From 24a7dd9f2e31a81b81a578087ddc43bc05ac6019 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt Martz <matt@sivel.net>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 12:24:30 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] New release v2.17.0rc2 (#83242)

---
 changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.17.rst              | 18 ++++++++++++++++
 changelogs/changelog.yaml                   | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++
 changelogs/fragments/2.17.0rc2_summary.yaml |  3 +++
 lib/ansible/release.py                      |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 changelogs/fragments/2.17.0rc2_summary.yaml

diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.17.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.17.rst
index 2f3ccf5d13b..5dbf31e9965 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.17.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.17.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,24 @@ ansible-core 2.17 "Gallows Pole" Release Notes
 
 .. contents:: Topics
 
+v2.17.0rc2
+==========
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2024-05-13
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.17/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.17.html>`__
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Add a version ceiling constraint for pypsrp to avoid potential breaking changes in the 1.0.0 release.
+- ansible-doc - fixed "inicates" typo in output
+- ansible-doc - format top-level descriptions with multiple paragraphs as multiple paragraphs, instead of concatenating them (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/83155).
+- ensure we have logger before we log when we have increased verbosity.
+- uri - update the documentation for follow_redirects.
+
 v2.17.0rc1
 ==========
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 249e3aee9ba..b2432b8da36 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -652,3 +652,27 @@ releases:
     - python-support.yml
     - vmware_facts.yml
     release_date: '2024-04-29'
+  2.17.0rc2:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - Add a version ceiling constraint for pypsrp to avoid potential breaking changes
+        in the 1.0.0 release.
+      - ansible-doc - fixed "inicates" typo in output
+      - ansible-doc - format top-level descriptions with multiple paragraphs as multiple
+        paragraphs, instead of concatenating them (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/83155).
+      - ensure we have logger before we log when we have increased verbosity.
+      - uri - update the documentation for follow_redirects.
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2024-05-13
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.17/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.17.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: Gallows Pole
+    fragments:
+    - 2.17.0rc2_summary.yaml
+    - 83155-ansible-doc-paragraphs.yml
+    - ansible-doc-inicate.yml
+    - fix_log_verbosity.yml
+    - psrp-version-req.yml
+    - uri_follow_redirect_bool.yml
+    release_date: '2024-05-13'
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2.17.0rc2_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/2.17.0rc2_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f7c15dc9608
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2.17.0rc2_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2024-05-13
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.17/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.17.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index 1558a622fa6..0ab200dd7ef 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = '2.17.0rc1.post0'
+__version__ = '2.17.0rc2'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "Gallows Pole"