New release v2.17.9rc1 (#84721)

changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.17.rst

@@ -4,6 +4,26 @@ ansible-core 2.17 "Gallows Pole" Release Notes
 
 .. contents:: Topics
 
+v2.17.9rc1
+==========
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2025-02-17
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.17/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.17.html>`__
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- ansible-test - Automatically retry HTTP GET/PUT/DELETE requests on exceptions.
+- ansible-test - Use Python's ``urllib`` instead of ``curl`` for HTTP requests.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- include_vars - fixed erroneous warning if an unreserved variable name contains a single character that matches a reserved variable. (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/84623)
+
 v2.17.8
 =======
 

changelogs/changelog.yaml

@@ -1076,3 +1076,22 @@ releases:
     - reserved_module_chekc.yml
     - vault_cli_fix.yml
     release_date: '2025-01-20'
+  2.17.9rc1:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - include_vars - fixed erroneous warning if an unreserved variable name contains
+        a single character that matches a reserved variable. (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/84623)
+      minor_changes:
+      - ansible-test - Automatically retry HTTP GET/PUT/DELETE requests on exceptions.
+      - ansible-test - Use Python's ``urllib`` instead of ``curl`` for HTTP requests.
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2025-02-17
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.17/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.17.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: Gallows Pole
+    fragments:
+    - 2.17.9rc1_summary.yaml
+    - ansible-test-curl.yml
+    - fix-include_vars-reserved-warning.yml
+    release_date: '2025-02-17'

changelogs/fragments/2.17.9rc1_summary.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2025-02-17
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.17/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.17.html>`__

lib/ansible/release.py

@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = '2.17.8.post0'
+__version__ = '2.17.9rc1'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "Gallows Pole"