New release v2.12.8rc1 (#78471)v2.12.8rc1

4 files changed, 56 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.12.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.12.rst
index dc1bfaf84a..c9abe8ad11 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.12.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.12.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,29 @@ ansible-core 2.12 "Dazed and Confused" Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
+v2.12.8rc1
+==========
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+| Release Date: 2022-08-08
+| `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
+
+
+Minor Changes
+-------------
+
+- ansible-test - An improved error message is shown when the download of a pip bootstrap script fails. The download now uses ``urllib2`` instead of ``urllib`` on Python 2.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- ansible-connection - decrypt vaulted parameters before sending over the socket, as vault secrets are not available on the other side.
+- ansible-galaxy - fix setting the cache for paginated responses from Galaxy NG/AH (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/77911).
+- ansible-test - Delegation now properly handles arguments given after ``--`` on the command line.
+- file backed cache plugins now handle concurrent access by making atomic updates to the files.
+
 v2.12.7
 =======
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index fea7abada2..7d4168f0ac 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -1528,3 +1528,32 @@ releases:
     - plugin-loader-deterministic-fuzzy-match.yml
     - v2.12.7rc1_summary.yaml
     release_date: '2022-06-13'
+  2.12.8rc1:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+      - ansible-connection - decrypt vaulted parameters before sending over the socket,
+        as vault secrets are not available on the other side.
+      - ansible-galaxy - fix setting the cache for paginated responses from Galaxy
+        NG/AH (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/77911).
+      - ansible-test - Delegation now properly handles arguments given after ``--``
+        on the command line.
+      - file backed cache plugins now handle concurrent access by making atomic updates
+        to the files.
+      minor_changes:
+      - ansible-test - An improved error message is shown when the download of a pip
+        bootstrap script fails. The download now uses ``urllib2`` instead of ``urllib``
+        on Python 2.
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2022-08-08
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: Dazed and Confused
+    fragments:
+    - 78325-ansible-galaxy-fix-caching-paginated-responses-from-v3-servers.yml
+    - ansible-connection_decode.yml
+    - ansible-test-filter-options.yml
+    - ansible-test-pip-bootstrap.yml
+    - atomic_cache_files.yml
+    - v2.12.8rc1_summary.yaml
+    release_date: '2022-08-08'
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/v2.12.8rc1_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/v2.12.8rc1_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89ba7e871f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/v2.12.8rc1_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2022-08-08
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index 4eb820b297..1d2a006346 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__ = '2.12.7.post0'
+__version__ = '2.12.8rc1'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = 'Dazed and Confused'