+1 (non-binding) - Verified checksums and signatures - Verified no binaries in the source distribution - Build successful from the source dist with Java 21 and Maven 3.8.6 - Verified Helm chart version and appVersion is 1.16.0, image tag is correct - Deployed basic job, and suspended - Reviewed JIRA release notes
I don't think it's release blocking, but I found that Guava is not included in the NOTICE file of autoscaler-standalone, and a few other dependencies are outdated. I will create a ticket and PR for those. Best regards, Mate On Mon, Aug 17, 2026 at 9:15 AM Gyula Fóra <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > Please review and vote on the release candidate #1 for the version 1.16.0 > 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-1.16.0-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-1.16.0-rc1/ > [2] > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapacheflink-1938/ > [3] ghcr.io/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator:86846f8 > [4] https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/flink/KEYS > [5] > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12315522&version=12356946 > [6] > https://github.com/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator/tree/release-1.16.0-rc1 > [7] https://github.com/apache/flink-web/pull/877 > [8] > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/Verifying+a+Flink+Kubernetes+Operator+Release >
