Updates:
- PR #1547 has been merged into `REL_2_STABLE`.  (Will summarize the
CLI into the wiki for future reference.)

Now I believe the codebase is ready for 2.1.0!


Best,
Dianjin Wang

On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 2:43 PM Dianjin Wang <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Updates: we still have the same problems as discussed in this mail
> thread: https://lists.apache.org/thread/w45ykt47omcqc672tn6vhdkx7fnfydmw.
> When one PR includes 100+ commits, the `Rebase and merge` and other
> buttons cannot work. So we need to proceed with CLI.
>
> Plan to merge these commits today, following the commands below on a
> clean workdir:
>
> ```
> git clone https://github.com/apache/cloudberry.git
> cd cloudberry
>
> git fetch origin pull/1547/head:cp_main
>
> git checkout cp_main
> git rebase origin/REL_2_STABLE
>
> git checkout REL_2_STABLE
> git pull origin REL_2_STABLE
>
> git merge cp_main --no-ff
>
> git push origin REL_2_STABLE
> ```
>
> If something is wrong, please let me know. Thanks!
>
> Best,
> Dianjin Wang
>
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 10:52 PM Dianjin Wang <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Wei. The PR should be 
> > https://github.com/apache/cloudberry/pull/1547. Left my comments. Let’s 
> > work together to move forward!
> >
> > On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 韩伟 <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >> The latest commits from the main branch have been integrated into the 
> >> REL_2_STABLE branch via cherry-pick. All CI checks passed. Would 
> >> appreciate more reviews and feedback from the community before moving
> >> forward.
> >>
> >> Best, wei han
> >> > From: "Dianjin Wang"<[email protected]>
> >> > Date:  Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 18:02
> >> > Subject:  Re: [DISCUSS] Apache Cloudberry 2.1.0 release
> >> > To: "[email protected]"<[email protected]>
> >> > Hi all,
> >> >
> >> > Quick update on PR #1522: the binary swap test is now passing
> >> > successfully in CI, and the current results look good. Would
> >> > appreciate more reviews and feedback from the community before moving
> >> > forward.
> >> >
> >> > PR link: https://github.com/apache/cloudberry/pull/1522.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks a lot for your time and help!
> >> >
> >> > Best,
> >> > Dianjin Wang
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 10:16 AM Dianjin Wang <[email protected]> 
> >> > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > Hi,
> >> > >
> >> > > The PR is still in progress and needs more work. Thanks for your 
> >> > > comment. I will share more details on GitHub.
> >> > >
> >> > > For introducing commits from main to REL_2_STABLE, both approaches 
> >> > > sound workable. Your way is more efficient than cherry-picking and 
> >> > > keeps the commit SHA unchanged. Maybe we can try your way first. Only 
> >> > > a few commits need to be reverted or updated. (The breakable PRs were 
> >> > > labeled, so they were figured out more easily.)
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > On Friday, January 9, 2026, Leonid Borchuk <[email protected]> 
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > >>
> >> > >>  Hi!
> >> > >>
> >> > >> +1 for the catalog compatibility check.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Also, I see you have created 
> >> > >> https://github.com/apache/cloudberry/pull/1522,
> >> > >> where we can check if all the tests pass for both old and new 
> >> > >> binaries. This
> >> > >> should check both the catalog compatibility and correct working with 
> >> > >> stored
> >> > >> data.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> By the way, I realized that you proposed cherry-picking a set 
> >> > >> (series) of
> >> > >> commits from the main branch to the REL_2_STABLE.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> I used to want to save effort and thought we could sync the main with
> >> > >> REL_2_STABLE and then revert commits breaking catalog compatibility. 
> >> > >> But
> >> > >> it's hard to implement, and there may be several such commits. And we
> >> > >> should create a reverting commit(s) (which could be challenging).
> >> > >>
> >> > >> So, your proposal for cherry-picking commits is more appealing to me. 
> >> > >> And we
> >> > >> could also check them in the workflow and make sure everything works 
> >> > >> as
> >> > >> expected. Let's do it this way.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> WBW, Leonid.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> On Tue, Jan 6, 2026 at 6:31 AM Dianjin Wang <[email protected]> 
> >> > >> wrote:
> >> > >>
