Features

• feat: add --workers flag for concurrent scenario execution (#4616) @cidrblock

Maintenance

• chore(deps): update pep621 (#4619) @renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4618) @renovate[bot]

Features

• feat: improve scenario selection and filtering for large collection trees (#4613) @cidrblock
• feat: support nested scenario directories in collection mode (#4611) @cidrblock

Fixes

• fix: remove use of click-help-colors (#4569) @ssbarnea
• fix: validate .git directories in find_vcs_root() (#4610) @skeetmtp
• fix: handle missing molecule_yml_date_modified key in state (#4606) @dmzoneill
• Add execution flow documentation (#4589) @Qalthos
• Modify contact links in issue template config (#4586) @alisonlhart

Maintenance

• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4612) @renovate[bot]
• chore: replace pre-commit with prek (#4614) @ssbarnea
• chore: use tox>=4.46.0 during testing (#4615) @ssbarnea
• chore(deps): update pep621 (#4609) @renovate[bot]
• Bump cryptography from 46.0.4 to 46.0.5 (#4604) @dependabot[bot]
• Bump pillow from 12.1.0 to 12.1.1 (#4605) @dependabot[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4608) @renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4603) @renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4599) @renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update dependencies [security] (#4601) @renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4598) @renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4595) @renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4594) @renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4593) @renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4592) @renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4591) @renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4590) @renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4587) @renovate[bot]
• chore: adopt pytest>=9.0.0 config (#4583) @Qalthos

Maintenance

• chore: Add check for platform versions (#4584) @cidrblock
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4580) @renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4579) @renovate[bot]

Fixes

• docs: migrate RTD URLs to docs.ansible.com (#4575) @gundalow

Maintenance

• chore: Temporarily ignore tombi schema strict checking in pyproject.toml (#4577) @alisonlhart

Fixes

• Fix molecule list with ansible-native configs. (#4570) @Qalthos
• fix: adopt uv.lock and newer packaging (#4554) @ssbarnea
• Remove default ansible.cfg configuration option ansible_managed as it's deprecated (#4553) @ziegenberg

Maintenance

• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4573) @renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4572) @renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4571) @renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4565) @renovate[bot]
• Add finalize workflow for secure sonarcloud checks (#4567) @alisonlhart
• chore: update hooks (#4566) @ssbarnea
• Update sonar-project.properties configuration (#4564) @alisonlhart
• [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate (#4561) @pre-commit-ci[bot]
• chore: rename sonar config file (#4563) @ssbarnea
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4560) @renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4559) @renovate[bot]
• chore(deps): update all dependencies (#4555) @renovate[bot]
• chore: minor cleanups (#4557) @ssbarnea

Enhancements

• Add documentation links to molecule login error message (#4536) @cidrblock
• Set Click standalone_mode=False by default (#4537) @cidrblock
• Replace ImmediateExit with sysexit_with_message for direct exits (#4534) @cidrblock
• Add sysexit_from_exception, restore sysexit_with_message (#4538) @Qalthos
• Debug the galaxy.yml missing (#4533) @cidrblock
• Add environment variable support for report and command-borders (#4530) @cidrblock
• Debug missing galaxy.yml file not warning (#4531) @cidrblock
• Remove non-functional html report (#4528) @cidrblock
• Bump the dependencies group in /.config with 14 updates (#4527) @dependabot[bot]
• Refactor configuration docs (#4529) @cidrblock
• README and index updates (#4526) @cidrblock
• Add kubevirt driver support to molecule.json (#4492) @gokberkgunduzz
• Note other examples as pre ansible-native (#4525) @cidrblock
• Convert Podman example to ansible-native configuration (#4524) @cidrblock
• Update native inventory example (#4523) @cidrblock
• Remove indent (#4522) @cidrblock
• Improve playbook doc (#4521) @cidrblock
• Add missing doc from PR 4519 (#4520) @cidrblock
• Add testing philosophy documentation (#4504) @cidrblock
• Add comprehensive getting started guides for collections and playbooks (#4519) @cidrblock
• Add comprehensive ansible-native documentation and workflow reference (#4518) @cidrblock
• Remove experimental shared inventory support (#4516) @cidrblock
• Add shared_state configuration documentation (#4517) @cidrblock
• Add shared_state configuration option with CLI override support (#4514) @cidrblock
• Fix KeyError command_borders in login and reset commands (#4515) @cidrblock
• Introduce centralized ansible configuration section and simplify init command (#4509) @cidrblock
• Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 (#4511) @dependabot[bot]
• Enable ansible_args for user-provided create/destroy playbooks (#4505) @cidrblock
• Add always-on one-line execution summary with improved formatting (#4506) @cidrblock
• Add --all flag support to molecule reset command (#4503) @cidrblock
• Improve messaging terminology: replace 'Completed' with 'Executed' (#4507) @cidrblock
• Add collection-aware scenario discovery and creation (#4499) @cidrblock
• refactor: introduce ImmediateExit exception for clean error handling (#4501) @cidrblock
• Reverted: Add MOLECULE_SHARED_INVENTORY_DIR environment variable and playbook variable (#4500) @cidrblock
• Add experimental --command-borders flag for visual command output separation (#4496) @cidrblock
• Add Ansible-style Scenario Recap to Report Output (#4494) @cidrblock
• Remove extra line whem an action has no completions (#4493) @cidrblock
• Implement Action Completion Reporting System (#4490) @cidrblock

