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+minor_changes:
+  - >
+    mysql_role: Add the argument "members_must_exist" (boolean, default true). The assertion that the users supplied in
+    the "members" argument exist is only executed when the new argument "members_must_exist" is true, to allow opt-out.
+    See (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.mysql/pull/369).