. > > Our tentative agenda is as follows: > 09.00 to 09.10 : Introductions and getting to know each other > 09.10 to 10.30 : @oranod and @gundalow share updates from the community and partner engineering team at Red Hat and delve into our plans for the year ahead. > 10.30 to 11.30 : @felixfontein and @nitzmahone lead an open discussion about the state of things in Ansible and how we can improve. > 11.30 to 11.50 : Break > 11.50 to 12.50 : @anwesha and @gundalow discuss Bullhorn improvements, release calendar sync, meetup strategy, and other topics related to communication and promotion of the Ansible community. > This year we’re also considering something different for the afternoon session. We’re looking at options for a light social excursion, think a boat tour or walking tour of Ghent, that might be a refreshing alternative and an opportunity for folks to get to know each other better. Please respond to our forum poll and let us know your preference. > See you in Ghent! > > We want to hear from you! Please head over to the main forum post and share your ideas or feedback. Your input ensures the summit is productive for everyone. > See you there! ## Community events and meetups 📅 ### Upcoming events [samccann](https://matrix.to/#/@samccann:ansible.im) shared > - 2026-01-13, [Announcing Our Official Code Freeze Schedule & Process](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-our-official-code-freeze-schedule-process/44176) > - 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) > - 2026-01-22, [AWS Community Meeting](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aws-community-meeting/1848) > - 2026-02-02, [CfgMgmtCamp 2026](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cfgmgmtcamp-2026/44250) > - 2026-02-05, [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) > - 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!