[major] Prep release 6.0.0 (#981)

* [major] Prep release 6.0.0

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CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -5,6 +5,24 @@ Cisco Ios Collection Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
+v6.0.0
+======
+
+Release Summary
+---------------
+
+Starting from this release, the minimum `ansible-core` version this collection requires is `2.14.0`. The last known version compatible with ansible-core<2.14 is `v5.3.0`.
+
+Major Changes
+-------------
+
+- Bumping `requires_ansible` to `>=2.14.0`, since previous ansible-core versions are EoL now.
+
+Removed Features (previously deprecated)
+----------------------------------------
+
+- Removed previously deprecated ios_bgp module in favor of ios_bgp_global and ios_bgp_address_family.
+
 v5.3.0
 ======
 

README.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ This collection has been tested against Cisco IOS XE Version 17.3 on CML.
 <!--start requires_ansible-->
 ## Ansible version compatibility
 
-This collection has been tested against following Ansible versions: **>=2.9.10**.
+This collection has been tested against following Ansible versions: **>=2.14.0**.
 
 For collections that support Ansible 2.9, please ensure you update your `network_os` to use the
 fully qualified collection name (for example, `cisco.ios.ios`).
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ Name | Description
 [cisco.ios.ios_acl_interfaces](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_acl_interfaces_module.rst)|Resource module to configure ACL interfaces.
 [cisco.ios.ios_acls](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_acls_module.rst)|Resource module to configure ACLs.
 [cisco.ios.ios_banner](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_banner_module.rst)|Module to configure multiline banners.
-[cisco.ios.ios_bgp](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_bgp_module.rst)|Module to configure BGP protocol settings.
 [cisco.ios.ios_bgp_address_family](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_bgp_address_family_module.rst)|Resource module to configure BGP Address family.
 [cisco.ios.ios_bgp_global](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_bgp_global_module.rst)|Resource module to configure BGP.
 [cisco.ios.ios_command](https://github.com/ansible-collections/cisco.ios/blob/main/docs/cisco.ios.ios_command_module.rst)|Module to run commands on remote devices.

changelogs/changelog.yaml

@@ -1065,3 +1065,19 @@ releases:
         name: ios_vxlan_vtep
         namespace: ""
     release_date: "2023-11-29"
+  6.0.0:
+    changes:
+      major_changes:
+        - Bumping `requires_ansible` to `>=2.14.0`, since previous ansible-core versions
+          are EoL now.
+      release_summary:
+        Starting from this release, the minimum `ansible-core` version
+        this collection requires is `2.14.0`. The last known version compatible with
+        ansible-core<2.14 is `v5.3.0`.
+      removed_features:
+        - Removed previously deprecated ios_bgp module in favor of ios_bgp_global and
+          ios_bgp_address_family.
+    fragments:
+      - bgp_dep_rem.yml
+      - major_600.yml
+    release_date: "2023-11-30"