+1 (binding). Checked (both Task SDK and Airflow-Core)
* reproducibility * SVN files * installing in docker * signatures * checksums * licences for source tarball. I've run a few Dags after installing it - > I have not seen anything suspicious. J. On Thu, Jan 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM Ephraim Anierobi <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey fellow Airflowers, > > The release candidates for Apache Airflow 3.1.6rc1 and Task SDK 1.1.6rc1 > are now available for testing! > > This email is calling for a vote on the release, which will last at least > 72 hours, from Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 1:10 pm UTC > until Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 9:00 am UTC > < > https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=8&iso=20260113T0900&p1=1440 > >, > and until 3 binding +1 votes have been received. > > Status of testing of the release is kept in > https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/60262 > > Consider this my +1 binding vote. > > Airflow 3.1.6rc1 is available at: > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/airflow/3.1.6rc1/ > > "apache-airflow" Meta package: > - *apache-airflow-3.1.6-source.tar.gz* is a source release that comes with > INSTALL instructions. > - *apache-airflow-3.1.6.tar.gz* is the binary Python "sdist" release. > - *apache_airflow-3.1.6-py3-none-any.whl* is the binary Python wheel > "binary" release. > > "apache-airflow-core" package: > - *apache_airflow_core-3.1.6.tar.gz* is the binary Python "sdist" release. > - *apache_airflow_core-3.1.6-py3-none-any.whl* is the binary Python wheel > "binary" release. > > Task SDK 1.1.6 is available at: > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/airflow/task-sdk/1.1.6rc1/ > > "apache-airflow-task-sdk" package: > - *apache_airflow_task_sdk-1.1.6.tar.gz* is the binary Python "sdist" > release. > - *apache_airflow_task_sdk-1.1.6-py3-none-any.whl* is the binary Python > wheel "binary" release. > > Public keys are available at: > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/airflow/KEYS > > Please vote accordingly: > > [ ] +1 approve > [ ] +0 no opinion > [ ] -1 disapprove with the reason > > Only votes from PMC members are binding, but all members of the community > are encouraged to test the release and vote with "(non-binding)". > > The test procedure for PMC members is described in: > > https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/main/dev/README_RELEASE_AIRFLOW.md\#verify-the-release-candidate-by-pmc-members > > The test procedure for contributors and members of the community who would > like to test this RC is described in: > > https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/main/dev/README_RELEASE_AIRFLOW.md\#verify-the-release-candidate-by-contributors > > Please note that the version number excludes the 'rcX' string, so it's now > simply 3.1.6 for Airflow package and 1.1.6 for Task SDK. This will allow us > to rename the artifact without modifying > the artifact checksums when we actually release. > > Docs (for preview): > https://airflow.staged.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow/3.1.6 > > Release Notes: > - https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/3.1.6rc1/RELEASE_NOTES.rst > - > > https://airflow.staged.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow/3.1.6/release_notes.html > (Rendered HTML) > > Testing Instructions using PyPI: > You can build a virtualenv that installs this and other required packages > (e.g. task sdk), like this: > > uv venv > uv pip install -U \ > apache-airflow==3.1.6rc1 \ > apache-airflow-core==3.1.6rc1 \ > apache-airflow-task-sdk==1.1.6rc1 > > Constraints files are at > https://github.com/apache/airflow/tree/constraints-3.1.6rc1 > > Cheers, > Ephraim >
