From baf41bedbc62a17b7de39b3025230bd33a505da7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Maxwell G Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 11:37:24 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Extend Ansible 9 lifecycle to November 2024 (#1023) * Extend Ansible 9 lifecycle to November 2024 Relates: https://forum.ansible.com/t/maintain-ansible-9-for-longer-than-6-months/2574 * Update docs/docsite/rst/roadmap/COLLECTIONS_9.rst Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein * Update docs/docsite/rst/roadmap/COLLECTIONS_9.rst Grammar fix Co-authored-by: Sandra McCann * roadmap COLLECTIONS_9: add note about bug and security fixes Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein Co-authored-by: Sandra McCann --------- Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein Co-authored-by: Sandra McCann (cherry picked from commit 6c1ec485fd48dfbc05f66d0475a8a27b886283a9) --- docs/docsite/rst/roadmap/COLLECTIONS_9.rst | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/roadmap/COLLECTIONS_9.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/roadmap/COLLECTIONS_9.rst index 941e0909b31..5610a72fc8c 100644 --- a/docs/docsite/rst/roadmap/COLLECTIONS_9.rst +++ b/docs/docsite/rst/roadmap/COLLECTIONS_9.rst @@ -74,7 +74,12 @@ Ansible 9.x minor releases may contain new features (including new collections) .. note:: - Minor and patch releases will stop when Ansible-10 is released. See the :ref:`Release and Maintenance Page ` for more information. + Minor and patch releases will stop in November 2024, at the end of the Ansible Core 2.16 critical bugfix support lifecycle. This is roughly half a year longer than regular Ansible releases. See the :ref:`Release and Maintenance Page ` for more information. + +.. note:: + + We will not provide bugfixes or security fixes for collections that do not + provide updates for their major release cycle included in Ansible 9. For more information, reach out on a mailing list or a chat channel - see :ref:`communication` for more details.