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+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Changes the default version of Ansible to version 2.6.
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The default version of Ansible used for this release of bifrost is version
+    2.6. Operators may wish to upgrade if they are directly invoking playbooks
+    or roles.