New release v2.6.0a2v2.6.0a2

5 files changed, 54 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.6.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.6.rst
index 5150971b66..15cc985416 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.6.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.6.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,54 @@
 Ansible 2.6 "Heartbreaker" Release Notes
 ========================================
 
+.. _Ansible 2.6 "Heartbreaker" Release Notes_v2.6.0a2:
+
+v2.6.0a2
+========
+
+.. _Ansible 2.6 "Heartbreaker" Release Notes_v2.6.0a2_Release Summary:
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2018-05-30
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`_
+
+
+.. _Ansible 2.6 "Heartbreaker" Release Notes_v2.6.0a2_Minor Changes:
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- The aws_ses_identity module supports check mode
+
+
+.. _Ansible 2.6 "Heartbreaker" Release Notes_v2.6.0a2_Removed Features (previously deprecated):
+
+Removed Features (previously deprecated)
+----------------------------------------
+
+- removed the deprecated always_run task option, please use `check_mode: no` instead
+
+
+.. _Ansible 2.6 "Heartbreaker" Release Notes_v2.6.0a2_Bugfixes:
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- powershell - use the tmpdir set by `remote_tmp` for become/async tasks instead of the generic $env:TEMP - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/40210
+
+- selinux - correct check mode behavior to report same changes as normal mode (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/40721)
+
+- synchronize - Ensure the local connection created by synchronize uses _remote_is_local=True, which causes ActionBase to build a local tmpdir (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/40833)
+
+- win_updates - Added the ability to run on a scheduled task for older hosts so async starts working again - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/38364
+
+- winrm - Add better error handling when the kinit process fails
+
+- xenserver_facts - ensure module works with newer versions of XenServer (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/35821)
+
+
 .. _Ansible 2.6 "Heartbreaker" Release Notes_v2.6.0a1:
 
 v2.6.0a1
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/always_run_removal.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/always_run_removal.yaml
index 6805b894e2..64bf40553d 100644
--- a/changelogs/fragments/always_run_removal.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/always_run_removal.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 removed_features:
-- removed the deprecated always_run task option, please use `check_mode: no` instead
+- "removed the deprecated always_run task option, please use `check_mode: no` instead"
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/v2.6.0a2_catchup.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/v2.6.0a2_catchup.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0967ef424b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/v2.6.0a2_catchup.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/v2.6.0a2_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/v2.6.0a2_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff541a8970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/v2.6.0a2_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2018-05-30
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`_
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index 407a30f28d..81466af8ab 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__ = '2.6.0dev0'
+__version__ = '2.6.0a2'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = 'Heartbreaker'