Hi, Ferenc Csaky. Thanks so much for your feedback.
Attached[1] is our earlier discussion on version numbering—it might help clarify part of your question and provide some historical context around this release. The email[1] focuses primarily on version naming and continuity, rather than compatibility (likely because maintaining sequential version numbers mitigates most backward-compatibility risks). [1]https://lists.apache.org/thread/4jr8h98qr67l9wx8770sq8c0r44zpk1y Best regards, Yuepeng Pan Ferenc Csaky <[email protected]> 于2026年6月25日周四 22:41写道： > Hi, > > Thanks for driving this! > > I see that every Flink minor version will have a major connector version. > Do we > have any specific reason to do so? The different versions ship backward- > incompatible changes between those Flink versions? Otherwise I do not see a > reason to do this, that's why I'm asking. > > Best, > Ferenc > > > > On Thursday, June 25th, 2026 at 02:52, 주수민 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Dev, > > > > This is a progress update and plan sync for the upcoming > > flink-connector-jdbc releases > > targeting the following versions: > > > > [1] jdbc-3.4.0 (for Flink 1.20) > > [2] jdbc-5.0.0 (for Flink 2.1) > > [3] jdbc-6.0.0 (for Flink 2.2) > > > > We have reviewed and merged critical, high-priority PRs, and we are now > > moving forward > > to build the RC (Release Candidate) in the next phase. > > > > [Progress] > > > > 1. Jira version tags have been created (jdbc-3.4.0, jdbc-3.5.0, > > jdbc-5.0.0, jdbc-6.0.0). > > Note: jdbc-3.5.0 is prepared as a reserve version to accommodate > > potential follow-up > > patches after the initial jdbc-3.4.0 release, if needed. > > 2. The major feature patch (PR #180 [4]) has been merged. > > 3. PR #198 [5] was submitted as a follow-up to the stale PR #174[6] > > (FLINK-38046). > > > > [1] > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-33463?jql=project%20%3D%20FLINK%20AND%20fixVersion%20%3D%20jdbc-3.4.0 > > [2] > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-33463?jql=project%20%3D%20FLINK%20AND%20fixVersion%20%3D%20jdbc-5.0.0 > > [3] > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-39974?jql=project%20%3D%20FLINK%20AND%20fixVersion%20%3D%20jdbc-6.0.0 > > [4] https://github.com/apache/flink-connector-jdbc/pull/180 > > [5] https://github.com/apache/flink-connector-jdbc/pull/198 > > [6] https://github.com/apache/flink-connector-jdbc/pull/174 > > > > Thanks, > > Sumin Joo > > >
