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Shahar On Sat, Oct 31, 2026 at 9:15 PM Rahul Vats <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey fellow Airflowers, > > The release candidates for Apache Airflow 3.4.0rc2 and Task SDK 1.4.0rc2 > are > now available for testing! > > This email is calling for a vote on the release, which will last until > *4th November 2026* and until 3 binding +1 votes have been > received. > > Status of testing for this release is tracked in: > https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/75865 > <https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues/75865> > > Since 3.4.0 is a minor release with several new features, we would > especially appreciate the community's help testing the new functionality > and confirming it introduces no regressions. Please check off items on the > tracking issue as you verify them. I've also posted a per-area testing > status in the community Slack > < > https://apache-airflow.slack.com/archives/C06K9Q5G2UA/p1793473188025259?thread_ts=1793289024.229599&cid=C06K9Q5G2UA > > > showing > what's confirmed and what's still pending verification please join the > discussion and help close out the remaining items > > Consider this my +1 binding vote. > > Airflow 3.4.0rc2 is available at: > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/airflow/3.4.0rc2/ > > "apache-airflow" Meta package: > - *apache-airflow-3.4.0-source.tar.gz* is a source release that comes > with > INSTALL instructions. > - *apache-airflow-3.4.0.tar.gz* is the binary Python "sdist" release. > - *apache_airflow-3.4.0-py3-none-any.whl* is the binary Python wheel > "binary" release. > > "apache-airflow-core" package: > - *apache_airflow_core-3.4.0.tar.gz* is the binary Python "sdist" > release. > - *apache_airflow_core-3.4.0-py3-none-any.whl* is the binary Python wheel > "binary" release. > > Task SDK 1.4.0 is available at: > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/airflow/task-sdk/1.4.0rc2/ > > "apache-airflow-task-sdk" package: > - *apache_airflow_task_sdk-1.4.0.tar.gz* is the binary Python "sdist" > release. > - *apache_airflow_task_sdk-1.4.0-py3-none-any.whl* is the binary Python > > Public keys are available at: > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/airflow/KEYS > <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 > < > 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 > < > 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 3.4.0 for Airflow package and 1.4.0 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/3.4.0 > > Release Notes: > - https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/3.4.0rc2/RELEASE_NOTES.rst > < > https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/3.4.0rc1/RELEASE_NOTES.rst#airflow-3-4-0-2026-11-04 > > > - https://airflow.staged.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow/3.4 > .0/release_notes.html > < > https://airflow.staged.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow/3.4.0/release_notes.html#airflow-3-4-0-2026-11-04 > > > (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==3.4.0rc2 \ > apache-airflow-core==3.4.0rc2 \ > apache-airflow-task-sdk==1.4.0rc2 > > Constraints files are at > https://github.com/apache/airflow/tree/constraints-3.4.0rc2 > > > Regards, > Rahul Vats >
