Release 8.6.8.

fixing broken check mode in the github_key (#9186)

* fixing datetime.strftime()

* added changelog fragment

* Update changelogs/fragments/9186-fix-broken-check-mode-in-github-key.yml

Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>

---------

Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
(cherry picked from commit a863b62859)

Co-authored-by: tomcperry <99128358+tomcperry@users.noreply.github.com>

.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml

@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ schedules:
     always: true
     branches:
       include:
+        - stable-10
         - stable-9
-        - stable-8
   - cron: 0 11 * * 0
     displayName: Weekly (old stable branches)
     always: true
     branches:
       include:
-        - stable-7
+        - stable-8
 
 variables:
   - name: checkoutPath

.github/workflows/reuse.yml

@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || '' }}
 
       - name: REUSE Compliance Check
-        uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v4
+        uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v5

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,112 +2,128 @@
 
 **Topics**
 
-- <a href="#v8-6-7">v8\.6\.7</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-8">v8\.6\.8</a>
     - <a href="#release-summary">Release Summary</a>
     - <a href="#bugfixes">Bugfixes</a>
-- <a href="#v8-6-6">v8\.6\.6</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-7">v8\.6\.7</a>
     - <a href="#release-summary-1">Release Summary</a>
-    - <a href="#minor-changes">Minor Changes</a>
     - <a href="#bugfixes-1">Bugfixes</a>
-- <a href="#v8-6-5">v8\.6\.5</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-6">v8\.6\.6</a>
     - <a href="#release-summary-2">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#minor-changes">Minor Changes</a>
     - <a href="#bugfixes-2">Bugfixes</a>
-- <a href="#v8-6-4">v8\.6\.4</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-5">v8\.6\.5</a>
     - <a href="#release-summary-3">Release Summary</a>
-    - <a href="#minor-changes-1">Minor Changes</a>
     - <a href="#bugfixes-3">Bugfixes</a>
-- <a href="#v8-6-3">v8\.6\.3</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-4">v8\.6\.4</a>
     - <a href="#release-summary-4">Release Summary</a>
-    - <a href="#minor-changes-2">Minor Changes</a>
+    - <a href="#minor-changes-1">Minor Changes</a>
     - <a href="#bugfixes-4">Bugfixes</a>
-- <a href="#v8-6-2">v8\.6\.2</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-3">v8\.6\.3</a>
     - <a href="#release-summary-5">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#minor-changes-2">Minor Changes</a>
     - <a href="#bugfixes-5">Bugfixes</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-2">v8\.6\.2</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-6">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-6">Bugfixes</a>
     - <a href="#known-issues">Known Issues</a>
 - <a href="#v8-6-1">v8\.6\.1</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary-6">Release Summary</a>
-    - <a href="#security-fixes">Security Fixes</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-6">Bugfixes</a>
-- <a href="#v8-6-0">v8\.6\.0</a>
     - <a href="#release-summary-7">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#security-fixes">Security Fixes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-7">Bugfixes</a>
+- <a href="#v8-6-0">v8\.6\.0</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-8">Release Summary</a>
     - <a href="#minor-changes-3">Minor Changes</a>
     - <a href="#deprecated-features">Deprecated Features</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-7">Bugfixes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-8">Bugfixes</a>
     - <a href="#new-modules">New Modules</a>
 - <a href="#v8-5-0">v8\.5\.0</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary-8">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-9">Release Summary</a>
     - <a href="#minor-changes-4">Minor Changes</a>
     - <a href="#security-fixes-1">Security Fixes</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-8">Bugfixes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-9">Bugfixes</a>
     - <a href="#new-modules-1">New Modules</a>
 - <a href="#v8-4-0">v8\.4\.0</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary-9">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-10">Release Summary</a>
     - <a href="#minor-changes-5">Minor Changes</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-9">Bugfixes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-10">Bugfixes</a>
     - <a href="#new-plugins">New Plugins</a>
         - <a href="#callback">Callback</a>
         - <a href="#filter">Filter</a>
     - <a href="#new-modules-2">New Modules</a>
 - <a href="#v8-3-0">v8\.3\.0</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary-10">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-11">Release Summary</a>
     - <a href="#minor-changes-6">Minor Changes</a>
     - <a href="#deprecated-features-1">Deprecated Features</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-10">Bugfixes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-11">Bugfixes</a>
     - <a href="#new-modules-3">New Modules</a>
 - <a href="#v8-2-0">v8\.2\.0</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary-11">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-12">Release Summary</a>
     - <a href="#minor-changes-7">Minor Changes</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-11">Bugfixes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-12">Bugfixes</a>
     - <a href="#new-plugins-1">New Plugins</a>
         - <a href="#connection">Connection</a>
         - <a href="#filter-1">Filter</a>
         - <a href="#lookup">Lookup</a>
     - <a href="#new-modules-4">New Modules</a>
 - <a href="#v8-1-0">v8\.1\.0</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary-12">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-13">Release Summary</a>
     - <a href="#minor-changes-8">Minor Changes</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-12">Bugfixes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-13">Bugfixes</a>
     - <a href="#new-plugins-2">New Plugins</a>
         - <a href="#lookup-1">Lookup</a>
         - <a href="#test">Test</a>
     - <a href="#new-modules-5">New Modules</a>
 - <a href="#v8-0-2">v8\.0\.2</a>
-    - <a href="#release-summary-13">Release Summary</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-13">Bugfixes</a>
-- <a href="#v8-0-1">v8\.0\.1</a>
     - <a href="#release-summary-14">Release Summary</a>
     - <a href="#bugfixes-14">Bugfixes</a>
-- <a href="#v8-0-0">v8\.0\.0</a>
+- <a href="#v8-0-1">v8\.0\.1</a>
     - <a href="#release-summary-15">Release Summary</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-15">Bugfixes</a>
+- <a href="#v8-0-0">v8\.0\.0</a>
+    - <a href="#release-summary-16">Release Summary</a>
     - <a href="#minor-changes-9">Minor Changes</a>
     - <a href="#breaking-changes--porting-guide">Breaking Changes / Porting Guide</a>
     - <a href="#deprecated-features-2">Deprecated Features</a>
     - <a href="#removed-features-previously-deprecated">Removed Features \(previously deprecated\)</a>
-    - <a href="#bugfixes-15">Bugfixes</a>
+    - <a href="#bugfixes-16">Bugfixes</a>
     - <a href="#known-issues-1">Known Issues</a>
     - <a href="#new-plugins-3">New Plugins</a>
         - <a href="#lookup-2">Lookup</a>
     - <a href="#new-modules-6">New Modules</a>
 This changelog describes changes after version 7\.0\.0\.
 
