bugfixes: - persistent connection plugins - The correct Ansible persistent connection helper is now always used. Previously, the wrong script could be used, depending on the value of the ``PATH`` environment variable. As a result, users were sometimes required to set ``ANSIBLE_CONNECTION_PATH`` to use the correct script. deprecated_features: - persistent connection plugins - The ``ANSIBLE_CONNECTION_PATH`` config option no longer has any effect, and will be removed in a future release. breaking_changes: - persistent connection plugins - The ``ANSIBLE_CONNECTION_PATH`` config option no longer has any effect.