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ansible.windows 3.9.2 Released - Tag Alignment Fix Explained

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2026-10-272By Luca Berton

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Introduction

ansible.windows is the Ansible Content Collection that provides the core modules, plugins, and connection logic used to manage Microsoft Windows hosts, including win_copy, win_command, win_service, win_updates, and the winrm/psrp connection plugins. It is one of the most widely used collections for anyone automating Windows Server or desktop environments with Ansible.

A new version, 3.9.2, has been published to Ansible Galaxy, replacing the previously known 3.9.1.

Whats New

According to the collection's own changelog, this release is not a functional update. The release summary states:

Release summary for v3.9.2, It's a copy of 3.9.0/1 but with the tags being aligned.

In practical terms, 3.9.2 contains the exact same code as 3.9.0 and 3.9.1. No modules, plugins, or documentation have changed. The only reason this version exists is to fix a discrepancy between the Git tags and the actual released content on Galaxy — a packaging/release-process issue rather than a code bug. Users who are already running 3.9.0 or 3.9.1 will not see any behavioral difference after upgrading to 3.9.2; the update simply ensures the Git tag v3.9.2 points to content that is consistent with what was actually shipped.

Why This Matters

For end users this is effectively a no-op release: no new modules, no bugfixes, no deprecations, no breaking changes. It mainly matters for maintainers, packagers, and anyone building reproducible pipelines from Git tags, since it guarantees that the tagged source tree matches the artifact published to Galaxy.

Installing and Verifying

To install the updated collection or confirm the version currently installed:

# Install or upgrade ansible.windows to the latest version
ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.windows --upgrade

# Install the specific 3.9.2 release explicitly
ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.windows:==3.9.2

# List installed collections and check the version
ansible-galaxy collection list ansible.windows

# Verify the collection against the Galaxy checksums
ansible-galaxy collection verify ansible.windows:3.9.2

Component Overview

ComponentPrevious VersionNew VersionChange
ansible.windows3.9.13.9.2Tag alignment only, no code changes

Conclusion

ansible.windows 3.9.2 is a housekeeping release that re-publishes the same code as 3.9.0/3.9.1 with corrected release tags. Users on 3.9.0 or 3.9.1 can upgrade for consistency, but there is no urgency since no functional changes, bugfixes, or security issues are included in this release.

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