Hey fellow Airflowers, I have cut Airflow 2.11.1rc2 together with accompanying FAB 1.5.4rc1.
Notes:: * Airflow 2.11.1 only supports Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 - Python 3.9 support is dropped (reasons explained in release notes) * we have rc2 not rc1 for Airflow as there were fab dependency issues with rc1 already in PyPI, so I had to go with rc2 * I have accidentally published 2.11.1 in PyPI (for now I yanked it) due to technical glitch during preparation (not enough memory for Docker for yarn !!). If rc1 will pass testing, I will just unyank it. In case we will have to cancel rc1, we will have to release 2.11.2. * Documentation is not yet published using the new workflow - I need to make some modifications to fix the workflows for v2-11 branch - but I am close and I should be able to publish the docs tomorrow. This email is calling a vote on both - airflow and fab provider. The vote will last at least 72 hours, from Tuesday, February 17, 2026 0:00 UTC until Friday, February 17, 2026 0:00 UTC, and until 3 binding +1 votes have been received. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=8&iso=20260217T0-00&p1=1440 Status of testing of the release is kept in https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/62056 Consider this my (binding) +1. Airflow 2.11.1rc2 is available at: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/airflow/2.11.1rc2/ *apache-airflow-2.11.1-source.tar.gz* is a source release that comes with INSTALL instructions - the source file covers both Airflow and Fab. *apache-airflow-2.11.1.tar.gz* is the binary Python "sdist" release. *apache_airflow-2.11.1-py3-none-any.whl* is the binary Python wheel "binary" release. Docker images are available at: https://hub.docker.com/r/apache/airflow/tags?name=2.11.1rc2 Fab provider 1.5.4rc2 is available in: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/airflow/providers/2.11/2026-02-16/ *apache_airflow_providers_fab-1.5.4.tar.gz* is the binary Python "sdist" release. *apache_airflow_providers_fab-1.5.4-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)". Airflow: The test procedure for PMC members is described in: https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/v2-11-stable/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/v2-11-stable/dev/README_RELEASE_AIRFLOW.md#verify-the-release-candidate-by-contributors Note that the way to install airflow with `pip` or `uv` (for Python 3.10) [uv] pip install apache-airflow==2.11.1rc2 --constraint https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/airflow/constraints-2.11.1rc2/constraints-3.10.txt This should install both: apache-airflow==2.11.1rc2 and apache-airflow-providers-fab==1.5.4rc1 Please note that the version number excludes the `rcX` string, so it's now simply 2.11.1. This will allow us to rename the artifact without modifying the artifact checksums when we actually release. Release Notes: https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/2.11.1rc2/RELEASE_NOTES.rst Cheers, J.