-<a id="v8-6-7"></a>
-## v8\.6\.7
+<a id="v8-6-8"></a>
+## v8\.6\.8
 
 <a id="release-summary"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
-Bugfix release\.
+Maintenance release for inclusion in Ansible 9\.13\.0\.
 
 <a id="bugfixes"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
+* github\_key \- in check mode\, a faulty call to <code>\`datetime\.strftime\(\.\.\.\)\`</code> was being made which generated an exception \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/9185](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/9185)\)\.
+
+<a id="v8-6-7"></a>
+## v8\.6\.7
+
+<a id="release-summary-1"></a>
+### Release Summary
+
+Bugfix release\.
+
+<a id="bugfixes-1"></a>
+### Bugfixes
+
 * collection\_version lookup plugin \- use <code>importlib</code> directly instead of the deprecated and in ansible\-core 2\.19 removed <code>ansible\.module\_utils\.compat\.importlib</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/9084](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/9084)\)\.
 * modprobe \- fix check mode not being honored for <code>persistent</code> option \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/9051](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/9051)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/9052](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/9052)\)\.
 
 <a id="v8-6-6"></a>
 ## v8\.6\.6
 
-<a id="release-summary-1"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-2"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Regular bugfix release\.
@@ -121,7 +137,7 @@ security fixes\.
 
