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2. Release Notes

The following list summarizes the additions, changes, and modifications which were made to Ansible Tower v3.8.5.

2.1. Ansible Tower Version 3.8.5

Fixes in Ansible Tower:

  • Updated nginx to 1.16 on RHEL 8 (fixes CVE-2021-23017)

  • Workflow jobs no longer stuck in pending when there is plenty of capacity

  • An approval node may now be added to a previously deleted node

  • Upgrading no longer fails when the Tower inventory source has custom inventory scripts and a schedule

  • Missing Ansible Galaxy Credential no longer causes SAML Login Error

  • Upgraded Ansible to version 2.9.27

  • Modified database backup and restore logic to compress dump data to prevent consumption of temporary disk space by a temporary file in the backup/restore processes

Fixes in Ansible Platform 1.2.6:

  • Providing custom secret key is now allowed when running rekey.yml

Fixes in Ansible Automation Hub 4.2.7:

  • Collection sync can now use proxies with authentication

  • Proxy errors no longer leak the proxy password

  • The “download tarball” link now correctly downloads the currently selected collection version, rather than the most recent

For older version of the release notes, as well as other reference materials, refer to the Ansible Tower Release Notes.