# \#news-for-maintainers **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/tag/news-for-maintainers/250.md [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) --- ## [Ansible-test images: Debian 11 (Bullseye) image retired](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-images-debian-11-bullseye-image-retired/46298)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-images-debian-11-bullseye-image-retired/46298 "2026-09-11T19:48:52Z")
Following the End of Life of Debian 11, the ansible-test container image quay.io/ansible-community/test-image:debian-bullseye has been retired and is no longer regenerated daily. (Removal PR.) --- ## [Ansible-test devel: FreeBSD 15.0 remote replaced with FreeBSD 15.1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-devel-freebsd-15-0-remote-replaced-with-freebsd-15-1/46137)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-devel-freebsd-15-0-remote-replaced-with-freebsd-15-1/46137 "2026-08-06T19:22:24Z")
If you’re using FreeBSD 15 remotes (VMs) in your collection CI, please note that these changed in devel: ansible-test - upgrade FreeBSD 15.0 to 15.1. by pkingstonxyz · Pull Request #87346 · ansible/ansible · GitHub --- ## [Ansible-test devel: Alpine 3.23 replaced by Alpine 3.24](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-devel-alpine-3-23-replaced-by-alpine-3-24/46069)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-devel-alpine-3-23-replaced-by-alpine-3-24/46069 "2026-07-22T15:49:13Z")
Ansible-test included in ansible-core devel replaced its Alpine 3.23 remote (VM) and container image with Alpine 3.24: ansible-test - Replace Alpine 3.23 with 3.24 by mattclay · Pull Request #87279 · ansible/ansible · Gi… --- ## [Ansible-test devel: RHEL 9.7 and 10.1 remotes replaced by 9.8 and 10.2](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-devel-rhel-9-7-and-10-1-remotes-replaced-by-9-8-and-10-2/45976)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-devel-rhel-9-7-and-10-1-remotes-replaced-by-9-8-and-10-2/45976 "2026-06-25T03:55:24Z")
Ansible-test included in ansible-core devel replaced its RHEL 9.7 and RHEL 10.1 remotes (VMs) with RHEL 9.8 resp. RHEL 10.2: ansible-test - Update RHEL remotes by mattclay · Pull Request #87120 · ansible/ansible · GitHub … --- ## [New ansible-test image: OpenSuSE Tumbleweed](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-ansible-test-image-opensuse-tumbleweed/45911)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-ansible-test-image-opensuse-tumbleweed/45911 "2026-06-11T21:48:54Z")
The community ansible-test images repository got a new addition: a OpenSuSE Tumbleweed (PR). Tumbleweed is OpenSuSE’s rolling release, so similarly to the Arch image its Python version will likely change from time to tim… --- ## [Azure Pipelines Test Container Update 2026](https://forum.ansible.com/t/azure-pipelines-test-container-update-2026/45854)
**Author:** [@mattclay](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mattclay)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/azure-pipelines-test-container-update-2026/45854 "2026-05-28T03:03:44Z")
Azure Pipelines Test Container Update NOTE: This was copied over from Container update for Azure Pipelines projects · Issue #74 · ansible-collections/news-for-maintainers · GitHub Projects using Azure Pipelines should u… --- ## [Ansible-test devel: Ubuntu 22.04 replaced with Ubuntu 26.04](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-devel-ubuntu-22-04-replaced-with-ubuntu-26-04/45800)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-devel-ubuntu-22-04-replaced-with-ubuntu-26-04/45800 "2026-05-15T05:25:06Z")
Ansible-test included in ansible-core devel replaced its Ubuntu 22.04 test container image and VM image with Ubuntu 26.04: ansible-test - Replace Ubuntu 22.04 with 26.04 by mattclay · Pull Request #86894 · ansible/ansibl… --- ## [Ansible-test devel: Fedora 43 replaced with Fedora 44](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-devel-fedora-43-replaced-with-fedora-44/45695)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-devel-fedora-43-replaced-with-fedora-44/45695 "2026-04-16T18:48:50Z")
Ansible-test included in ansible-core devel replaced its Fedora 43 container image and VM image with Fedora 44: ansible-test - Replace Fedora 43 with 44 by mattclay · Pull Request #86851 · ansible/ansible · GitHub If yo… --- ## [Ansible-core devel and milestone bumped to 2.22.0.dev0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-core-devel-and-milestone-bumped-to-2-22-0-dev0/45646)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-core-devel-and-milestone-bumped-to-2-22-0-dev0/45646 "2026-04-07T10:15:19Z")
