ansible-date-py-table.md

Ansible Core Release Matrix

NOTE: * indicates the same value as the row above

Version	GA	Critical Support	Security Support	Limited Security Support	EOL	Controller Python	Target Python	RHEL Python
2.12	8 Nov 2021	May 2022	Nov 2022	May 2023	Nov 2023	Python 3.8 - 3.10	Python 2.6, Python 3.5 - 3.10	3.8
2.13	23 May 2022	Nov 2022	May 2023	Nov 2023	May 2024	*	Python 2.7, Python 3.5 - 3.10	3.9
2.14	7 Nov 2022	May 2023	Nov 2023	May 2024	Nov 2024	Python 3.9 - 3.11	Python 2.7, Python 3.5 - 3.11	3.11
2.15	22 May 2023	Nov 2023	May 2024	Nov 2024	May 2025	*	*	*
2.16	6 Nov 2023	May 2024	Nov 2024	May 2025	Nov 2025	Python 3.10 - 3.12	Python 3.6 - 3.12	*
2.17	20 May 2024	Nov 2024	May 2025	Nov 2025	May 2026	*	*	*
2.18	4 Nov 2024	May 2025	Nov 2025	May 2026	Nov 2026	Python 3.11 - 3.13	Python 3.6 - 3.13	3.13
2.19	19 May 2025	Nov 2025	May 2026	Nov 2026	May 2027	*	*	*
2.20	3 Nov 2025	May 2026	Nov 2026	May 2027	Nov 2027	Python 3.12 - 3.14	Python 3.8 - 3.14	*
2.21	18 May 2026	Nov 2026	May 2027	Nov 2027	May 2028	*	*	*

RHEL Python EOL

Version	Start	EOL
3.8	May 2020	May 2023
3.9	May 2021	May 2024
3.10	N/A	N/A
3.11	May 2023	May 2026
3.12	N/A	N/A
3.13	May 2025	May 2028

Super Cool Timeline

  Upstream - 18 Months
|--------------------------------|
             Downstream - 18 Months
           |--------------------------------|
  General    Critical   Security   Limited
|----------|----------|----------|----------|

NOTE: Incredibly subject to change

upstream.rst

Version	GA / General Support [1]	Critical Support [1]	Security Support [1]	EOL [1]	Controller Python	Target Python	Target Powershell
2.9	31 Oct 2019	13 Aug 2020	26 Apr 2021	23 May 2022	Python 2.7 Python 3.5 - 3.8	Python 2.6 - 2.7 Python 3.5 - 3.8	Powershell 3 - 5.1
2.10	13 Aug 2020	26 Apr 2021	08 Nov 2021	23 May 2022	Python 2.7 Python 3.5 - 3.9	Python 2.6 - 2.7 Python 3.5 - 3.9	Powershell 3 - 5.1
2.11	26 Apr 2021	08 Nov 2021	23 May 2022	07 Nov 2022	Python 2.7 Python 3.5 - 3.9	Python 2.6 - 2.7 Python 3.5 - 3.9	Powershell 3 - 5.1
2.12	08 Nov 2021	23 May 2022	07 Nov 2022	22 May 2023	Python 3.8 - 3.10	Python 2.6 Python 3.5 - 3.10	Powershell 3 - 5.1
2.13	23 May 2022	07 Nov 2022	22 May 2023	06 Nov 2023	Python 3.8 - 3.10	Python 2.7 Python 3.5 - 3.10	Powershell 3 - 5.1
2.14	07 Nov 2022	22 May 2023	06 Nov 2023	20 May 2024	Python 3.9 - 3.11	Python 2.7 Python 3.5 - 3.11	Powershell 3 - 5.1
2.15	22 May 2023	06 Nov 2023	20 May 2024	Nov 2024	Python 3.9 - 3.11	Python 2.7 Python 3.5 - 3.11	Powershell 3 - 5.1
2.16	06 Nov 2023	20 May 2024	Nov 2024	May 2025	Python 3.10 - 3.12	Python 3.6 - 3.12	TBD
2.17	20 May 2024	Nov 2024	May 2025	Nov 2025	Python 3.10 - 3.12	Python 3.6 - 3.12	TBD
2.18	Nov 2024	May 2025	Nov 2025	May 2026	Python 3.11 - 3.13	Python 3.6 - 3.13	TBD
2.19	May 2025	Nov 2025	May 2026	Nov 2026	Python 3.11 - 3.13	Python 3.6 - 3.13	TBD
2.20	Nov 2025	May 2026	Nov 2026	May 2027	Python 3.12 - 3.14	Python 3.8 - 3.14	TBD
2.21	May 2026	Nov 2026	May 2027	Nov 2027	Python 3.12 - 3.14	Python 3.8 - 3.14	TBD
2.22	Nov 2026	May 2027	Nov 2027	May 2028	Python 3.13 - 3.15	Python 3.8 - 3.15	TBD
2.23	May 2027	Nov 2027	May 2028	Nov 2028	Python 3.13 - 3.15	Python 3.8 - 3.15	TBD
2.24	Nov 2027	May 2028	Nov 2028	May 2029	Python 3.14 - 3.16	Python 3.8 - 3.16	TBD
2.25	May 2028	Nov 2028	May 2029	Nov 2029	Python 3.14 - 3.16	Python 3.8 - 3.16	TBD

[1]	(1, 2, 3, 4) Dates indicate the start date of the maintenance cycle

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