From 8d40979feebc5381ef6bb3d9c2f9bb18a3156edd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt Davis <6775756+nitzmahone@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2025 20:16:46 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update Ansible release version to v2.18.9rc1.post0. (#85792)

---
 lib/ansible/release.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index fae2a441055..1bd3140a1f9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = '2.18.9rc1'
+__version__ = '2.18.9rc1.post0'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "Fool in the Rain"