New release v2.16.9rc1 (#83550)

changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.16.rst

@@ -5,6 +5,23 @@ ansible-core 2.16 "All My Love" Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
+v2.16.9rc1
+==========
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2024-07-09
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.16/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.16.html>`__
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- dnf, dnf5 - fix for installing a set of packages by specifying them using a wildcard character (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83373)
+- linear strategy now provides a properly templated task name to the v2_runner_on_started callback event.
+- templating hostvars under native jinja will not cause serialization errors anymore.
+
 v2.16.8
 =======
 

changelogs/changelog.yaml

@@ -1124,3 +1124,24 @@ releases:
     - PowerShell-AddType-temp.yml
     - correct-callback-fqcn-old-style-action-invocation.yml
     release_date: '2024-06-10'
+  2.16.9rc1:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - dnf, dnf5 - fix for installing a set of packages by specifying them using
+        a wildcard character (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83373)
+      - linear strategy now provides a properly templated task name to the v2_runner_on_started
+        callback event.
+      - templating hostvars under native jinja will not cause serialization errors
+        anymore.
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2024-07-09
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.16/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.16.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: All My Love
+    fragments:
+    - 2.16.9rc1_summary.yaml
+    - 83373-dnf5-wildcard.yml
+    - hostvars_fix.yml
+    - linear_started_name.yml
+    release_date: '2024-07-08'

changelogs/fragments/2.16.9rc1_summary.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2024-07-09
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.16/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.16.html>`__

lib/ansible/release.py

@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-__version__ = '2.16.8.post0'
+__version__ = '2.16.9rc1'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "All My Love"