 * redfish\_confg \- remove <code>CapacityBytes</code> from required paramaters of the <code>CreateVolume</code> command \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8956](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8956)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-1"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-2"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * cloudflare\_dns \- fix changing Cloudflare SRV records \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8679](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8679)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8948](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8948)\)\.
@@ -142,12 +158,12 @@ security fixes\.
 <a id="v8-6-5"></a>
 ## v8\.6\.5
 
-<a id="release-summary-2"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-3"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Regular bugfix release\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-2"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-3"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * gitlab\_group\_access\_token \- fix crash in check mode caused by attempted access to a newly created access token \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8796](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8796)\)\.
@@ -161,7 +177,7 @@ Regular bugfix release\.
 <a id="v8-6-4"></a>
 ## v8\.6\.4
 
-<a id="release-summary-3"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-4"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Regular bugfix release\.
@@ -171,7 +187,7 @@ Regular bugfix release\.
 
 * passwordstore lookup plugin \- add the current user to the lockfile file name to address issues on multi\-user systems \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8689](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8689)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-3"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-4"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * gitlab\_runner \- fix <code>paused</code> parameter being ignored \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8648](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8648)\)\.
@@ -182,7 +198,7 @@ Regular bugfix release\.
 <a id="v8-6-3"></a>
 ## v8\.6\.3
 
-<a id="release-summary-4"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-5"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Regular bugfix release\.
@@ -192,7 +208,7 @@ Regular bugfix release\.
 
 * wdc\_redfish\_command \- minor change to handle upgrade file for Redfish WD platforms \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8444](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8444)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-4"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-5"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * bitwarden lookup plugin \- fix <code>KeyError</code> in <code>search\_field</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8549](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8549)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8557](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8557)\)\.
@@ -203,12 +219,12 @@ Regular bugfix release\.
 <a id="v8-6-2"></a>
 ## v8\.6\.2
 
-<a id="release-summary-5"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-6"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Regular bugfix release\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-5"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-6"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * git\_config \- fix behavior of <code>state\=absent</code> if <code>value</code> is present \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8436](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8436)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8452](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8452)\)\.
@@ -230,7 +246,7 @@ Regular bugfix release\.
 <a id="v8-6-1"></a>
 ## v8\.6\.1
 
-<a id="release-summary-6"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-7"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Regular bugfix release\.
@@ -240,7 +256,7 @@ Regular bugfix release\.
 
 * keycloak\_identity\_provider \- the client secret was not correctly sanitized by the module\. The return values <code>proposed</code>\, <code>existing</code>\, and <code>end\_state</code>\, as well as the diff\, did contain the client secret unmasked \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8355](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8355)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-6"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-7"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * keycloak\_user\_federation \- fix diff of empty <code>krbPrincipalAttribute</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8320](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8320)\)\.
@@ -251,7 +267,7 @@ Regular bugfix release\.
 <a id="v8-6-0"></a>
 ## v8\.6\.0
 
-<a id="release-summary-7"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-8"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Regular bugfix and features release\.
@@ -279,7 +295,7 @@ Regular bugfix and features release\.
 
 * hipchat callback plugin \- the hipchat service has been discontinued and the self\-hosted variant has been End of Life since 2020\. The callback plugin is therefore deprecated and will be removed from community\.general 10\.0\.0 if nobody provides compelling reasons to still keep it \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8184](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8184)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8189](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8189)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-7"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-8"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * aix\_filesystem \- fix <code>\_validate\_vg</code> not passing VG name to <code>lsvg\_cmd</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8151](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/8151)\)\.
@@ -305,7 +321,7 @@ Regular bugfix and features release\.
 <a id="v8-5-0"></a>
 ## v8\.5\.0
 
-<a id="release-summary-8"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-9"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Regular feature and bugfix release with security fixes\.
@@ -328,7 +344,7 @@ Regular feature and bugfix release with security fixes\.
 
