# The Bullhorn #224

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-224/45701>\
**Category:** Newsletter\
**Tags:** aap, aws, awx, network, ee, galaxy-ng\
**Created:** [April 17, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-224/45701 "2026-04-17T16:02:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![dbrennand](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/dbrennand/32/7830_2.png) [@dbrennand](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dbrennand)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-224/45701/1 "2026-04-17T16:02:40Z")

</div>

![bullhorn-pool.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/bfccdf465dbf3994b176735604b2bf4241fa03fa.png)

 

**This week in Ansible Community**  
_Issue #224, 2026-04-17 ([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!

## Red Hat Summit 2026

Join us for [Red Hat Summit](https://www.redhat.com/en/summit?sc_id=RHCTE0250000464460) in Atlanta, GA | May 11-14, 2026.

## 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/projects/ansible-core/devel/roadmap/ansible_core_roadmap_index.html).

### ansible-core Beta Release

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

> New Release: ansible-core v2.21.0b1 - [New Release: ansible-core v2.21.0b1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-21-0b1/45640)

### Latest ansible-core Beta

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

> New Release: ansible-core v2.21.0b2 - [New Release: ansible-core v2.21.0b2](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-21-0b2/45674)

### Antsibull [↗](https://github.com/ansible-community/antsibull)

Tooling for building the `Ansible` package and collection documentation.

### antsibull-nox Release

[Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) shared

> antsibull-nox 1.6.0 ([Release 1.6.0 · ansible-community/antsibull-nox · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-community/antsibull-nox/releases/tag/1.6.0)) has been released with new features and bugfixes. It includes support for the new ansible-core `stable-2.21` branch and its bumped `devel` and `milestone` branches.

### 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/projects/ansible-core/devel/roadmap/ansible_core_roadmap_index.html) for future release plans.

### Latest Ansible Package Pre-Release

[Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) contributed

> Ansible 14.0.0a2 package (pre-release) is here! ❤  
> 🔗[Release announcement: Ansible community package 14.0.0a2 (Pre-Release)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/45680)  
> 💽You can install it by running the following command:
> 
> ```auto
> python3 -m pip install ansible==14.0.0a2 --user
> 
> ```
> 
> ➡ Check Release Notes 📦🗒 ([ansible-build-data/14/CHANGELOG-v14.md at 14.0.0a2 · ansible-community/ansible-build-data · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/14.0.0a2/14/CHANGELOG-v14.md)) and Ansible 14 Porting Guide ([Ansible 14 Porting Guide — Ansible Community Documentation](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/porting_guides/porting_guide_14.html)) for more details!

### Ansible Package Alpha Release

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

> Ansible 14.0.0a1 package (pre-release) is here! ❤  
> 🔗[Release announcement: Ansible community package 14.0.0a1 (Pre-Release)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/45647)  
> 💽You can install it by running the following command:
> 
> ```auto
> python3 -m pip install ansible==14.0.0a1 --user
> 
> ```
> 
> ➡ Check [Release Notes 📦🗒](https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/14.0.0a1/14/CHANGELOG-v14.md) and [Ansible 14 Porting Guide](https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/devel/porting_guides/porting_guide_14.html) for more details!

## Project updates 🛠

### Community Execution Environment Releases

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

> We’re happy to announce the release of the
> 
> - [Ansible Community Execution Environment Base 2.20.4-1 (Latest)](https://github.com/orgs/ansible-community/packages/container/community-ee-base/799877067?tag=latest)
> - [Ansible Community Execution Environment Minimal 2.20.4-1](https://github.com/orgs/ansible-community/packages/container/community-ee-minimal/799886336?tag=latest)
> - [Ansible Community Execution Environment Base 2.20.3-1](https://github.com/orgs/ansible-community/packages/container/community-ee-base/799822645?tag=2.20.3-1)
> - [Ansible Community Execution Environment Minimal 2.20.3-1](https://github.com/orgs/ansible-community/packages/container/community-ee-minimal/799833501?tag=2.20.3-1)
> - [Ansible Community Execution Environment Base 2.20.2-1](https://github.com/orgs/ansible-community/packages/container/community-ee-base/799449851?tag=2.20.2-1)
> - [Ansible Community Execution Environment Minimal 2.20.2-1](https://github.com/orgs/ansible-community/packages/container/community-ee-minimal/799495127?tag=2.20.2-1)
> 
> Read the whole release announcement [here](https://forum.ansible.com/t/relase-announcement-ansible-community-execution-environment-base-minimal-2-20-4-1-latest/45700).
> 
> On behalf of the Ansible community, thank you and happy automating!

