This week in Ansible Community
Issue #228, 2026-05-18 (Past Issues)
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General news updates 
Security by default and the Cyber Resilience Act
anwesha said
Security as Default, Not an Afterthought: The CRA’s Real Message
The European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is ushering in a new era for the software supply chain, moving from voluntary “best effort” security to mandatory standards. In a recent forum post, the community team outlines what this means for the Ansible ecosystem.
The core takeaway is a shift toward “Security by Default.” Rather than imposing a burden on individual contributors, Red Hat is stepping up as the Open Source Software Steward for Ansible. This means Red Hat will handle the administrative and legal heavy lifting—such as vulnerability reporting to ENISA and maintaining SBOMs (Software Bill of Materials)—so that the community can focus on innovation.What to expect?
For Maintainers: Improved security hygiene, including the recent requirement for signed commits and enhanced SECURITY.md documentation.
For Users: Greater transparency and confidence in the security posture of the collections and tools you rely on.
Timeline: Reporting of actively exploited vulnerabilities begins September 11, 2026, with full compliance required by late 2027.Ansible isn’t just complying with the CRA; we are using it as a catalyst to build a more robust, “security-first” automation platform.
Read the full discussion and share your thoughts on the Forum.
Unified collection testing strategy
dbrennand shared
Unified Collection Testing Strategy
We’ve kicked off an initiative to unify Ansible collection testing! To build a strategy that works for everyone, we need to hear as many voices from the community as possible.Your participation is key to ensuring we consider a broad set of views and real world use cases. Please join us in shaping this strategy, keep an eye on the evolving discussion, and have your say here: Unified Collection Testing Strategy - Kick off & Landscape Overview.
Collection updates 
community.dns 4.0.0 release
Felix Fontein shared
community.dns 4.0.0 (community.dns/CHANGELOG.md at main · ansible-collections/community.dns · GitHub) has been released. It drops support for ansible-core < 2.18 (and thus Python < 3.8), and for dnspython < 2.0.0.
ansible.mysql 5.0.1 release
andersson007_ contributed
The ansible.mysql collection version 5.0.1 has been released!
infra.aap_utilities 3.2.0 release
Sean Sullivan said
infra.aap_utilities 3.2.0 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.
amazon.aws 11.3.0 release
abuzachis contributed
amazon.aws 11.3.0 has been released including new features and improvements to the
autoscaling_group,elb_application_lb,elb_application_lb_info,elb_classic_lb,event_source_aws_cloudtrail,kms_key,s3_bucket,s3_object_infomodules.For full details, check out the changelog.
ansible.posix 2.2.0 release
hsaito shared
ansible.posix 2.2.0 has been released. It covers the latest ansible-core (devel).
Certified collections weekly update
Thirteen certified collections updated
dbrennand shared
Certified collections updated this week:
Community events and meetups
Upcoming meetups and working groups
Three upcoming community events
dbrennand shared
- 2026-05-28, AWS Community Meeting
- 2026-06-02, Announcing Our Official Code Freeze Schedule & Process
- 2026-06-04, AAP Config as Code Office Hours - First Thursday of Every Month
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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