From 3092110f92651a7c04d5cef601e29def45078e11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt Davis <6775756+nitzmahone@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:48:51 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] New release v2.18.11rc1 (#86092)

---
 changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.18.rst               | 14 ++++++++++++++
 changelogs/changelog.yaml                    | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 changelogs/fragments/2.18.11rc1_summary.yaml |  3 +++
 lib/ansible/release.py                       |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 changelogs/fragments/2.18.11rc1_summary.yaml

diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.18.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.18.rst
index 5983b452c52..6487e73fc99 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.18.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.18.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@ ansible-core 2.18 "Fool in the Rain" Release Notes
 
 .. contents:: Topics
 
+v2.18.11rc1
+===========
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2025-10-29
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.18/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.18.html>`__
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- ansible-doc - prevent crash when scanning collections in paths that have more than one ``ansible_collections`` in it (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/84909, https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/85361).
+
 v2.18.10
 ========
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 4a52fe582a1..e40ba556165 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -651,6 +651,22 @@ releases:
     - respawn_os_env.yml
     - run_command_output_selector.yml
     release_date: '2025-09-29'
+  2.18.11rc1:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - ansible-doc - prevent crash when scanning collections in paths that have more
+        than one ``ansible_collections`` in it (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/84909,
+        https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/85361).
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2025-10-29
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.18/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.18.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: Fool in the Rain
+    fragments:
+    - 2.18.11rc1_summary.yaml
+    - 85361-collection-name-from-path-none.yml
+    release_date: '2025-10-29'
   2.18.1rc1:
     changes:
       bugfixes:
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2.18.11rc1_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/2.18.11rc1_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7749354e1fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2.18.11rc1_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2025-10-29
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.18/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.18.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index 48ced73c17b..38aa28c50e5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = '2.18.10.post0'
+__version__ = '2.18.11rc1'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "Fool in the Rain"