# Ansible v2.20.9rc1

- Product: Ansible (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ansible)
- Vendor: Red Hat
- Date: 2026-08-31
- Version: v2.20.9rc1
- Original notes: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases/tag/v2.20.9rc1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ansible/releases/v2.20.9rc1
- Labels: Pre-release

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#### Changelog

See the [full changelog](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.20.9rc1/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.20.rst) for the changes included in this release.

#### Release Artifacts
* Built Distribution: [ansible_core-2.20.9rc1-py3-none-any.whl](https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f4/9a/080bfed7146ac487baac3bc4477f90be7a2ef69ed9fd09a9fe264ebdcfc7/ansible_core-2.20.9rc1-py3-none-any.whl) - ‌2430616 bytes
  * 804a27ce3b78629fbe23830c8a7d2b1a31045bf44f03896d7d019cdb9f1e8b8d (SHA256)
* Source Distribution: [ansible_core-2.20.9rc1.tar.gz](https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/9e/37/5d9dc57c666af979b1733631bc367baff9cad938455637edb0df8add6a8e/ansible_core-2.20.9rc1.tar.gz) - ‌3354356 bytes
  * 670b1b81a0e40f9a6d48a6cd399cb828166c464643586d640cd5b3f4efef271e (SHA256)