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Release status
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Ansible Release Latest Version Status
=============== ========================== =================================================
devel 2.8 (unreleased, trunk) In development
`2.7`_ 2.7.0 (2018-10-04) Supported (security **and** general bug fixes)
`2.6`_ 2.6.5 (2018-09-28) Supported (security **and** critical bug fixes)
`2.5`_ 2.5.9 (2018-09-10) Supported (security fixes)
`2.4`_ 2.4.6 (2018-07-05) Unsupported (end of life)
`2.3`_ 2.3.3 (2017-12-20) Unsupported (end of life)
`2.2`_ 2.2.3 (2017-05-09) Unsupported (end of life)
`2.1`_ 2.1.6 (2017-06-01) Unsupported (end of life)
`2.0`_ 2.0.2 (2016-04-19) Unsupported (end of life)
`1.9`_ 1.9.6 (2016-04-15) Unsupported (end of life)
<1.9 n/a Unsupported (end of life)
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This table links to the release notes for each major release. These release notes (changelogs) contain the dates and significant changes in each minor release.
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Ansible Release Status
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devel In development (2.8 unreleased, trunk)
`2.7 Release Notes`_ Supported (security **and** general bug fixes)
`2.6 Release Notes`_ Supported (security **and** critical bug fixes)
`2.5 Release Notes`_ Supported (security fixes)
`2.4 Release Notes`_ Unsupported (end of life)
`2.3 Release Notes`_ Unsupported (end of life)
`2.2 Release Notes`_ Unsupported (end of life)
`2.1 Release Notes`_ Unsupported (end of life)
`2.0 Release Notes`_ Unsupported (end of life)
`1.9 Release Notes`_ Unsupported (end of life)
<1.9 Unsupported (end of life)
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You can download the releases from `<https://releases.ansible.com/ansible/>`_ .
.. note :: Starting with Ansible-2.4, support lasts for 3 releases. Thus Ansible-2.4 will receive
security and general bug fixes when it is first released, security and critical bug fixes when
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.. Comment: devel used to point here but we're currently revamping our changelog process and have no
link to a static changelog for devel _2.6: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/CHANGELOG.md
.. _2.7: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.7/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.7.rst
.. _2.7 Release Notes: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.7/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.7.rst
.. _2.6 Release Notes:
.. _2.6: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.6/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.6.rst
.. _2.5: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.5/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.5.rst
.. _2.5 Release Notes: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.5/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.5.rst
.. _2.4 Release Notes:
.. _2.4: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.4/CHANGELOG.md
.. _2.3 : https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.3/CHANGELOG.md
.. _2.2 : https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.2/CHANGELOG.md
.. _2.1 : https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.1/CHANGELOG.md
.. _2.0 : https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.0/CHANGELOG.md
.. _1.9 : https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-1.9/CHANGELOG.md
.. _2.3 Release Notes : https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.3/CHANGELOG.md
.. _2.2 Release Notes : https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.2/CHANGELOG.md
.. _2.1 Release Notes : https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.1/CHANGELOG.md
.. _2.0 Release Notes : https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.0/CHANGELOG.md
.. _1.9 Release Notes : https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-1.9/CHANGELOG.md
.. _support_life:
.. _methods: