# Ansible v2.21.4rc1

- Product: Ansible (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ansible)
- Vendor: Red Hat
- Date: 2026-08-31
- Version: v2.21.4rc1
- Original notes: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/releases/tag/v2.21.4rc1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ansible/releases/v2.21.4rc1
- Labels: Pre-release

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#### Changelog

See the [full changelog](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.21.4rc1/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.21.rst) for the changes included in this release.

#### Release Artifacts
* Built Distribution: [ansible_core-2.21.4rc1-py3-none-any.whl](https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/72/58/76a3c09b80c34c5a258a6ffadca672122eef3e36c472016e2809ca85234d/ansible_core-2.21.4rc1-py3-none-any.whl) - ‌2457232 bytes
  * 3a0ed41b15c62304553c4e49d0fbb805cc95677697aef523471529d848221b3f (SHA256)
* Source Distribution: [ansible_core-2.21.4rc1.tar.gz](https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/47/a3/8b022ad963276e59721693a7c5cb2d3d469197c40143b1cbc010a874f833/ansible_core-2.21.4rc1.tar.gz) - ‌3398908 bytes
  * 5df62faf908c5ff4f91fdf6c5cd51c7c569222d73317a7a11a4359c66da52e18 (SHA256)