Here's the final voting result:

Andrus Adamchik (PMC): +1
Nikita Timofeev (PMC): +1
John Huss (PMC): +1
Michael Gentry (PMC): +1

We'll get the release publicly published shortly.

Thank you everyone!

On Mon, Jun 22, 2026 at 1:10 PM John Huss <[email protected]> wrote:

> I am +1 as well.
>
> On Mon, Jun 22, 2026 at 12:02 PM Michael Gentry <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > I've updated my scripts that check for files that aren't properly
> licensed
> > and saw the two I missed before. I think these can be fixed for the next
> > release.
> >
> > Everything checks out on my end, so I'm also a +1.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > mrg
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 15, 2026 at 6:14 AM Nikita Timofeev <
> [email protected]
> > >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > +1
> > >
> > > - sources parity - good
> > > - signatures - good (Windows assembly is signed with my key)
> > > - full build from sources - good
> > > - MacOS Modeler and MCP - runs on MacOS, JDK 25
> > > - Generic Modeler and MCP - runs on MacOS, JDK 25 and 21
> > > - Windows Modeler - runs on Windows 11, JDK 25 unsupported, only JDK 21
> > > checked
> > > - RAT - missing headers in TestMcpServer.java and in
> > > org.slf4j.spi.SLF4JServiceProvider
> > > (we have headers in other providers). Good enough for the milestone
> > > release, it may be fixed later.
> > > - Staging Maven repo - good, verified with a demo project
> > >
> > > Also a note about the RAT: a bunch of new `.md` files are not excluded,
> > > need to fix config.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jun 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM Andrus Adamchik <[email protected]>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Ok, to back up my intuition on the license headers I am going to lean
> > on
> > > > the "lack of creativity" exception and "PMC judgement" clause in the
> > ASF
> > > > policy :)
> > > >
> > > > https://www.apache.org/legal/src-headers.html#faq-exceptions
> > > >
> > > > Andrus
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > On Jun 14, 2026, at 11:53 AM, Andrus Adamchik <[email protected]
> >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I am +1. I added MCP checks to my previous checklist (and they
> pass).
> > > > Haven't tested Modeler on Windows.
> > > > >
> > > > > Noticed the Mac .dmg doesn't have the background image and our
> custom
> > > > layout. The contents of the .dmg are correct though, so this is not a
> > > > blocker either. (I've seen my own builds losing the layout on rare
> > > > occasions; never got to the bottom of it though).
> > > > >
> > > > > One of the unit tests was missing the Apache header (my fault, I
> > fixed
> > > > that already on the "past-M2" branch). I don't think this
> disqualifies
> > > the
> > > > release. This is an internal unit test, and is not expected to be
> > > > referenced or embedded by the end users in their code. Also the new
> .md
> > > > files don't have Apache headers, which I think is totally ok.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyone has a different opinion on this?
> > > > >
> > > > > Andrus
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >> On Jun 13, 2026, at 12:20 PM, Michael Gentry <[email protected]
> >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Hello everyone!
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Finally time for the 5.0 M2 release!
> > > > >> Thanks Nikita and Andrus for helping with my environmental issues!
> > > > >> Hopefully smoother in the future. (I'll have to give Windows the
> > > stinky
> > > > >> eye.)
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Release Notes:
> > > > >>
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://github.com/apache/cayenne/blob/cayenne-parent-5.0-M2/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Maven Repo:
> > > > >>
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachecayenne-1063/
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Assemblies (Note the updated KEYS file there):
> > > > >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/cayenne/
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Please evaluate the assemblies and cast your votes.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Thanks,
> > > > >> mrg
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best regards,
> > > Nikita Timofeev
> > >
> >
>

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