ansible-core’s devel and milestone branch versions have been bumped to 2.22.0.dev0. If you are a collection maintainer, you need to consider: If you test against devel or milestone and have a tests/sanity/ignore-2.21.t… --- ## [\[ACTION REQUIRED for Ansible package-included collections\] CI: Add test runs against devel or milestone branch of ansible-core](https://forum.ansible.com/t/action-required-for-ansible-package-included-collections-ci-add-test-runs-against-devel-or-milestone-branch-of-ansible-core/45599)
**Author:** [@Andersson007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andersson007)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/action-required-for-ansible-package-included-collections-ci-add-test-runs-against-devel-or-milestone-branch-of-ansible-core/45599 "2026-03-26T10:57:40Z")
The Ansible community and its steering committee have discussed and introduced a new Ansible community package collection inclusion requirement. If you maintain a collection included in the Ansible community package, pl… --- ## [Ansible-test devel: FreeBSD 14.3 remote replaced with 14.4, and macOS 15.3 remote replaced with macOS 26.3](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-devel-freebsd-14-3-remote-replaced-with-14-4-and-macos-15-3-remote-replaced-with-macos-26-3/45577)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-devel-freebsd-14-3-remote-replaced-with-14-4-and-macos-15-3-remote-replaced-with-macos-26-3/45577 "2026-03-21T10:23:38Z")
If you’re using FreeBSD or macOS remotes (VMs) in your collection CI, please note that these changed in devel: macOS: ansible-test - Upgrade macOS remote to 26.3 by mattclay · Pull Request #86699 · ansible/ansible · Gi… --- ## [Ansible-test images and VMs update (devel, 2.20, 2.19, 2.18)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-images-and-vms-update-devel-2-20-2-19-2-18/45080)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-images-and-vms-update-devel-2-20-2-19-2-18/45080 "2026-01-10T22:29:55Z")
There have been multiple updates for Ansible-core devel and the 2.20, 2.19, and 2.18 stable branches this week: Ansible-core devel: the Fedora 42 VM and Docker image were replaced by Fedora 43 (ansible-test - Replac… --- ## [Your Feedback Wanted: The Ansible Collection Developer and Maintainer Journey](https://forum.ansible.com/t/your-feedback-wanted-the-ansible-collection-developer-and-maintainer-journey/44592)
**Author:** [@Andersson007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andersson007)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/your-feedback-wanted-the-ansible-collection-developer-and-maintainer-journey/44592 "2025-12-14T20:54:11Z")
The Ansible community and partner engineering team at Red Hat have recently gone through the collection developer workflow using Ansible Development Tools. The purpose of that activity was to gain a shared understanding… --- ## [Feedback Wanted: New Workflow to Validate Collections for Automation Hub](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feedback-wanted-new-workflow-to-validate-collections-for-automation-hub/44746)
**Author:** [@Andersson007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andersson007)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feedback-wanted-new-workflow-to-validate-collections-for-automation-hub/44746 "2025-11-17T13:15:39Z")
Problem statement In the Ansible community and partner engineering team, we would like to ask the community for advice to help us solve the following issue. Currently, Red Hat partners who joined the program to get thei… --- ## [Ansible-test validate-modules sanity test: report 'bad' return values that cannot be accessed with Jinja's dot notation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-validate-modules-sanity-test-report-bad-return-values-that-cannot-be-accessed-with-jinjas-dot-notation/44833)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-validate-modules-sanity-test-report-bad-return-values-that-cannot-be-accessed-with-jinjas-dot-notation/44833 "2025-11-11T21:14:20Z")
