New release v2.16.1rc1 (#82301)

changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.16.rst

@@ -5,6 +5,39 @@ ansible-core 2.16 "All My Love" Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
+v2.16.1rc1
+==========
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2023-11-27
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.16/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.16.html>`__
+
+
+Breaking Changes / Porting Guide
+--------------------------------
+
+- assert - Nested templating may result in an inability for the conditional to be evaluated. See the porting guide for more information.
+
+Security Fixes
+--------------
+
+- templating - Address issues where internal templating can cause unsafe variables to lose their unsafe designation (CVE-2023-5764)
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix issue where an ``include_tasks`` handler in a role was not able to locate a file in ``tasks/`` when ``tasks_from`` was used as a role entry point and ``main.yml`` was not present (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/82241)
+- Plugin loader does not dedupe nor cache filter/test plugins by file basename, but full path name.
+- Restoring the ability of filters/tests can have same file base name but different tests/filters defined inside.
+- ansible-pull now will expand relative paths for the ``-d|--directory`` option is now expanded before use.
+- ansible-pull will now correctly handle become and connection password file options for ansible-playbook.
+- flush_handlers - properly handle a handler failure in a nested block when ``force_handlers`` is set (http://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/81532)
+- module no_log will no longer affect top level booleans, for example ``no_log_module_parameter='a'`` will no longer hide ``changed=False`` as a 'no log value' (matches 'a').
+- role params now have higher precedence than host facts again, matching documentation, this had unintentionally changed in 2.15.
+- wait_for should not handle 'non mmapable files' again.
+
 v2.16.0
 =======
 

changelogs/changelog.yaml

@@ -766,3 +766,48 @@ releases:
     - ansible-test-python-default.yml
     - inv_available_hosts_to_frozenset.yml
     release_date: '2023-10-16'
+  2.16.1rc1:
+    changes:
+      breaking_changes:
+      - assert - Nested templating may result in an inability for the conditional
+        to be evaluated. See the porting guide for more information.
+      bugfixes:
+      - Fix issue where an ``include_tasks`` handler in a role was not able to locate
+        a file in ``tasks/`` when ``tasks_from`` was used as a role entry point and
+        ``main.yml`` was not present (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/82241)
+      - Plugin loader does not dedupe nor cache filter/test plugins by file basename,
+        but full path name.
+      - Restoring the ability of filters/tests can have same file base name but different
+        tests/filters defined inside.
+      - ansible-pull now will expand relative paths for the ``-d|--directory`` option
+        is now expanded before use.
+      - ansible-pull will now correctly handle become and connection password file
+        options for ansible-playbook.
+      - flush_handlers - properly handle a handler failure in a nested block when
+        ``force_handlers`` is set (http://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/81532)
+      - module no_log will no longer affect top level booleans, for example ``no_log_module_parameter='a'``
+        will no longer hide ``changed=False`` as a 'no log value' (matches 'a').
+      - role params now have higher precedence than host facts again, matching documentation,
+        this had unintentionally changed in 2.15.
+      - wait_for should not handle 'non mmapable files' again.
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2023-11-27
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.16/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.16.html>`__
+
+        '
+      security_fixes:
+      - templating - Address issues where internal templating can cause unsafe variables
+        to lose their unsafe designation (CVE-2023-5764)
+    codename: All My Love
+    fragments:
+    - 2.16.1rc1_summary.yaml
+    - 81532-fix-nested-flush_handlers.yml
+    - 82241-handler-include-tasks-from.yml
+    - cve-2023-5764.yml
+    - j2_load_fix.yml
+    - no_log_booly.yml
+    - pull_file_secrets.yml
+    - pull_unfrack_dest.yml
+    - restore_role_param_precedence.yml
+    - wait_for_mmap.yml
+    release_date: '2023-11-27'

changelogs/fragments/2.16.1rc1_summary.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2023-11-27
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.16/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.16.html>`__

lib/ansible/release.py

@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-__version__ = '2.16.0.post0'
+__version__ = '2.16.1rc1'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "All My Love"