This week in Ansible Community
Issue #226, 2026-05-01 (Past Issues)
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Red Hat Summit 2026
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General news updates 
Ansible UI returns to upstream development
keithgrant said
The source code for the Ansible UI has returned to upstream development! Read the announcement in the Ansible forum at: Ansible UI: Development returns to upstream
cisco.ucs ACP requirements violation
mariolenz said
It looks like cisco.ucs 1.16.0 violates ACP requirements. Feel free to join the discussion!
Clarifying ansible-test for collection testing
dbrennand contributed
We’re updating the docs to clarify the purpose of
ansible-testfor collection testing with more updates to follow in the next two weeks!
Major new releases 
Ansible-Core 
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.
ansible-core 2.21.0rc1 release
ansible-announce contributed
New Release: ansible-core v2.21.0rc1 - New Release: ansible-core v2.21.0rc1
Antsibull
Tooling for building the Ansible package and collection documentation.
antsibull-nox 1.7.0 release
Felix Fontein contributed
antsibull-nox 1.7.0 (Release 1.7.0 · ansible-community/antsibull-nox · GitHub) has been released with Molecule support, support for ansible-core devel’s Python 3.15, and a decorator to simplify package installation in custom nox sessions that will later allow pinning Python dependencies.
Ansible Community Package
The Ansible package includes ansible-core and is a batteries-included package that provides a curated set of Ansible collections. See the Ansible roadmaps for future release plans.
Ansible 14.0.0a4 pre-release
Felix Fontein contributed
Ansible 14.0.0a4 package (pre-release) is here!
Release announcement: Ansible community package 14.0.0a4 (Pre-Release)
You can install it by running the following command:
python3 -m pip install ansible==14.0.0a4 --user
Check Release Notes
(ansible-build-data/14/CHANGELOG-v14.md at 14.0.0a4 · ansible-community/ansible-build-data · GitHub) and Ansible 14 Porting Guide (Ansible 14 Porting Guide — Ansible Community Documentation) for more details!
Project updates 
andebox developer toolbox refresh
russoz (Alex Z) said
andebox 2.0.0 has been released!
A major refresh of the Ansible Developer Toolbox — same job, sharper edges.
- CLI rewritten on top of typer. Cleaner help output and proper shell completion. Existing usage keeps working.
- New action:
nox-test. Run a collection against multiple Ansible versions in one shot, with a version matrix that documents itself.
tox-testis still there, but this one needs no external config file.- Leaner toolchain. tox, flake8, black and pylint are out; ruff and poe are in. Faster checks, one config, fewer moving parts.
- Modernized internals. Refreshed test matrix (dropped ansible-core 2.17, added 2.21 and devel), tightened CI.
- Plus plenty of dependency updates.
AWX Project
AWX provides a web-based user interface, REST API, and task engine built on top of Ansible. Join the AWX discussion in the Ansible Community Forum.
AWX modernization effort update
thedoubl3j said
The AWX modernization effort has reached another milestone now that the Ansible UI project has returned to the
develbranch upstream. You can find all the information in the Ansible forum at: AWX modernization: Ansible UI
Collection updates 
infra.aap_utilities 3.1.0 release
Sean Sullivan said
infra.aap_utilities 3.1.0 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 For more information and updates.
community.dns 4.0.0-b1 release
Felix Fontein contributed
community.dns 4.0.0-b1 (community.dns/CHANGELOG.md at main · ansible-collections/community.dns · GitHub) has been released. Version 4.0.0 drops support for ansible-core < 2.18 and thus Python < 3.8, and for dnspython < 2.0.0. Please try out this pre-release if you are using community.dns and want to make sure that version 4.0.0 works fine with your environment.
Certified Collections weekly update
dbrennand shared
Certified collections updated this week:
Community updates 
Ansible community AI policy merged
andersson007_ said
We are pleased to announce that, after extensive discussion and collaborative wordsmithing, the new Ansible Community Policy for AI-Assisted Contributions has been merged! This policy provides a clear framework for the use of AI in contributions across the Ansible ecosystem.
For full context, catch up on the community discussion in the Ansible Forum topic and pull request.
Thanks to everyone who helped shape it!
Community events and meetups
Upcoming meetups and working groups
dbrennand shared
- 2026-05-05, Announcing Our Official Code Freeze Schedule & Process
- 2026-05-07, AAP Config as Code Office Hours - First Thursday of Every Month
- 2026-05-28, AWS Community Meeting
Other events and releases
Use the Ansible Forum to see other events and releases.
Join the Ansible community
Looking for ways to get involved? See how can I help for some ideas!
You can find easy issues in collections and other projects for code or documentation contributions.
That’s all for now!
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