If a module returns a return value values or items or keys, you cannot access it in playbooks and roles with Jinja’s dot notation since result.values will be the method of dict, which shadows the returned value. validat… --- ## [Deprecation warnings in ansible-core 2.20](https://forum.ansible.com/t/deprecation-warnings-in-ansible-core-2-20/44741)
**Author:** [@mariolenz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mariolenz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2025, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/deprecation-warnings-in-ansible-core-2-20/44741 "2025-10-25T11:30:14Z")
The upcoming ansible-core version 2.20 will deprecate some code (like ansible.module\_utils.six, ansible.module\_utils.\_text and ansible.module\_utils.common.\_collections\_compat) and throw warnings about this. Some deprecat… --- ## [Ansible-core devel and milestone bumped to 2.21.0.dev0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-core-devel-and-milestone-bumped-to-2-21-0-dev0/44684)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-core-devel-and-milestone-bumped-to-2-21-0-dev0/44684 "2025-10-15T05:49:00Z")
ansible-core’s devel and milestone branch versions have been bumped to 2.21.0.dev0. If you are a collection maintainer, you need to consider: If you test against devel or milestone and have a tests/sanity/ignore-2.20.t… --- ## [Ansible-core's milestone branch has been updated](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-cores-milestone-branch-has-been-updated/44279)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2025, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-cores-milestone-branch-has-been-updated/44279 "2025-08-12T08:21:06Z")
Among other changes, this changes the list of supported Python versions by dropping Python 3.8, adding Python 3.14, and removing Python 3.11 on the controller side. If you are using milestone in your collection CI, pleas… --- ## [New ansible-test image: Debian 13 Trixie](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-ansible-test-image-debian-13-trixie/44270)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2025, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-ansible-test-image-debian-13-trixie/44270 "2025-08-11T05:00:54Z")
The community ansible-test images repository got a new addition: a Debian 13 Trixie image (PR). Debian Trixie was released on August 9th. --- ## [Publishing collections through Zuul currently not working](https://forum.ansible.com/t/publishing-collections-through-zuul-currently-not-working/44197)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/publishing-collections-through-zuul-currently-not-working/44197 "2025-08-04T17:20:23Z")
It looks like publishing collections through Zuul (Zuul) is currently broken. The publishing step tries to install ansible-core devel in a Python 3.11 venv, which no longer works. There seems to be a PR that might fix th… --- ## [Azure Pipelines Test Container Update](https://forum.ansible.com/t/azure-pipelines-test-container-update/44171)
**Author:** [@mattclay](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mattclay)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/azure-pipelines-test-container-update/44171 "2025-07-29T21:53:26Z")
Azure Pipelines Test Container Update Projects using Azure Pipelines should use the current test container for all branches. The current container is: quay.io/ansible/azure-pipelines-test-container:7.0.0 A report on ea… --- ## [Ansible-core devel: drops support for Python 3.11 on controller](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-core-devel-drops-support-for-python-3-11-on-controller/44187)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-core-devel-drops-support-for-python-3-11-on-controller/44187 "2025-07-31T20:35:37Z")
As a follow-up to Ansible-core devel: adds support for Python 3.14, drops support for Python 3.8; also AZP's azure-pipelines-test-container got updated, ansible-core devel also dropped support for Python 3.11 on the cont… --- ## [Ansible-core devel: adds support for Python 3.14, drops support for Python 3.8; also AZP's azure-pipelines-test-container got updated](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-core-devel-adds-support-for-python-3-14-drops-support-for-python-3-8-also-azps-azure-pipelines-test-container-got-updated/44168)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-core-devel-adds-support-for-python-3-14-drops-support-for-python-3-8-also-azps-azure-pipelines-test-container-got-updated/44168 "2025-07-30T04:12:53Z")
