Hey everyone, The next release (2.71.0) branch cut is scheduled for *tomorrow* January 07, 2026, according to the release calendar[1]. I'd like to perform this release; I will cut the branch on that date, and cherrypick release-blocking fixes afterwards, if any.
Please help with the release by: - Making sure that any unresolved release blocking issues have their "Milestone" marked as "2.71.0 Release" as soon as possible. - Reviewing the current release blockers [2] and remove the Milestone if they don't meet the criteria at [3]. Let me know if you have any comments/objections/questions. Thanks, Danny McCormick [1] https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=0p73sl034k80oob7seouanigd0%40group.calendar.google.com [2] https://github.com/apache/beam/milestone/39 [3] https://beam.apache.org/contribute/release-blocking/
