+1 (non-binding) Verified: - SHA512 checksums - Deployed Flink jobs + Flink B/G jobs using the rc version
Ryan van Huuksloot Staff Engineer, Infrastructure | Streaming Platform [image: Shopify] <https://www.shopify.com/?utm_medium=salessignatures&utm_source=hs_email> On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 2:57 AM Robert Metzger <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 (binding) > > Thanks for creating the release! > > Verified: > - Deployed Flink jobs using the RC version > - GPG signatures valid (key 21F06303B87DAFF1) > - SHA512 checksums match > - No binaries in source tarball > - Apache license headers present in all 496 Java files > - LICENSE and NOTICE files correct > - Build from source succeeds (all 13 modules) > - Git tag release-1.14.0-rc1 matches Docker image revision f504138 > - Docker image pulls and has correct metadata > - Helm chart version 1.14.0 correct > - Maven staging artifacts present at orgapacheflink-1886 > > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM Ferenc Csaky <[email protected]> wrote: > > > +1 (non-binding) > > > > - verified keys and checksums > > - built successfully with JDK21 + Maven 3.8.6 > > - checked NOTICE files > > - verified Docker image digest and signature > > > > One minor thing about the NOTICE files is we should update the dates from > > 2025 > > to 2026, but AFAIK that should not be a blocker for the RC. > > > > Best, > > Ferenc > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, February 4th, 2026 at 10:18, Rui Fan <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Gyula for driving this release! > > > > > > +1(binding) > > > > > > - Reviewed the web PR > > > - Downloaded artifacts from dist > > > - Verified SHA512 checksums > > > - Verified GPG signatures > > > - Build the source with java-17 > > > - Verified the license header during build the source > > > > > > Best, > > > Rui > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 3, 2026 at 5:47 PM Gabor Somogyi [email protected] > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > +1 (non-binding) > > > > > > > > * Downloaded all artifacts (source tar.gz, Helm chart) > > > > * Fetched sources and compiled with JDK17 + Maven 3.8.6 > > > > * Diff of git tag checkout with downloaded sources > > > > * Verified SHA512 checksums & GPG certification for source and Helm > > chart > > > > * Checked that all POMs have the right expected version > > > > * Generated diffs to compare pom file changes with NOTICE files > > > > * Verified Docker image digest and cosign signature > > > > * Validated Helm chart syntax with helm lint > > > > * Compared Helm chart with git repository > > > > > > > > BR, > > > > G > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:57 PM Gyula Fóra [email protected] > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > > > > > > > Please review and vote on the release candidate #1 for the version > > 1.14.0 > > > > > of Apache Flink Kubernetes Operator, > > > > > as follows: > > > > > [ ] +1, Approve the release > > > > > [ ] -1, Do not approve the release (please provide specific > comments) > > > > > > > > > > Release Overview > > > > > > > > > > As an overview, the release consists of the following: > > > > > a) Kubernetes Operator canonical source distribution (including the > > > > > Dockerfile), to be deployed to the release repository at > > dist.apache.org > > > > > b) Kubernetes Operator Helm Chart to be deployed to the release > > > > > repository > > > > > at dist.apache.org > > > > > c) Maven artifacts to be deployed to the Maven Central Repository > > > > > d) Docker image to be pushed to dockerhub > > > > > > > > > > Staging Areas to Review > > > > > > > > > > The staging areas containing the above mentioned artifacts are as > > > > > follows, > > > > > for your review: > > > > > * All artifacts for a,b) can be found in the corresponding dev > > repository > > > > > at dist.apache.org [1] > > > > > * All artifacts for c) can be found at the Apache Nexus Repository > > [2] > > > > > * The docker image for d) is staged on github [3] > > > > > > > > > > All artifacts are signed with the key 21F06303B87DAFF1 [4] > > > > > > > > > > Other links for your review: > > > > > * JIRA release notes [5] > > > > > * source code tag "release-1.14.0-rc1" [6] > > > > > * PR to update the website Downloads page to include Kubernetes > > Operator > > > > > links > > > > > [7] > > > > > > > > > > Vote Duration > > > > > > > > > > The voting time will run for at least 72 hours. > > > > > It is adopted by majority approval, with at least 3 PMC affirmative > > > > > votes. > > > > > > > > > > Note on Verification > > > > > > > > > > You can follow the basic verification guide here[8]. > > > > > Note that you don't need to verify everything yourself, but please > > make > > > > > note of what you have tested together with your +- vote. > > > > > > > > > > Cheers! > > > > > Gyula Fora > > > > > > > > > > [1] > > > > > > > > > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/flink/flink-kubernetes-operator-1.14.0-rc1/ > > > > > > > > > [2] > > > > > > > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapacheflink-1886/ > > > > > [3] ghcr.io/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator:f504138 > > > > > < > > > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator/commit/f50413820c3fcd948bf404c604294e6677264618 > > > > > > > > > [4] https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/flink/KEYS > > > > > [5] > > > > > > > > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12315522&version=12356278 > > > > > > > > > [6] > > > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator/tree/release-1.14.0-rc1 > > > > > > > > > [7] https://github.com/apache/flink-web/pull/824 > > > > > [8] > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/Verifying+a+Flink+ > > > > > Kubernetes+Operator+Release > > >
