New release v2.20.0rc1 (#85989)

changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.20.rst

@@ -4,6 +4,29 @@ ansible-core 2.20 "Good Times Bad Times" Release Notes
 
 .. contents:: Topics
 
+v2.20.0rc1
+==========
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2025-10-14
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.20/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.20.html>`__
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- ansible-test - Default to Python 3.14 in the ``base`` and ``default`` test containers.
+- ansible-test - Filter out pylint messages for invalid filenames and display a notice when doing so.
+- ansible-test - Update astroid imports in custom pylint checkers.
+- ansible-test - Update pinned ``pip`` version to 25.2.
+- ansible-test - Update pinned sanity test requirements, including upgrading to pylint 4.0.0.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- SIGINT/SIGTERM Handling - Make SIGINT/SIGTERM handling more robust by splitting concerns between forks and the parent.
+
 v2.20.0b2
 =========
 
@@ -71,11 +94,12 @@ Minor Changes
 - ansible-test - Replace FreeBSD 14.2 with 14.3.
 - ansible-test - Replace RHEL 9.5 with 9.6.
 - ansible-test - Update Ubuntu containers.
+- ansible-test - Update base/default containers to include Python 3.14.0.
 - ansible-test - Update pinned sanity test requirements.
 - ansible-test - Update test containers.
 - ansible-test - Upgrade Alpine 3.21 to 3.22.
 - ansible-test - Upgrade Fedora 41 to Fedora 42.
-- ansible-test - Upgrade to ``coverage`` version 7.10.6 for Python 3.9 and later.
+- ansible-test - Upgrade to ``coverage`` version 7.10.7 for Python 3.9 and later.
 - ansible-test - Use OS packages to satisfy controller requirements on FreeBSD 13.5 during managed instance bootstrapping.
 - apt_repository - use correct debug method to print debug message.
 - blockinfile - add new module option ``encoding`` to support files in encodings other than UTF-8 (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/85291).

changelogs/changelog.yaml

@@ -135,11 +135,12 @@ releases:
       - ansible-test - Replace FreeBSD 14.2 with 14.3.
       - ansible-test - Replace RHEL 9.5 with 9.6.
       - ansible-test - Update Ubuntu containers.
+      - ansible-test - Update base/default containers to include Python 3.14.0.
       - ansible-test - Update pinned sanity test requirements.
       - ansible-test - Update test containers.
       - ansible-test - Upgrade Alpine 3.21 to 3.22.
       - ansible-test - Upgrade Fedora 41 to Fedora 42.
-      - ansible-test - Upgrade to ``coverage`` version 7.10.6 for Python 3.9 and later.
+      - ansible-test - Upgrade to ``coverage`` version 7.10.7 for Python 3.9 and later.
       - ansible-test - Use OS packages to satisfy controller requirements on FreeBSD
         13.5 during managed instance bootstrapping.
       - apt_repository - use correct debug method to print debug message.
@@ -317,3 +318,28 @@ releases:
     - import_tasks-fixes.yml
     - known_hosts.yml
     release_date: '2025-10-06'
+  2.20.0rc1:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - SIGINT/SIGTERM Handling - Make SIGINT/SIGTERM handling more robust by splitting
+        concerns between forks and the parent.
+      minor_changes:
+      - ansible-test - Default to Python 3.14 in the ``base`` and ``default`` test
+        containers.
+      - ansible-test - Filter out pylint messages for invalid filenames and display
+        a notice when doing so.
+      - ansible-test - Update astroid imports in custom pylint checkers.
+      - ansible-test - Update pinned ``pip`` version to 25.2.
+      - ansible-test - Update pinned sanity test requirements, including upgrading
+        to pylint 4.0.0.
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2025-10-14
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.20/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.20.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: Good Times Bad Times
+    fragments:
+    - 2.20.0rc1_summary.yaml
+    - ansible-test-sanity-requirements-again.yml
+    - fix-signal-propagation.yml
+    release_date: '2025-10-14'

changelogs/fragments/2.20.0rc1_summary.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2025-10-14
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.20/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.20.html>`__

lib/ansible/release.py

@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = '2.20.0b2.post0'
+__version__ = '2.20.0rc1'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "Good Times Bad Times"