# \#news **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/tag/news/40.md [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) --- ## [Release announcement: Ansible Community Package 8.6.1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-8-6-1/2217)
**Author:** [@oranod](https://forum.ansible.com/u/oranod)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-8-6-1/2217 "2023-11-29T16:42:19Z")
Hello everyone, We’re happy to announce the release of the Ansible 8.6.0 package! Ansible 8.6.0 includes ansible-core 2.15.6 as well as a curated set of Ansible collections that provide a vast number of modules and pl… --- ## [Release announcement: Ansible Community Package 9.0.0rc1 (Pre-Release)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-9-0-0rc1-pre-release/2375)
**Author:** [@anwesha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anwesha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-9-0-0rc1-pre-release/2375 "2023-11-14T17:01:25Z")
Hello everyone, We’re happy to announce the RC release of Ansible 9.0.0rc1! This pre-release version contains the latest version of ansible-core 2.16 and includes a curated set of Ansible collections that provides a … --- ## [Release announcement: Ansible Community Package 9.0.0b1 (Pre-Release) is here!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-9-0-0b1-pre-release-is-here/2218)
**Author:** [@oranod](https://forum.ansible.com/u/oranod)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-9-0-0b1-pre-release-is-here/2218 "2023-11-07T19:22:51Z")
Hello everyone, We’re happy to announce the Beta release of Ansible 9.0.0b1! This pre-release version contains the latest version of ansible-core 2.16 and includes a curated set of Ansible collections that provides a … --- ## [Release Announcement : Ansible 9.0.0 Alpha 3 in here!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-9-0-0-alpha-3-in-here/1760)
**Author:** [@anwesha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anwesha)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-9-0-0-alpha-3-in-here/1760 "2023-10-18T15:43:49Z")
Hello everyone, We’re happy to announce the release of the Ansible 9.0.0a3 package! Ansible 9.0.0a3 includes ansible-core 2.16.0rc1 as well as a curated set of Ansible collections that provide a vast number of modules… --- ## [Release announcement : Ansible Community Package 8.5.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-8-5-0/1637)
**Author:** [@anwesha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anwesha)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-8-5-0/1637 "2023-10-17T21:16:56Z")
Hello everyone, We’re happy to announce the release of the Ansible 8.5.0 package! Ansible 8.5.0 includes ansible-core 2.15.5 as well as a curated set of Ansible collections that provide a vast number of modules and pl… --- ## [Execution Environments Getting started guide & Community EE images availability](https://forum.ansible.com/t/execution-environments-getting-started-guide-community-ee-images-availability/1341)
**Author:** [@Andersson007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andersson007)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/execution-environments-getting-started-guide-community-ee-images-availability/1341 "2023-10-06T08:13:57Z")
Execution environments documentation update Try Ansible Execution Environments to solve software dependencies, portability, and content separation issues and gain from other benefits of containerization! The Getting sta… --- ## [Release announcement : Ansible Community Package 9.0.0a1 (Pre Release)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-9-0-0a1-pre-release/1175)
**Author:** [@anwesha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anwesha)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-9-0-0a1-pre-release/1175 "2023-09-29T01:08:44Z")
Hello everyone, We’re happy to announce the Alpha release of Ansible 9.0.0a1! This pre-release version contains the latest version of ansible-core 2.16b1 and includes a curated set of Ansible collections that provides… --- ## [ETA of Ansible 9.0.0 Alpha 1 release is postponed](https://forum.ansible.com/t/eta-of-ansible-9-0-0-alpha-1-release-is-postponed/1127)
**Author:** [@anwesha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anwesha)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/eta-of-ansible-9-0-0-alpha-1-release-is-postponed/1127 "2023-09-28T17:23:17Z")
The release of ansible-core 2.16 beta 1 is delayed. so as the Ansible Release 9.0.0 Alpha1 (which was due release today). ansible-core is expected to release today. Here are two dates in consideration for Ansible 9.0.0… --- ## [Release announcement : Ansible Community Package 8.4.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-8-4-0/594)
**Author:** [@anwesha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anwesha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-8-4-0/594 "2023-09-12T16:57:00Z")
We’re happy to announce the release of the Ansible 8.4.0 package! Ansible 8.4.0 includes ansible-core 2.15.4 as well as a curated set of Ansible collections that provide a vast number of modules and plugins. How to ge… --- ## [Who should be able to post News?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/who-should-be-able-to-post-news/143)
**Author:** [@gwmngilfen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gwmngilfen)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/who-should-be-able-to-post-news/143 "2023-08-24T15:36:06Z")
Continuing the discussion from Replacing news-for-maintainers: We need a set of guidelines/policy around who (and how) can post to News & Announcements As a reminder, this category is Watched by all new forum users, so…