Update: just merged JDK21 support to trunk. No blockers from my side on cutting 6.0-alpha1
On Mon, Feb 2, 2026, at 11:20 AM, Josh McKenzie wrote: > 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 >> >
