From 754d8eb86899009d85ab34c8d812b2895fa3c279 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sivel / Matt Martz <matt@sivel.net>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 17:22:33 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] New release v2.20.1rc1 (#86286)

---
 changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.20.rst              | 20 ++++++++++++
 changelogs/changelog.yaml                   | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++
 changelogs/fragments/2.20.1rc1_summary.yaml |  3 ++
 lib/ansible/release.py                      |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 changelogs/fragments/2.20.1rc1_summary.yaml

diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.20.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.20.rst
index ba9bb9c92de..e94558fa778 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.20.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.20.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,26 @@ ansible-core 2.20 "Good Times Bad Times" Release Notes
 
 .. contents:: Topics
 
+v2.20.1rc1
+==========
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2025-12-02
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.20/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.20.html>`__
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix ``AnsibleModule.human_to_bytes()``, which was never adjusted after the standalone ``human_to_bytes()`` got a new parameter ``default_unit`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/85259).
+- Variable loading now uses file source instead of variables when invalidly formmated vars file is loaded.
+- ansible-test - The runtime-metadata sanity test now ignores pre-release and build identifiers in collection versions. This prevents errors if a tombstone version is ``X.0.0``, while the collection's version is ``X.0.0-prerelease`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/85193)."
+- display - Fix ``getuser`` fallback error handling on Python 3.13 and later. (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/86142)
+- first_found - Correct the "Include tasks only if one of the files exists, otherwise skip" example.
+- get_url - fix regex for GNU Digest line which is used in comparing checksums (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/86132).
+- local connection - Fix ``getuser`` fallback error handling on Python 3.13 and later.
+
 v2.20.0
 =======
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 7831fe870ee..39d81b0786c 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -393,3 +393,37 @@ releases:
     - option_deprecation_help.yml
     - package_facts.yml
     release_date: '2025-10-29'
+  2.20.1rc1:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - Fix ``AnsibleModule.human_to_bytes()``, which was never adjusted after the
+        standalone ``human_to_bytes()`` got a new parameter ``default_unit`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/85259).
+      - Variable loading now uses file source instead of variables when invalidly
+        formmated vars file is loaded.
+      - ansible-test - The runtime-metadata sanity test now ignores pre-release and
+        build identifiers in collection versions. This prevents errors if a tombstone
+        version is ``X.0.0``, while the collection's version is ``X.0.0-prerelease``
+        (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/85193)."
+      - display - Fix ``getuser`` fallback error handling on Python 3.13 and later.
+        (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/86142)
+      - first_found - Correct the "Include tasks only if one of the files exists,
+        otherwise skip" example.
+      - get_url - fix regex for GNU Digest line which is used in comparing checksums
+        (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/86132).
+      - local connection - Fix ``getuser`` fallback error handling on Python 3.13
+        and later.
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2025-12-02
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.20/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.20.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: Good Times Bad Times
+    fragments:
+    - 2.20.1rc1_summary.yaml
+    - 85193-runtime-metadata.yml
+    - 85259-fix-human_to_bytes.yml
+    - first-found-example.yml
+    - get_url_regex.yml
+    - getuser-exception-handling.yml
+    - varloaderror.yml
+    release_date: '2025-12-02'
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2.20.1rc1_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/2.20.1rc1_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cadb37ebc2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2.20.1rc1_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2025-12-02
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.20/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.20.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index 375d1587abc..5797e083b38 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = '2.20.0.post0'
+__version__ = '2.20.1rc1'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "Good Times Bad Times"