@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ Ansible Changes By Release

   (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/33100)

 * restore error on orphan group:vars delcaration for ini inventories

   https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/32866

+* restore host/group_vars merge order

+  https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/32963

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@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ the 'raleigh' group might look like::

 It is okay if these files do not exist, as this is an optional feature.

 As an advanced use case, you can create *directories* named after your groups or hosts, and

-Ansible will read all the files in these directories. An example with the 'raleigh' group::

+Ansible will read all the files in these directories in lexicographical order. An example with the 'raleigh' group::

     /etc/ansible/group_vars/raleigh/db_settings

     /etc/ansible/group_vars/raleigh/cluster_settings

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class VarsModule(BaseVarsPlugin):

     def _get_dir_files(self, path):

         found = []

-        for spath in os.listdir(path):

+        for spath in sorted(os.listdir(path)):

             if not spath.startswith(u'.') and not spath.endswith(u'~'):  # skip hidden and backups

                 ext = os.path.splitext(spath)[-1]