New release v2.16.4rc1

changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.16.rst

@@ -5,6 +5,24 @@ ansible-core 2.16 "All My Love" Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
+v2.16.4rc1
+==========
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2024-02-19
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.16/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.16.html>`__
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix loading vars_plugins in roles (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/82239).
+- expect - fix argument spec error using timeout=null (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/80982).
+- include_vars - fix calculating ``depth`` relative to the root and ensure all files are included (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/80987).
+- templating - ensure syntax errors originating from a template being compiled into Python code object result in a failure (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/82606)
+
 v2.16.3
 =======
 

changelogs/changelog.yaml

@@ -900,3 +900,25 @@ releases:
     - role_fixes.yml
     - unsafe-intern.yml
     release_date: '2024-01-22'
+  2.16.4rc1:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - Fix loading vars_plugins in roles (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/82239).
+      - expect - fix argument spec error using timeout=null (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/80982).
+      - include_vars - fix calculating ``depth`` relative to the root and ensure all
+        files are included (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/80987).
+      - templating - ensure syntax errors originating from a template being compiled
+        into Python code object result in a failure (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/82606)
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2024-02-19
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.16/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.16.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: All My Love
+    fragments:
+    - 2.16.4rc1_summary.yaml
+    - 80995-include-all-var-files.yml
+    - 82606-template-python-syntax-error.yml
+    - fix-expect-indefinite-timeout.yml
+    - fix-vars-plugins-in-roles.yml
+    release_date: '2024-02-19'

changelogs/fragments/2.16.4rc1_summary.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2024-02-19
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.16/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.16.html>`__

lib/ansible/release.py

@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-__version__ = '2.16.3.post0'
+__version__ = '2.16.4rc1'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = "All My Love"