Hi, > Some artifacts like Maven staging repo, python rc library should also be > verified during the release, not after the release. Otherwise, we don't > know if the release is working or not.
Everything should be verified from the source release, including what a release is at the ASF. Anything else is just a convenience for users. > AFAIK, most of the projects will ship staging artifacts during the release > vote, not after the release vote. Some projects do this, but not all of them do, and it’s not an ASF requirement. Kind Regards, Justin