[PR #6401/486c47f9 backport][stable-5] rhsm_release: removing required=true for 'release' option

changelogs/fragments/6401-rhsm_release-required.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "rhsm_release - make ``release`` parameter not required so it is possible to pass ``null`` as a value. This only was possible in the past due to a bug in ansible-core that now has been fixed (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/6401)."

plugins/modules/packaging/os/rhsm_release.py

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 options:
   release:
     description:
-      - RHSM release version to use (use null to unset)
-    required: true
+      - RHSM release version to use.
+      - To unset either pass C(null) for this option, or omit this option.
     type: str
 author:
   - Sean Myers (@seandst)
@@ -34,17 +34,17 @@
 # Set release version to 7.1
 - name: Set RHSM release version
   community.general.rhsm_release:
-      release: "7.1"
+    release: "7.1"
 
 # Set release version to 6Server
 - name: Set RHSM release version
   community.general.rhsm_release:
-      release: "6Server"
+    release: "6Server"
 
 # Unset release version
 - name: Unset RHSM release release
   community.general.rhsm_release:
-      release: null
+    release: null
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def set_release(module, release):
 def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec=dict(
-            release=dict(type='str', required=True),
+            release=dict(type='str'),
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True
     )