Some PRs have been merged to ansible-core’s devel branch that affect collection CI: ansible-core now supports Python 3.14, and no longer supports Python 3.8: Add support for Python 3.14 and drop Python 3.8 by mattclay … --- ## [Ansible-test devel: RHEL 9.5 replaced with 9.6, FreeBSD 14.2 with 14.3, Alpine 3.21 with 3.22, and Fedora 41 with 42](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-devel-rhel-9-5-replaced-with-9-6-freebsd-14-2-with-14-3-alpine-3-21-with-3-22-and-fedora-41-with-42/44111)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-devel-rhel-9-5-replaced-with-9-6-freebsd-14-2-with-14-3-alpine-3-21-with-3-22-and-fedora-41-with-42/44111 "2025-07-26T10:13:46Z")
If you’re using some of the mentioned VMs and OS containers in your collection CI for ansible-core devel’s ansible-test, you need to update your CI matrix: RHEL 9.5 VM was replaced with RHEL 9.6: ansible-test - Replace… --- ## [Ansible-test in ansible-core 2.17 and 2.18: FreeBSD 13.3 replaced with 13.5](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-in-ansible-core-2-17-and-2-18-freebsd-13-3-replaced-with-13-5/44070)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-in-ansible-core-2-17-and-2-18-freebsd-13-3-replaced-with-13-5/44070 "2025-07-24T15:13:45Z")
Ansible-core stable-2.17 and stable-2.18 branches’ ansible-test replaced its FreeBSD 13.3 VM with FreeBSD 13.5: Commits · ansible/ansible · GitHub \[stable-2.18\] Replace FreeBSD 13.3 with FreeBSD 13.5 by mattclay · Pull… --- ## [Announcing antsibull-nox: test runner for extra sanity tests, various Ansible test tools, and custom tests for your collection!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-antsibull-nox-test-runner-for-extra-sanity-tests-various-ansible-test-tools-and-custom-tests-for-your-collection/41851)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-antsibull-nox-test-runner-for-extra-sanity-tests-various-ansible-test-tools-and-custom-tests-for-your-collection/41851 "2025-07-06T19:30:50Z")
I’d like to announce the first ‘stable’ version of antsibull-nox (code), antsibull-nox 0.3.0. Antsibull-nox is a Nox helper library for Ansible collections. Nox…? Nox is a test runner, similar to tox, hatch, and pre-com… --- ## [Ansible-core devel and milestone bumped to 2.20.0.dev0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-core-devel-and-milestone-bumped-to-2-20-0-dev0/43679)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-core-devel-and-milestone-bumped-to-2-20-0-dev0/43679 "2025-07-01T20:20:01Z")
ansible-core’s devel and milestone branch versions have been bumped to 2.20.0.dev0. If you are a collection maintainer, you need to consider: If you test against devel or milestone and have a tests/sanity/ignore-2.19.t… --- ## [Ansible-test devel: RHEL 10.0 added](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-devel-rhel-10-0-added/42892)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-devel-rhel-10-0-added/42892 "2025-05-21T18:40:49Z")
Ansible-core devel’s ansible-test added support for RHEL 10.0: ansible-test - Add RHEL 10.0 remote by mattclay · Pull Request #85189 · ansible/ansible · GitHub There is also a backport to stable-18, but it hasn’t been m… --- ## [The Bullhorn #181](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-181/41718)
**Author:** [@samccann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/samccann)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-181/41718 "2025-04-14T15:50:08Z")
This week in Ansible Community Issue #181, 2025-04-14 (Past Issues) Welcome to The Bullhorn, our newsletter for the Ansible Community. If you have any questions or content you’d like to share, you’re welcome to ch… --- ## [GitHub Actions still using ubuntu-20.04](https://forum.ansible.com/t/github-actions-still-using-ubuntu-20-04/40187)
**Author:** [@gundalow](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gundalow)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/github-actions-still-using-ubuntu-20-04/40187 "2025-03-31T18:37:29Z")
GiHub are deprecating the ubuntu-20.04 runner, seems like we still have this in use in a lot of places. Do we want to move to ubuntu-latest (unpinned, so might all break when GitHub update in the future, though saves u… [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/tag/news-for-maintainers/250.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=news-for-maintainers)