Hi Aihua, Ack, removing the flink-metrics-dropwizard dependency is not a release blocker. We already updated the LICENSE file to properly attribute the dependency.
Thanks for driving the release forward! Cheers, Max On Fri, May 1, 2026 at 11:45 PM Aihua Xu <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > We've made significant progress cleaning up the 1.11.0 blockers, especially > around license issues. Thanks to everyone who helped drive that forward. I > believe all license concerns are now resolved — please let me know if I'm > missing anything. > > Maximilian flagged a Flink update to remove the flink-metrics-dropwizard > dependency (PR). This doesn't appear to be a release blocker to me, but > please let me know if you see it differently. > > We have one remaining blocker: Core: Propagate server error message in failed > remote scan planning responses (PR). I've checked with Prashant and it's very > close to merging. Please help review when you get a chance. > > Thanks, > Aihua > > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 12:37 AM Maximilian Michels <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I couldn't make any changes to the tracking doc >> (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ydSqC1L210-gny4p1RgvhufRSFlK9PeFWyiTghSqoFk/edit), >> so I'm putting this here so we don't forget: >> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/issues/16170. >> >> Thanks, >> Max >> >> On Thu, Apr 23, 2026 at 3:40 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > Hi >> > >> > Sure! Manu created the PR for open-api. I will do a complete pass (I >> > finished the check/fix for 1.10.x). >> > >> > Regards >> > JB >> > >> > Le mer. 22 avr. 2026 à 22:49, Aihua Xu <[email protected]> a écrit : >> >> >> >> Thanks Steven for following up while I'm OOO. We are down to the only >> >> LICENSE issue. JB, can you help followup on this LICENSE one? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 21, 2026 at 6:25 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Hi, >> >>> >> >>> I will work with Manu on the OpenAPI LICENSE/NOTICE issue. >> >>> >> >>> Regards >> >>> JB >> >>> >> >>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2026 at 7:16 PM Steven Wu <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> It seems we have two blockers left >> >>>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/milestone/59 >> >>>> >> >>>> 1) LICENSE issue. Manu has a PR for the Open API. It looks like the >> >>>> GitHub issue opened by Russel identified that more modules may need >> >>>> updating. >> >>>> 2) Spark bug for deleting from a branch. It is under review, awaiting >> >>>> the author's follow-up >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> On Mon, Mar 2, 2026 at 4:12 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> >> >>>> wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Thanks Aihua ! >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Much appreciated. >> >>>>> I updated the spreadsheet to set >> >>>>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15449 as P0/Blocker. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Regards >> >>>>> JB >> >>>>> >> >>>>> On Sat, Feb 28, 2026 at 1:44 PM Aihua Xu <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> JB, I gave you editor permission and Eduard, I have changed the >> >>>>>> priorities for https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15368 and >> >>>>>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15439 to P0 as blockers for >> >>>>>> 1.11.0 now. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Thanks for reaching out. >> >>>>>> Aihua >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 10:29 PM Eduard Tudenhöfner >> >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> @Aihua can you also please update >> >>>>>>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15368 and >> >>>>>>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15439 to be P0? Both fix >> >>>>>>> important issues with remote scan planning >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 7:02 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré >> >>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> Hi Aihua, >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> I have requested editor access to the tracking spreadsheet. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> I want to flag a "blocker" regarding the upcoming release. During >> >>>>>>>> my legal checks, I found that many LICENSE and NOTICE files are >> >>>>>>>> outdated; several dependencies need to be documented, while others >> >>>>>>>> should be removed. I am particularly concerned about the addition >> >>>>>>>> of several new Google dependencies (GAX, Google API, BigQuery >> >>>>>>>> client, etc.) in the bundle and runtime artifacts. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> I currently have two work streams in progress: >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> 1. PR #15449: This PR aims to relax dependency versions to simplify >> >>>>>>>> future updates and correct the LICENSE/NOTICE files to accurately >> >>>>>>>> reflect what is bundled. It also includes consistency and wording >> >>>>>>>> improvements across these files. Please let me know if you would >> >>>>>>>> prefer this PR to be split by purpose. >> >>>>>>>> 2. Dependency Investigation: I am investigating whether the new >> >>>>>>>> Google dependencies are strictly required or if they were >> >>>>>>>> unintentionally pulled in through transitivity. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> In my view, this is a release blocker as the LICENSE and NOTICE >> >>>>>>>> files are currently incorrect (from legal standpoint). >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> Regards, >> >>>>>>>> JB >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM Aihua Xu <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> I'm using this spreadsheet to track the 1.11.0 release tasks. The >> >>>>>>>>> P0 items are targeted as required. Let me know if you see it >> >>>>>>>>> differently. We will start to build RC after they are completed. >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> Thanks, >> >>>>>>>>> Aihua >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 24, 2026 at 5:25 PM Aihua Xu <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all, >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> Want to send out a reminder for the 1.11.0 release. Can you help >> >>>>>>>>>> move forward with the tasks targeting the 1.11.0 milestone? >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >> >>>>>>>>>> Aihua >> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 9:10 AM Aihua Xu <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>> Yes. Please use the milestone to track the tasks to be included >> >>>>>>>>>>> in the 1.11.0 release. I saw many have been added there. Thanks. >> >>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 3:12 AM Manu Zhang >> >>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Shall we remove Spark 3.4 support in 1.11.0? I still see >> >>>>>>>>>>>> back-port PR being merged for 3.4 recently[1]. >> >>>>>>>>>>>> If it's removed, those efforts are wasted. >> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> 1. https://github.com/apache/iceberg/commits/main/spark/v3.4 >> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Regards, >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Manu >> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM Fokko Driesprong >> >>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Aihua for bringing this up! >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Let's use the milestone to track what's pending for the >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> release. Excited to see these new features being released to >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> the public! >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Kind regards, >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Fokko >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Op wo 7 jan 2026 om 08:38 schreef Péter Váry >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]>: >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Aihua for driving this! >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would love to see the File Format API in the 1.11.0 release >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> too. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> We are near, but still need some reviews! >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Peter >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aihua Xu <[email protected]> ezt írta (időpont: 2025. dec. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 19., P, 20:38): >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi community, >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Following up on the Java 1.11.0 release we discussed during >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> our last Iceberg community sync. We're targeting an early >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> February 2026 release and below are the features currently >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> planned for this release. Please let me know if you have >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> concerns or any additional feature requests. >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Geo predicates >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> REST scan planning >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Flink 2.1 (already in main) >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Add Spark 4.1(https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/14155) >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Remove Spark 3.4 >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Drop java 11 >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aihua
