We were actually thinking with Nikita to pre-build and commit the .exe 
launcher, so that Windows assemblies could be done on any platform.

So I see the files are published. Let me try to find time and write the 
announcement.

Thanks,
Andrus


> On Jun 22, 2026, at 2:26 PM, Michael Gentry <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Excluding Windows...
> 
> On Mon, Jun 22, 2026 at 2:16 PM Andrus Adamchik <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Congrats! And now we have more than one person who knows how to do it :)
>> 
>>> On Jun 22, 2026, at 1:48 PM, Michael Gentry <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 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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