From f0d7f96fee3a2a55be2ae28cfabbdbb808316eb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt Martz <matt@sivel.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:39:00 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] New release v2.17.9rc1 (#84721)

---
 changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.17.rst              | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 changelogs/changelog.yaml                   | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 changelogs/fragments/2.17.9rc1_summary.yaml |  3 +++
 lib/ansible/release.py                      |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 changelogs/fragments/2.17.9rc1_summary.yaml

diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.17.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.17.rst
index eace0bbb95f..29591f6a8ff 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.17.rst
+++ b/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
 =======
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 9dbebee5e41..715ece9715d 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/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'
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2.17.9rc1_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/2.17.9rc1_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..db6af3312c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/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>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index e56238d891f..33355d97b80 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/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"