+1 (non-binding) - Verified SHA512 + GPG signatures (source, helm, index.yaml), key 21F06303B87DAFF1 - Source matches tag release-1.16.0-rc3; LICENSE/NOTICE present, no binaries - Built from source with JDK 17, mvn clean verify passes (5642 unit tests, 0 failures) - Helm chart version/appVersion 1.16.0; image tag b395d61 matches the rc3 commit and the image is on ghcr — the rc2 image-pin issue is resolved - Maven staging artifacts present with signatures on every jar and pom - FLINK-40465 (#1193) is included, fixing the Flink 2.x REST config issue from rc2
One note (non-blocking): the signing key 21F06303B87DAFF1 shows as expired (2025-04-10) in dist/release/flink/KEYS while the signatures are dated 2026-08-27. Worth renewing the key and re-pushing KEYS. Best, Purushottam Sinha On Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 8:05 PM Gyula Fóra <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > Please review and vote on the release candidate #3 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-rc3" [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-rc3/ > [2] > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapacheflink-1942/ > [3] ghcr.io/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator:b395d61 > [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-rc3 > [7] https://github.com/apache/flink-web/pull/877 > [8] > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/Verifying+a+Flink+Kubernetes+Operator+Release > -- Best Regards, Purushottam Sinha शुभकामनाएं पुरूषोत्तम सिन्हा