Fixes

• Improve default templates for converge and verify (#4476) @dragetd
• Update getting-started-playbooks.md (#4546) @sdunne

Maintenance

• Bump the dependencies group across 1 directory with 24 updates (#4549) @dependabot[bot]
• chore: configure renovate (#4552) @ssbarnea
• chore: pre-commit autoupdate (#4548) @pre-commit-ci[bot]
• Replace to_bool calls with boolean function (#4542) @cidrblock
• Collapse utils module into single util.py file (#4541) @cidrblock
• Replace util.print_as_yaml with ansi_output.print_matrix (#4540) @cidrblock
• Refactor print_environment_vars to use logging instead of console (#4539) @cidrblock
• Bump the dependencies group across 1 directory with 20 updates (#4508) @dependabot[bot]
• chore: pre-commit autoupdate (#4498) @pre-commit-ci[bot]
• Add StrEnum compatibility layer for Python 3.10 (#4491) @cidrblock

Enhancements

• Add documentation links to molecule login error message (#4536) @cidrblock
• Add sysexit_from_exception, restore sysexit_with_message (#4538) @Qalthos
• Add environment variable support for report and command-borders (#4530) @cidrblock
• Refactor configuration docs (#4529) @cidrblock
• Add kubevirt driver support to molecule.json (#4492) @gokberkgunduzz
• Convert Podman example to ansible-native configuration (#4524) @cidrblock
• Update native inventory example (#4523) @cidrblock
• Improve playbook doc (#4521) @cidrblock
• Add testing philosophy documentation (#4504) @cidrblock
• Add comprehensive getting started guides for collections and playbooks (#4519) @cidrblock
• Add comprehensive ansible-native documentation and workflow reference (#4518) @cidrblock
• Remove experimental shared inventory support (#4516) @cidrblock
• Add shared_state configuration documentation (#4517) @cidrblock
• Add shared_state configuration option with CLI override support (#4514) @cidrblock
• Introduce centralized ansible configuration section and simplify init command (#4509) @cidrblock
• Enable ansible_args for user-provided create/destroy playbooks (#4505) @cidrblock
• Add always-on one-line execution summary with improved formatting (#4506) @cidrblock
• Improve messaging terminology: replace 'Completed' with 'Executed' (#4507) @cidrblock
• Add collection-aware scenario discovery and creation (#4499) @cidrblock
• Reverted: Add MOLECULE_SHARED_INVENTORY_DIR environment variable and playbook variable (#4500) @cidrblock
• Add experimental --command-borders flag for visual command output separation (#4496) @cidrblock
• Add Ansible-style Scenario Recap to Report Output (#4494) @cidrblock
• Implement Action Completion Reporting System (#4490) @cidrblock

Bugfixes

• Set Click standalone_mode=False by default (#4537) @cidrblock
• Replace ImmediateExit with sysexit_with_message for direct exits (#4534) @cidrblock
• Debug the galaxy.yml missing (#4533) @cidrblock
• Debug missing galaxy.yml file not warning (#4531) @cidrblock
• Remove non-functional html report (#4528) @cidrblock
• Fix KeyError command_borders in login and reset commands (#4515) @cidrblock
• Add --all flag support to molecule reset command (#4503) @cidrblock
• refactor: introduce ImmediateExit exception for clean error handling (#4501) @cidrblock
• Remove extra line whem an action has no completions (#4493) @cidrblock

