This pages is for quick release information and reference about Ansible versions.
See the original Releases and maintenance for latest information.
Ansible community package vs ansible-core
The Ansible community package and <strong>ansible-core</strong> projects keep different versioning and see the difference below.
| Ansible community package | ansible-core |
|---|---|
| Uses new versioning (2.10, then 3.0.0) | Continues “classic Ansible” versioning (2.11, then 2.12) |
| Follows semantic versioning rules | Does not use semantic versioning |
| Maintains only one version at a time | Maintains latest version plus two older versions |
| Includes language, runtime, and selected Collections | Includes language, runtime, and builtin plugins |
| Developed and maintained in Collection repositories | Developed and maintained in ansible/ansible repository |
Ansible Releases {#ansible-releases.wp-block-heading}
| Date | Release | Status, End of Life and Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| – | Ansible Community Package 6.0.0 | In development |
| – | ||
| Ansible Community Package 5.x | Current | |
| 23-Feb-2022 | Ansible Community Package 5.4.0 | ansible-core 2.12 as well as a curated set of |
| Ansible collections | ||
| 02-Feb-2022 | Ansible Community Package 5.3.0 | ansible-core 2.12.2 and curated set of Ansible collections |
| 01-Feb-2022 | ansible-core 2.12.2 | |
| ansible-core 2.11.8 | ||
| ansible-base 2.10.17 | ||
| 13-Jan-2022 | ||
| Ansible Community Package 5.2.0 | ansible-core 2.12.1 and curated set of Ansible collections |
|
| – | ||
| Ansible Community Package 4.x | End of life after 4.10 | |
| – | ||
| Ansible Community Package 3.x | Unmaintained (end of life) | |
| – | ||
| Ansible Community Package 2.10 | Unmaintained (end of life) | |
| – | – | – |
| 20-Feb-2012 | Ansible | First Release. |