### andebox Release Update

[russoz (Alex Z)](https://matrix.to/#/@russoz:matrix.org) shared

> [andebox 1.10.0](https://github.com/russoz-ansible/andebox/releases/tag/v1.10.0) has been released, adding support to Ansible 2.21 (and bumping dev to 2.22), plus dependencies updates. See the [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/russoz-ansible/andebox/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) for details.

## Collection updates 🪄

### cisco.dnac Collection Deprecated

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

> The `cisco.dnac` collection has been deprecated. There’s a new collection, `cisco.catalystcenter`, to replace it. However, it’s a little bit unclear what we should do about this. If you’re interested in either collection, please join the [discussion](https://forum.ansible.com/t/45609).

### infra.ee\_utilities Release

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

> infra.ee\_utilities 4.2.5 has been released.  
> This Ansible collection makes it easy to build execution environments for AWX or Ansible Controller server and convert 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. · GitHub](https://github.com/redhat-cop/ee_utilities/) for more information and updates.

### community.proxmox Beta Release

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

> The first beta release of `community.proxmox` 2.0.0-beta1 is here! 🎉 This release comes with some exciting new features and new modules once again! Please note that due to the large refactoring effort that is going on, we’re going to release a few beta releases first. You can help us a great deal by reporting bugs or other problems you encounter with this! Get it now on Galaxy! 🚀
> 
> Thanks to all the contributors on Github that keep this show alive! ❤

### community.sops Pre-Release

[Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) shared

> community.sops 2.3.0-b1 ([Release 2.3.0-b1 · ansible-collections/community.sops · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.sops/releases/tag/2.3.0-b1)) has been released. This pre-release has support for ansible-core 2.21.0b1, which allows `community.sops.load_vars` to set actual variables (instead of facts, as a work-around). If you are using `community.sops.load_vars` and want to test this with ansible-core 2.21.0 pre-releases, we would be happy to receive feedback (in the community.sops issue tracker ([Issues · ansible-collections/community.sops · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.sops/issues)) or in the forum under the `sops` tag ([Topics tagged sops](https://forum.ansible.com/tag/sops))). Thanks!

### community.docker Export Feature

[Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) shared

> community.docker 5.2.0 ([community.docker/CHANGELOG.md at main · ansible-collections/community.docker · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.docker/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v5-2-0)) has been released with a new feature for the `community.docker.docker_image_export` module, to allow exporting a specific platform variant from a multi-arch image.

### community.routeros Update

[Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) said

> community.routeros 3.19.0 ([community.routeros/CHANGELOG.md at main · ansible-collections/community.routeros · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.routeros/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v3-19-0)) has been released with support for RouterOS 7.22 and 7.22.1, some more missing parameters, and deprecations for being able to write to certain parameters that should be read-only.

### infra.aap\_configuration Release

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

> infra.aap\_configuration 4.4.0 has been released.  
> This Ansible collection allows for easy configuration of an Ansible Automation Platform via Ansible roles using the certified collections.  
> Visit [GitHub - redhat-cop/infra.aap\_configuration: A collection of roles to manage Ansible Automation Platform 2.5+ with code · GitHub](https://github.com/redhat-cop/infra.aap_configuration/) for more information and updates.

### infra.controller\_configuration Release

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

> infra.controller\_configuration 3.2.6 has been released.  
> This Ansible collection allows for easy interaction with an AWX or Ansible Controller server via Ansible roles using the AWX/Controller collection modules.  
> Visit [GitHub - redhat-cop/infra.controller\_configuration: ansible collection for standardizing configuring AAP 2.4 and earlier · GitHub](https://github.com/redhat-cop/infra.controller_configuration/) for more information and updates.

### infra.aap\_utilities Major Release

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

> infra.aap\_utilities 3.0.0 has been released.  
> This Ansible collection provides utility roles for usage with Ansible Automation Platform.  
> Visit [GitHub - redhat-cop/aap\_utilities: Ansible Collection for automated deployment of AAP and other objects for general use · GitHub](https://github.com/redhat-cop/aap_utilities/) for more information and updates.

