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On Tue, Oct 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM Guillaume Nodet <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I’d like to suggest we switch the master branch to 4.0.0-SNAPSHOT and > enable new features as “preview” options, guarded behind feature flags. > > Maintaining the gap between master and 4.0.x has become increasingly > difficult, especially around tracking which changes have or haven’t been > backported. By making master represent 4.0.0-SNAPSHOT, we can include all > upcoming features with their default disabled, allowing contributors and > advanced users to experiment without impacting stability or production uses. > > This approach would: > > - > > Simplify our workflow and reduce the constant effort in synchronizing > branches and backporting changes > - > > Allow easier testing and feedback on “preview” features that are not yet > intended for production > - > > Improve transparency and communication on the state of experimental work > > One thing to watch for: some integration tests currently expect a > 4.1.0-SNAPSHOT version on master, so we’ll need to ensure these checks > don’t get skipped silently following the change. > > Feedback and thoughts welcome! > > Thanks, > Guillaume --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
