+1 (non-binding) - Verified SHA512 checksums and GPG signatures (source, helm chart, index.yaml) - Source matches tag release-1.16.0-rc2 (dotfiles and the release image pin aside) - LICENSE/NOTICE present, RAT passes, no binaries in source - Built from source with JDK 17, mvn clean verify passes - Ran the JDBC and docs integration tests with -Dit.skip=false - Checked Maven staging (artifacts present, signatures verified on every jar and pom) - Helm chart version and appVersion are 1.16.0, image tag matches the rc2 commit - Reviewed web PR #877 (a few comments, non-blocking)
I don't think either is release blocking: link [3] points at f4f4582, the pre-version-bump commit, so that image is still on 1.16-SNAPSHOT while the chart correctly uses d6f8e84. And reflectasm 1.09 is bundled in the shaded jar but missing from NOTICE, same as in 1.15.0. Best, Weiqing On Fri, Aug 21, 2026 at 9:21 AM Gyula Fóra <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > Please review and vote on the release candidate #2 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-rc2" [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-rc2/ > [2] > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapacheflink-1939/ > [3] ghcr.io/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator:f4f4582 > [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-rc2 > [7] https://github.com/apache/flink-web/pull/877 > [8] > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/Verifying+a+Flink+Kubernetes+Operator+Release >
