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+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec 15 08:29:48 UTC 2020 - Michael Ströder <michael@stroeder.com>
+
+- update to version 2.9.16 with minor changes and many bug fixes
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Nov  3 03:47:34 UTC 2020 - Michael Ströder <michael@stroeder.com>
 
diff --git a/ansible.spec b/ansible.spec
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--- a/ansible.spec
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@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ Recommends:     %{python}-six
 Recommends:     sshpass
 %endif
 Name:           ansible
-Version:        2.9.15
+Version:        2.9.16
 Release:        0
 Summary:        SSH-based configuration management, deployment, and task execution system
 License:        GPL-3.0-or-later