# \#stable-branch

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## [Ansible-core devel bumped to 2.18.0.dev0, stable-2.17 branch created](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-core-devel-bumped-to-2-18-0-dev0-stable-2-17-branch-created/4695)

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**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\
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**Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-core-devel-bumped-to-2-18-0-dev0-stable-2-17-branch-created/4695 "2024-04-03T05:22:22Z")

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ansible-core’s devel branch’s version has been bumped to 2.18.0.dev0, and a stable-2.17 branch has been created. If you are a collection maintainer, you need to consider: If you test against devel and have a tests/sani…