+1 (binding) There was an issue with the verification script. Mattias has already addressed this under https://github.com/apache/grails-core/pull/16091 I used the updated script to verify and had no further issues. This does mean the one that ships with the source will be wrong, but it's not part of the code and is a convenience script so it's ok.
I also think this is our first release that's fully reproducible with no decompilation required. Hurray! The release is no worse than previous ones from my shakeouts. As part of this shakeout, I took special attention to the console & jline changes. I didn't find any issues, but I realized after working on the console, we can considerably improve the shell output in the grails console. I intend to open a PR for this before the RC1. -James On Mon, Aug 3, 2026 at 9:12 AM Søren Berg Glasius <[email protected]> wrote: > > +1 (binding) > > > Den man. 3. aug. 2026 kl. 14.42 skrev Mattias Reichel < > [email protected]>: > > > +1 (binding) > > > > Den mån 3 aug. 2026 kl 02:22 skrev James Fredley <[email protected] > > >: > > > > > > > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > > > I am happy to start the VOTE thread to release Apache Grails 8.0.0-M5! > > > > > > Differences still found in grails-spring-security-ui-8.0.0-M5.jar. > > > > > > Release notes for the release are here: > > > https://github.com/apache/grails-core/releases/tag/v8.0.0-M5 > > > > > > The tag for this release is: > > > https://github.com/apache/grails-core/releases/tag/v8.0.0-M5 > > > Tag commit id: 5784450e7efce439e70802044422e55307d00189 > > > > > > The artifacts to be voted on are located as follows (r86465): > > > Source release: > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/grails/core/8.0.0-M5/sources > > > Binary distributions: > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/grails/core/8.0.0-M5/distribution > > > > > > Release artifacts are signed with a key from the following file: > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/grails/KEYS > > > > > > Please vote on releasing this package as: Apache Grails 8.0.0-M5. > > > > > > Reminder on ASF release approval requirements for PMC members: > > > https://www.apache.org/legal/release-policy.html#release-approval > > > > > > Hints on validating checksums/signatures (but replace md5sum with > > > sha512sum): > > > https://www.apache.org/info/verification.html > > > > > > Details of our release process are documented at: > > > https://github.com/apache/grails-core/blob/HEAD/RELEASE.md > > > > > > As a reminder, most of our tools support an env `GRAILS_REPO_URL` so > > > that the tools can work with staged artefacts. Set it to the staging > > > repo like this: `export > > > GRAILS_REPO_URL=https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging` > > <https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging> > > > > > > The vote is open for a minimum of 72 hours and passes if a majority > > > of at least > > > three +1 PMC votes are cast. > > > > > > [ ] +1 Release Apache Grails 8.0.0-M5 > > > [ ] 0 I don't have a strong opinion about this, but I assume it's ok > > > [ ] -1 Do not release Apache Grails 8.0.0-M5 because... > > > > > > Here is my vote: > > > > > > +1 (binding) > > > > > > James Fredley > >