 * cobbler\, gitlab\_runners\, icinga2\, linode\, lxd\, nmap\, online\, opennebula\, proxmox\, scaleway\, stackpath\_compute\, virtualbox\, and xen\_orchestra inventory plugin \- make sure all data received from the remote servers is marked as unsafe\, so remote code execution by obtaining texts that can be evaluated as templates is not possible \([https\://www\.die\-welt\.net/2024/03/remote\-code\-execution\-in\-ansible\-dynamic\-inventory\-plugins/](https\://www\.die\-welt\.net/2024/03/remote\-code\-execution\-in\-ansible\-dynamic\-inventory\-plugins/)\, [https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8098](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8098)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-8"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-9"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * aix\_filesystem \- fix issue with empty list items in crfs logic and option order \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8052](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/8052)\)\.
@@ -350,7 +366,7 @@ Regular feature and bugfix release with security fixes\.
 <a id="v8-4-0"></a>
 ## v8\.4\.0
 
-<a id="release-summary-9"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-10"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Regular bugfix and feature release\.
@@ -368,7 +384,7 @@ Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 * sudoers \- add support for the <code>NOEXEC</code> tag in sudoers rules \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7983](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7983)\)\.
 * terraform \- fix <code>diff\_mode</code> in state <code>absent</code> and when terraform <code>resource\_changes</code> does not exist \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7963](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7963)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-9"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-10"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * cargo \- fix idempotency issues when using a custom installation path for packages \(using the <code>\-\-path</code> parameter\)\. The initial installation runs fine\, but subsequent runs use the <code>get\_installed\(\)</code> function which did not check the given installation location\, before running <code>cargo install</code>\. This resulted in a false <code>changed</code> state\. Also the removal of packeges using <code>state\: absent</code> failed\, as the installation check did not use the given parameter \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7970](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7970)\)\.
@@ -406,7 +422,7 @@ Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 <a id="v8-3-0"></a>
 ## v8\.3\.0
 
-<a id="release-summary-10"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-11"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Regular bugfix and feature release\.
@@ -429,7 +445,7 @@ Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 
 * consul\_acl \- the module has been deprecated and will be removed in community\.general 10\.0\.0\. <code>consul\_token</code> and <code>consul\_policy</code> can be used instead \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7901](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7901)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-10"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-11"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * homebrew \- detect already installed formulae and casks using JSON output from <code>brew info</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/864](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/864)\)\.
@@ -453,7 +469,7 @@ Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 <a id="v8-2-0"></a>
 ## v8\.2\.0
 
-<a id="release-summary-11"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-12"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Regular bugfix and feature release\.
@@ -474,7 +490,7 @@ Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 * ssh\_config \- new feature to set <code>IdentitiesOnly</code> option to <code>yes</code> or <code>no</code> \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7704](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7704)\)\.
 * xcc\_redfish\_command \- added support for raw POSTs \(<code>command\=PostResource</code> in <code>category\=Raw</code>\) without a specific action info \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7746](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7746)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-11"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-12"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * keycloak\_identity\_provider \- <code>mappers</code> processing was not idempotent if the mappers configuration list had not been sorted by name \(in ascending order\)\. Fix resolves the issue by sorting mappers in the desired state using the same key which is used for obtaining existing state \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7418](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7418)\)\.
@@ -514,7 +530,7 @@ Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 <a id="v8-1-0"></a>
 ## v8\.1\.0
 
-<a id="release-summary-12"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-13"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Regular bugfix and feature release\.
@@ -556,7 +572,7 @@ Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 * redfish\_info \- adding the <code>BootProgress</code> property when getting <code>Systems</code> info \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7626](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7626)\)\.
 * ssh\_config \- adds <code>controlmaster</code>\, <code>controlpath</code> and <code>controlpersist</code> parameters \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7456](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7456)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-12"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-13"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * apt\-rpm \- the module did not upgrade packages if a newer version exists\. Now the package will be reinstalled if the candidate is newer than the installed version \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7414](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7414)\)\.
@@ -597,12 +613,12 @@ Regular bugfix and feature release\.
 <a id="v8-0-2"></a>
 ## v8\.0\.2
 
-<a id="release-summary-13"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-14"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Bugfix release for inclusion in Ansible 9\.0\.0rc1\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-13"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-14"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * ocapi\_utils\, oci\_utils\, redfish\_utils module utils \- replace <code>type\(\)</code> calls with <code>isinstance\(\)</code> calls \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7501](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7501)\)\.
@@ -611,12 +627,12 @@ Bugfix release for inclusion in Ansible 9\.0\.0rc1\.
 <a id="v8-0-1"></a>
 ## v8\.0\.1
 
-<a id="release-summary-14"></a>
+<a id="release-summary-15"></a>
 ### Release Summary
 
