From 24fcd34559c00dd1f13697b55c54acd05deb874f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt Davis <6775756+nitzmahone@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2024 18:27:06 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] New release v2.16.9rc1 (#83550)

---
 changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.16.rst              | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 changelogs/changelog.yaml                   | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 changelogs/fragments/2.16.9rc1_summary.yaml |  3 +++
 lib/ansible/release.py                      |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 changelogs/fragments/2.16.9rc1_summary.yaml

diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.16.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.16.rst
index b69e1739868..64d00a23e5d 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.16.rst
+++ b/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
 =======
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 7cac6c6f6a0..6940b648bdf 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/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'
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2.16.9rc1_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/2.16.9rc1_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05816395d4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/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>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index 8c90b58d06e..240facb7a8f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/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"