New release v2.11.9rc1 (#77123)v2.11.9rc1

Signed-off-by: Christian M. Adams <chadams@redhat.com>

4 files changed, 89 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.11.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.11.rst
index 7ee947fed7..a867d73498 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.11.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.11.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,39 @@ ansible-core 2.11 "Hey Hey, What Can I Do" Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
+v2.11.9rc1
+==========
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2022-02-23
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
+
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- ansible-test - Integration and unit tests no longer install ``cryptography`` if it is already installed.
+- ansible-test - Update the ``galaxy`` test plugin to get its container from a copy on quay.io.
+- ansible-test - Update the ``openshift`` test plugin to get its container from a copy on quay.io.
+- junit callback - Add support for replacing the directory portion of out-of-tree relative task paths with a placeholder.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- ansible-test - Add constraint for ``MarkupSafe < 2.1.0`` on Python 3.6 and later. This avoids installation failures when old ``pip`` or ``setuptools`` packages are present.
+- ansible-test - Install ``pyopenssl`` when installing ``cryptography`` to make sure a compatible version is used (except for sanity tests).
+- ansible-test - Replace the directory portion of out-of-tree paths in JUnit files from integration tests with the ``out-of-tree:`` prefix.
+- ansible-test - Update unit tests to use the ``--forked`` option instead of the deprecated ``--boxed`` option.
+- ansible-test - Use relative paths in JUnit files generated during integration test runs.
+- cleaning facts will now only warn about the variable name and not post the content, which can be undesireable to disclose
+- correctly inherit vars from parent in block (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/75286).
+- gather_facts action now handles the move of base connection plugin types into collections to add/prevent subset argument correctly
+- junit callback - Fix traceback during automatic fact gathering when using relative paths.
+- junit callback - Fix unicode error when handling non-ASCII task paths.
+- ssh connection now uses more correct host source as play_context can ignore loop/delegation variations.
+
 v2.11.8
 =======
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 0061d5342f..9f671ad9bd 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -2133,3 +2133,55 @@ releases:
     - ssh_quote_cp.yml
     - v2.11.8rc1_summary.yaml
     release_date: '2022-01-24'
+  2.11.9rc1:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - ansible-test - Add constraint for ``MarkupSafe < 2.1.0`` on Python 3.6 and
+        later. This avoids installation failures when old ``pip`` or ``setuptools``
+        packages are present.
+      - ansible-test - Install ``pyopenssl`` when installing ``cryptography`` to make
+        sure a compatible version is used (except for sanity tests).
+      - ansible-test - Replace the directory portion of out-of-tree paths in JUnit
+        files from integration tests with the ``out-of-tree:`` prefix.
+      - ansible-test - Update unit tests to use the ``--forked`` option instead of
+        the deprecated ``--boxed`` option.
+      - ansible-test - Use relative paths in JUnit files generated during integration
+        test runs.
+      - cleaning facts will now only warn about the variable name and not post the
+        content, which can be undesireable to disclose
+      - correctly inherit vars from parent in block (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/75286).
+      - gather_facts action now handles the move of base connection plugin types into
+        collections to add/prevent subset argument correctly
+      - junit callback - Fix traceback during automatic fact gathering when using
+        relative paths.
+      - junit callback - Fix unicode error when handling non-ASCII task paths.
+      - ssh connection now uses more correct host source as play_context can ignore
+        loop/delegation variations.
+      minor_changes:
+      - ansible-test - Integration and unit tests no longer install ``cryptography``
+        if it is already installed.
+      - ansible-test - Update the ``galaxy`` test plugin to get its container from
+        a copy on quay.io.
+      - ansible-test - Update the ``openshift`` test plugin to get its container from
+        a copy on quay.io.
+      - junit callback - Add support for replacing the directory portion of out-of-tree
+        relative task paths with a placeholder.
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2022-02-23
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: Hey Hey, What Can I Do
+    fragments:
+    - ansible-test-container-images.yml
+    - ansible-test-junit-relative-paths.yml
+    - ansible-test-markupsafe-constraint-update.yml
+    - ansible-test-pyopenssl.yml
+    - ansible-test-pytest-forked.yml
+    - clean_facts_values.yml
+    - fix_block_var_inh.yml
+    - gather_facts_collections.yml
+    - junit-callback-task-path-unicode.yml
+    - ssh_use_right_host.yml
+    - v2.11.9rc1_summary.yaml
+    release_date: '2022-02-23'
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/v2.11.9rc1_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/v2.11.9rc1_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f39646eb65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/v2.11.9rc1_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2022-02-23
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index 44ecd91791..863997415f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-__version__ = '2.11.8.post0'
+__version__ = '2.11.9rc1'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = 'Hey Hey, What Can I Do'