@@ -5,6 +5,33 @@ ansible-core 2.11 "Hey Hey, What Can I Do" Release Notes

 .. contents:: Topics

+v2.11.0b4

+=========

+

+Release Summary

+---------------

+

+| Release Date: 2021-03-29

+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__

+

+

+Minor Changes

+-------------

+

+- ansible-galaxy CLI - ``collection verify`` command now exits with a non-zero exit code on verification failure

+- ansible-galaxy CLI - ``collection verify`` command now supports a ``--offline`` option for local-only verification

+

+Bugfixes

+--------

+

+- Correctly set template_path and template_fullpath for usage in template lookup and action plugins.

+- Try to avoid kernel 'blocking' state on reading files while fact gathering.

+- apt - fix policy_rc_d parameter throwing an exception when restoring original file (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/66211)

+- argument spec validation - fix behavior of ``apply_defaults=True`` when an empty dictionary is specified for such an option (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/74029).

+- pause - do not accept enter to continue when a timeout is set (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/73948)

+- setup module, fix error handling on bad subset given

+- wait_for module, move missing socket into function to get proper comparrison in time.

+

 v2.11.0b3

 =========

@@ -1549,3 +1549,40 @@ releases:

     - use-validator-in-ansiblemodule.yml

     - v2.11.0b3_summary.yaml

     release_date: '2021-03-19'

+  2.11.0b4:

+    changes:

+      bugfixes:

+      - Correctly set template_path and template_fullpath for usage in template lookup

+        and action plugins.

+      - Try to avoid kernel 'blocking' state on reading files while fact gathering.

+      - apt - fix policy_rc_d parameter throwing an exception when restoring original

+        file (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/66211)

+      - argument spec validation - fix behavior of ``apply_defaults=True`` when an

+        empty dictionary is specified for such an option (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/74029).

+      - pause - do not accept enter to continue when a timeout is set (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/73948)

+      - setup module, fix error handling on bad subset given

+      - wait_for module, move missing socket into function to get proper comparrison

+        in time.

+      minor_changes:

+      - ansible-galaxy CLI - ``collection verify`` command now exits with a non-zero

+        exit code on verification failure

+      - ansible-galaxy CLI - ``collection verify`` command now supports a ``--offline``

+        option for local-only verification

+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2021-03-29

+

+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__

+

+        '

+    codename: Hey Hey, What Can I Do

+    fragments:

+    - 73840_apt-policy-rc-d.yml

+    - 73948-pause-no-enter-with-timeout.yml

+    - 74029-argspec-apply_defaults.yml

+    - fix_setup_bad_subset.yml

+    - galaxy_verify_exitcode.yml

+    - galaxy_verify_local.yml

+    - less_blocks_on_facts.yml

+    - template_temp_vars_fix.yml

+    - v2.11.0b4_summary.yaml

+    - wait_for_fix.yml

+    release_date: '2021-03-29'

new file mode 100644

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@

+release_summary: |

+   | Release Date: 2021-03-29

+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__

@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@

 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)

 __metaclass__ = type

-__version__ = '2.11.0b3.post0'

+__version__ = '2.11.0b4'

 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'

 __codename__ = 'Hey Hey, What Can I Do'