> >> > >> > Hi all,
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > Happy New Year, and best wishes for 2026! 🎉
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > I’d like to follow up on the earlier thread and suggest that we
> >> > >> > revisit the discussion about the Apache Cloudberry 2.1.0 release. 
> >> > >> > From
> >> > >> > a user perspective, having a 2.1 release on top of 2.0 is quite
> >> > >> > important, as it allows users to benefit from incremental 
> >> > >> > improvements
> >> > >> > and bug fixes without waiting too long for a larger release.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > To move this forward, I think there are two key points we should 
> >> > >> > align on:
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > 1. CI coverage for the `REL_2_STABLE` branch
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > We should invest in proper CI for the release branch. For changes
> >> > >> > flowing from `main` to `REL_2_STABLE`, it may be safer to go through
> >> > >> > PRs rather than direct pushes, so that changes are visible and
> >> > >> > properly validated.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > From an implementation standpoint, we can likely reuse most (or all)
> >> > >> > of the existing CI workflows from main by simply extending them to
> >> > >> > also run on the release branch.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > 2. Upgrade path from 2.0 to 2.1
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > As discussed before, we should ensure that users can upgrade from 
> >> > >> > 2.0
> >> > >> > to 2.1 as smoothly as possible. Ideally, this means supporting a
> >> > >> > direct binary-replacement-style upgrade, without data migration.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > To gain confidence here, we may need to establish something similar 
> >> > >> > to
> >> > >> > an ABI (or catalog compatibility) testing mechanism, so we can 
> >> > >> > clearly
> >> > >> > define and validate the upgrade guarantees we provide.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > Glad to hear everyone’s thoughts on these points and whether it 
> >> > >> > makes
> >> > >> > sense. Looking forward to the discussion.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > BTW, we can certainly continue this discussion into next week to 
> >> > >> > allow
> >> > >> > everyone time to catch up after the New Year holidays.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > Best,
> >> > >> > Dianjin Wang
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > On Wed, Oct 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM Lirong Jian <[email protected]> 
> >> > >> > wrote:
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > > Yes, we definitely should have a 2.1 release with all bug fixes 
> >> > >> > > and
> >> > >> > > improvements except those related to catalog changes, since the 
> >> > >> > > branch
> >> > >> > > associated with the 2.0.0 version is sort of too old.
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > > Best,
> >> > >> > > Lirong
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > > Dianjin Wang <[email protected]> 于2025年10月21日周二 15:58写道:
> >> > >> > >
> >> > >> > > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM Leonid Borchuk 
> >> > >> > > > <[email protected]>
> >> > >> > > > wrote:
> >> > >> > > > >
> >> > >> > > > > Indeed, ./postgres --catalog-version for 2.0.0-incubating 
> >> > >> > > > > takes us
> >> > >> > > > > Catalog version number:               302502091
> >> > >> > > > >
> >> > >> > > > > while current HEAD - 302509031
> >> > >> > > > >
> >> > >> > > > > So it's impossible to migrate from 2.0.0 to the current HEAD. 
> >> > >> > > > > Users
> >> > >> > > > should
> >> > >> > > > > create a new cluster and then use cbcopy to move all data. 
> >> > >> > > > > Which is
> >> > >> > not a
> >> > >> > > > > minor change.
> >> > >> > > > >
> >> > >> > > > > Maybe we should create 2.1 without changes in catalog and 
> >> > >> > > > > then merge
> >> > >> > all
> >> > >> > > > > our fixes and release version 3.0 ?
> >> > >> > > >
> >> > >> > > > Yes, the main branch catalog has been changed. The version has 
> >> > >> > > > been
> >> > >> > > > bumped to 3.0.0 in the main.
> >> > >> > > >
> >> > >> > > > Additionally, I believe that one goal of the 2.1 release is to 
> >> > >> > > > allow
> >> > >> > > > users to upgrade their 2.0 simply by swapping the binary, 
> >> > >> > > > without
> >> > >> > > > requiring data migration.
> >> > >> > > >
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> >> > >
> >> > > Best,
> >> > > Dianjin Wang
> >> > >
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