Ansible-core

Ansible-core

Framework

Ansible-core 2.21 is the newest actively maintained release, currently at patch 2.21.4. 3 of 13 tracked cycles remain supported. The next cycle scheduled to reach end-of-life is 2.19, on November 30, 2026.

Latest version

2.21.4

Sep 8, 2026

Actively maintained cycles

3

of 13 tracked

Total cycles tracked

13

since Oct 31, 2019

Support pattern

How Ansible-core has behaved across the cycles tracked here, rather than what its policy documents state. Useful for judging how much runway a version is likely to have before you commit to it.

Typical support window

18 months

median of 13 completed cycles

New cycle roughly every

6 months

median gap between releases

Compared with framework

−1 mo

shorter than the framework median

Next end of life

82 days

Ansible-core 2.19

Support windows have stayed consistent across the tracked history, so past cycles are a reasonable guide to what a new one will get.

Computed from release and end-of-life dates tracked for Ansible-core. Medians are used rather than averages so one unusually short or long release does not skew the figure. Cycles with no recorded end-of-life date are excluded from the support window.

Release lifecycle

Actively maintainedSecurity support onlyEnd of life
Today
2.21Latest
2.21.4 · Sep 8, 2026
2.20
2.20.9 · Sep 8, 2026
2.19
2.19.13 · Sep 8, 2026
2.18
EOL May 31, 2026
2.17
EOL Nov 30, 2025
2.16
EOL Jul 31, 2025
2.15
EOL Nov 30, 2024
2.14
EOL May 20, 2024
2.13
EOL Nov 6, 2023
2.12
EOL May 22, 2023
2.11
EOL Nov 7, 2022
2.10
EOL May 23, 2022
2.9
EOL May 23, 2022
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