### Certified Collections Weekly Update

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

> Certified collections updated this week:
> 
> - [ansible.netcommon:8.5.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/ansible/netcommon?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626)
> - [ansible.utils:6.0.2](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/ansible/utils?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626)
> - [cisco.dcnm:3.11.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/cisco/dcnm?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626)
> - [cisco.intersight:2.18.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/cisco/intersight?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626)
> - [cisco.iosxr:12.2.1](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/cisco/iosxr?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626)
> - [crowdstrike.falcon:4.11.2](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/crowdstrike/falcon?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626)
> - [os\_migrate.vmware\_migration\_kit:2.2.3](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/os_migrate/vmware_migration_kit?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626)
> - [servicenow.itsm:2.14.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/servicenow/itsm?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626)
> - [splunk.es:6.0.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/splunk/es?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626)

## Help wanted 🙏

### OpenSuSE Testing for Collections

[Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) said

> If anyone is interested in having OpenSuSE testing for collections, please note that ansible-test removed its last OpenSuSE based container image already some time ago (ansible-core 2.16 was the last version to have one). It would be great if an OpenSuSE based image could be added to [GitHub - ansible-community/images: Ansible container image definitions meant for ansible-test and Execution Environments · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-community/images/), so it can for example be used to test the OpenSuSE package manager modules in community.general. If you’re interested in helping creating and maintaining such an image, please look at the corresponding issue in the images repository ([Add OpenSuSE ansible-test image · Issue #146 · ansible-community/images · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-community/images/issues/146)).

## Community updates 👂

### Ansible Community AI Policy Proposal

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

> We’d love to hear your feedback on the [Ansible Community AI Policy Proposal](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-community-ai-policy-proposal/45655). We have a draft PR ready for review—please head over to the forum to share your thoughts and help us shape these new standards together!

### Maintainers [↗](https://github.com/ansible-community)

Maintainers help to run the community!

### ansible-core Branch Updates

[Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) shared

> ansible-core’s devel and milestone branch have been bumped to 2.22.0.dev0. For more details see the forum post ([Ansible-core devel and milestone bumped to 2.22.0.dev0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/45646)).

### New community.clickhouse Maintainer

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

> In the community.clickhouse collection, we’re excited to announce that Rafał Kozłowski (GitHub: [@rkozlo](https://github.com/rkozlo)), a contributor to the project, has joined the maintainers team!  
> Welcome aboard, Rafał — and thank you for your commitment to helping shape and sustain the project!

### Collections Needing New Releases

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

> We’ve just released Ansible 14.0.0a1, so it’s a little bit early to start a forum thread about possibly unmaintained collections similar to the one for [Ansible 13](https://forum.ansible.com/t/44873). However, there are some collections that didn’t see a new release for some time (since Ansible 12.0.0, that is several months). Maybe the maintainers of those collections could have a look. At least some of those collections seem to have commits fixing things. But without doing a new release, users won’t benefit from this.
> 
> - ansible.posix
> - cisco.ucs
> - community.ciscosmb
> - community.grafana
> - community.okd
> - community.rabbitmq
> - dellemc.unity
> - infinidat.infinibox
> - lowlydba.sqlserver
> - vyos.vyos
> 
> The maintainers of those collections should consider if it’s time to do a new release. If not to make it easier for people working on the Ansible Community Package to find (possibly) unmaintained collections, do it to ship bugfixes and maybe even new features to your users 😏

## Community events and meetups 📅

### Securing Ansible Workflows Webinar

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

> Hi, we’re organizing a free live webinar on April 22 at 3PM CEST — Live Demo: Securing Ansible Workflows with Steampunk Spotter. We’ll go beyond the theory and show Spotter’s core security capabilities in action, walking through a real enterprise environment where Spotter surfaced security and compliance issues across Ansible Playbooks. If securing your Ansible environment is on your radar, this session is worth your time: [Live Demo: Securing Ansible Workflows with Steampunk Spotter | XLAB Steampunk](https://steampunk.si/spotter/webinars-training/live-demo-securing-ansible-workflows-with-steampunk-spotter/)

### Upcoming Meetups and Working Groups

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

> - 2026-04-23, [AWS Community Meeting](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aws-community-meeting/1848)
> - 2026-05-05, [Announcing Our Official Code Freeze Schedule & Process](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-our-official-code-freeze-schedule-process/44176)
> - 2026-05-07, [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)

## 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!