From f83bccc45778a3bcf97dbb0ce38008580fb0cc88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sivel / Matt Martz <matt@sivel.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 15:32:45 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] New release v2.20.0rc2 (#86034)

---
 changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.20.rst              | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
 changelogs/changelog.yaml                   | 19 +++++++++++++++----
 changelogs/fragments/2.20.0rc2_summary.yaml |  3 +++
 lib/ansible/release.py                      |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelogs/fragments/2.20.0rc2_summary.yaml

diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.20.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.20.rst
index 3f4285ba33f..adcc456b7ee 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.20.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.20.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@ ansible-core 2.20 "Good Times Bad Times" Release Notes
 
 .. contents:: Topics
 
+v2.20.0rc2
+==========
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2025-10-20
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.20/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.20.html>`__
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- psrp - ReadTimeout exceptions now mark host as unreachable instead of fatal (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/85966)
+
 v2.20.0rc1
 ==========
 
@@ -42,11 +56,6 @@ Minor Changes
 - DataLoader - Update ``DataLoader.get_basedir`` to be an abspath
 - known_hosts - return rc and stderr when ssh-keygen command fails for further debugging (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/85850).
 
-Deprecated Features
--------------------
-
-- Deprecate the ``ansible.module_utils.six`` module. Use the Python standard library equivalent instead.
-
 Removed Features (previously deprecated)
 ----------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 3f10b8f4eb6..eecb4366078 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -292,9 +292,6 @@ releases:
         than one ``ansible_collections`` in it (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/84909,
         https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/85361).
       - fetch - also return ``file`` in the result when changed is ``True`` (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/85729).
-      deprecated_features:
-      - Deprecate the ``ansible.module_utils.six`` module. Use the Python standard
-        library equivalent instead.
       minor_changes:
       - DataLoader - Update ``DataLoader.get_basedir`` to be an abspath
       - known_hosts - return rc and stderr when ssh-keygen command fails for further
@@ -312,7 +309,6 @@ releases:
     - 85361-collection-name-from-path-none.yml
     - 85475-fix-flush_handlers-play-tags.yml
     - data-loader-basedir-abspath.yml
-    - deprecate-six.yml
     - drop-resolvelib-lt-0_8_0.yml
     - fix-fetch-return-file.yml
     - import_tasks-fixes.yml
@@ -343,3 +339,18 @@ releases:
     - ansible-test-sanity-requirements-again.yml
     - fix-signal-propagation.yml
     release_date: '2025-10-14'
+  2.20.0rc2:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - psrp - ReadTimeout exceptions now mark host as unreachable instead of fatal
+        (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/85966)
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2025-10-20
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.20/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.20.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: Good Times Bad Times
+    fragments:
+    - 2.20.0rc2_summary.yaml
+    - 85966-psrp-readtimeout.yml
+    release_date: '2025-10-20'
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2.20.0rc2_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/2.20.0rc2_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..65f8537b3fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2.20.0rc2_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2025-10-20
+   | `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 759ae7338ce..a33f43355d7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = '2.20.0rc1.post0'
+__version__ = '2.20.0rc2'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "Good Times Bad Times"