+1 (non-binding) - Verified signatures and checksums - No binaries in the source release - Helm chart version and appVersion match, 1.16.0 - Image tag in Helm chart is correct, `d6f8e84` - Successfully built from source with JDK 17 and Maven 3.8.6 - Verified NOTICE files, all looks good - Verified JIRA release notes - Ran the basic example job with Flink 2.2, upgraded parallelism, cleaned up job.
However I saw that the feature introduced by FLINK-35746 [1] that observes the Flink configuration via REST does not correctly work for Flink 2.x jobs as one of the expected fields was removed, and the operator still uses 1.20 client. I have opened a PR [2] to fix it. I'm not sure if it's release blocking. It only causes the new feature to not work properly for Flink 2.x jobs. Best regards, Mate [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-35746 [2] https://github.com/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator/pull/1193 On Tue, Aug 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM Weiqing Yang <[email protected]> wrote: > +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 > > >