 Bugfix release for inclusion in Ansible 9\.0\.0b1\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-14"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-15"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * gitlab\_group\_members \- fix gitlab constants call in <code>gitlab\_group\_members</code> module \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7467](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/issues/7467)\)\.
@@ -629,7 +645,7 @@ Bugfix release for inclusion in Ansible 9\.0\.0b1\.
 <a id="v8-0-0"></a>
 ## v8\.0\.0
 
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 ### Release Summary
 
 This is release 8\.0\.0 of <code>community\.general</code>\, released on 2023\-11\-01\.
@@ -833,7 +849,7 @@ This is release 8\.0\.0 of <code>community\.general</code>\, released on 2023\-1
 * proxmox module utils \- removed unused imports \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/6873](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/6873)\)\.
 * xfconf \- the deprecated <code>disable\_facts</code> option was removed \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7358](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7358)\)\.
 
-<a id="bugfixes-15"></a>
+<a id="bugfixes-16"></a>
 ### Bugfixes
 
 * CmdRunner module utils \- does not attempt to resolve path if executable is a relative or absolute path \([https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7200](https\://github\.com/ansible\-collections/community\.general/pull/7200)\)\.

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@ Community General Release Notes
 
 This changelog describes changes after version 7.0.0.
 
+v8.6.8
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Maintenance release for inclusion in Ansible 9.13.0.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- github_key - in check mode, a faulty call to ```datetime.strftime(...)``` was being made which generated an exception (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/9185).
+
 v8.6.7
 ======
 

changelogs/changelog.yaml

@@ -1664,3 +1664,13 @@ releases:
       - 9052-modprobe-bugfix.yml
       - 9084-collection_version-importlib.yml
     release_date: '2024-11-03'
+  8.6.8:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+        - github_key - in check mode, a faulty call to ```datetime.strftime(...)```
+          was being made which generated an exception (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/9185).
+      release_summary: Maintenance release for inclusion in Ansible 9.13.0.
+    fragments:
+      - 8.6.8.yml
+      - 9186-fix-broken-check-mode-in-github-key.yml
+    release_date: '2024-12-02'

galaxy.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 namespace: community
 name: general
-version: 8.6.7
+version: 8.6.8
 readme: README.md
 authors:
   - Ansible (https://github.com/ansible)

plugins/filter/dict.py

@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 RETURN = '''
   _value:
-    description: The dictionary having the provided key-value pairs.
-    type: boolean
+    description: A dictionary with the provided key-value pairs.
+    type: dictionary
 '''
 
 

plugins/lookup/github_app_access_token.py

@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     dest: /srv/checkout
   vars:
     github_token: >-
-      lookup('community.general.github_app_access_token', key_path='/home/to_your/key',
-             app_id='123456', installation_id='64209')
+      {{ lookup('community.general.github_app_access_token', key_path='/home/to_your/key',
+                app_id='123456', installation_id='64209') }}
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''

plugins/modules/github_key.py

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def create_key(session, name, pubkey, check_mode):
             'key': pubkey,
             'title': name,
             'url': 'http://example.com/CHECK_MODE_GITHUB_KEY',
-            'created_at': datetime.strftime(now_t, '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ'),
+            'created_at': datetime.datetime.strftime(now_t, '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ'),
             'read_only': False,
             'verified': False
         }

plugins/modules/modprobe.py

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ options:
         type: str
         choices: [ disabled, absent, present ]
         default: disabled
+        version_added: 7.0.0
         description:
             - Persistency between reboots for configured module.
             - This option creates files in C(/etc/modules-load.d/) and C(/etc/modprobe.d/) that make your module configuration persistent during reboots.

plugins/modules/ufw.py

@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ author:
     - Ahti Kitsik (@ahtik)
 notes:
     - See C(man ufw) for more examples.
+    - >
+      B(Warning:) Whilst the module itself can be run using concurrent strategies, C(ufw) does not support concurrency,
+      as firewall rules are meant to be ordered and parallel executions do not guarantee order.
+      B(Do not use concurrency:) The results are unpredictable and the module may fail silently if you do.
 requirements:
     - C(ufw) package
 extends_documentation_fragment: