fixes config endpoint performance issue

awx/settings/development.py

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import traceback
 # Django Split Settings
 from split_settings.tools import optional, include
 
+from awx.main.utils import get_ansible_version
+
 # Load default settings.
 from defaults import *  # NOQA
 
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ AWX_PROOT_ENABLED = True
 
 PENDO_TRACKING_STATE = "off"
 
+ANSIBLE_VERSION = get_ansible_version()
+
 # Use Django-Jenkins if installed. Only run tests for awx.main app.
 try:
     import django_jenkins