Maintenance

• Replace to_bool calls with boolean function (#4542) @cidrblock
• Collapse utils module into single util.py file (#4541) @cidrblock
• Replace util.print_as_yaml with ansi_output.print_matrix (#4540) @cidrblock
• Refactor print_environment_vars to use logging instead of console (#4539) @cidrblock
• Bump the dependencies group in /.config with 14 updates (#4527) @dependabot[bot]
• README and index updates (#4526) @cidrblock
• Note other examples as pre ansible-native (#4525) @cidrblock
• Remove indent (#4522) @cidrblock
• Add missing doc from PR 4519 (#4520) @cidrblock
• Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 (#4511) @dependabot[bot]
• Bump the dependencies group across 1 directory with 20 updates (#4508) @dependabot[bot]
• chore: pre-commit autoupdate (#4498) @pre-commit-ci[bot]
• Add StrEnum compatibility layer for Python 3.10 (#4491) @cidrblock

Enhancements

• Provide step information in additional log messages (#4484) @cidrblock
• Enhance logging with consistent scenario and step information (#4483) @cidrblock
• Enhance color scheme and formatting methods (#4481) @cidrblock
• Add scenario names to log messages for improved debugging (#4478) @cidrblock
• Share state between molecule scenarios (#4470) @Qalthos
• Add shared-state argument (#4452) @Qalthos

Bugfixes

• Make sure path exists before writing (#4472) @Qalthos
• Add pipeline for galaxy publishing (#4469) @ssbarnea
• Bring community.molecule collection as part of molecule repository (#4467) @ssbarnea
• Fix #4448: molecule init scenario ignores the -d flag (#4456) @panchal-yash

Maintenance

• Consolidate command class loggers into base.Base property (#4486) @cidrblock
• refactor: enhance Config and command base with comprehensive scenario-aware logging (#4488) @cidrblock
• cleanup: remove unused logger definitions across codebase (#4487) @cidrblock
• refactor(cli): Framework-agnostic CLI options with enhanced UX and comprehensive audit (#4480) @cidrblock
• More GHA release fixes (#4474) @ssbarnea
• GHA release fixes (#4473) @ssbarnea
• Update pre-commit (#4462) @Qalthos

Enhancements

• Add navigator as molecule playbook executor (#4457) @shatakshiiii
• Add support for shared inventory between scenarios (#4443) @Qalthos

Bugfixes

• Fix #4408 parallel execution: create parent directory (#4458) @panchal-yash
• Display Docker result in error message (#4450) @emmanuel-ferdman
• Strip argument documentation from command help text. (#4451) @Qalthos

Maintenance

• Bump the dependencies group in /.config with 7 updates (#4459) @dependabot[bot]
• Bump the dependencies group in /.config with 5 updates (#4455) @dependabot[bot]
• chore: pre-commit autoupdate (#4454) @pre-commit-ci[bot]
• Bump the dependencies group in /.config with 9 updates (#4453) @dependabot[bot]

Bugfixes

• Remove internal use of SystemExit part 2 (#4416) @Qalthos
• Enable junit.xml reporting to codecov.io (#4432) @Qalthos
• Add merge_group handler for tox workflow (#4436) @Qalthos
• Update documentation to reflect creator-ee deprecation (#4434) @shatakshiiii

Maintenance

• Bump the dependencies group in /.config with 4 updates (#4449) @dependabot[bot]
• Bump the dependencies group in /.config with 9 updates (#4447) @dependabot[bot]
• chore: swap deprecated setting (#4441) @Qalthos
• Bump the dependencies group in /.config with 14 updates (#4442) @dependabot[bot]
• Bump the dependencies group in /.config with 10 updates (#4438) @dependabot[bot]
• chore: pre-commit autoupdate (#4435) @pre-commit-ci[bot]
• Bump the dependencies group in /.config with 7 updates (#4433) @dependabot[bot]
• Bump the dependencies group in /.config with 6 updates (#4431) @dependabot[bot]
• Bump the dependencies group in /.config with 7 updates (#4430) @dependabot[bot]
• Bump the dependencies group in /.config with 4 updates (#4429) @dependabot[bot]
• chore: pre-commit autoupdate (#4425) @pre-commit-ci[bot]
• Bump ruff from 0.11.3 to 0.11.4 in /.config in the dependencies group (#4424) @dependabot[bot]
• Update linters (#4421) @ssbarnea
• Bump mkdocstrings-python from 1.16.9 to 1.16.10 in /.config in the dependencies group (#4422) @dependabot[bot]
• Workaround for dependabot improper python version (#4420) @ssbarnea
• Replace black with ruff format (#4419) @ssbarnea
• Make molecule compatible with ansible 2.19 data tagging (#4418) @ssbarnea
• chore: pre-commit autoupdate (#4407) @pre-commit-ci[bot]