JDK21 support is *very very close* to merging. Just some final touch-up on the docker and Jenkinsfile stuff. CI is all clear and it's rebased as of this morning.
With any luck we'll have that merged today and, pending any further feedback on this thread, we'll be ready to cut an alpha-1. On Sun, Feb 1, 2026, at 11:43 PM, Štefan Miklošovič wrote: > Hi guys, > > should we not coordinate the 6.0 release somehow? Does it still hold > that we are aiming to release it this April (1) ? It is two months > from now which honestly feels like "tomorrow" heh, given how this > space moves. > > We do want Java 21 in there, right? How is that going? Anything else > we should include there? What are the general vibes around 6.0 in > April? > > (1) > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CASSANDRA/Release+Cadence+and+Alpha+Releases > > Regards >
