Hi Hans, Thanks a lot to everyone involved!
I followed the steps in the "Checking a release" guide [1], no issues found. +1 (binding) [1] https://hop.apache.org/dev-manual/latest/apache-release/checking-a-release.html Bart On Wed, May 27, 2026 at 7:40 PM Matt Casters (i-Bridge) < [email protected]> wrote: > Thank you so much Hans and everyone for this fantastic release. > I ran the usual checks, built it and sniff tested... and it all panned out. > > +1 (binding) > > Cheers, > Matt > > > Op wo 27 mei 2026 om 16:01 schreef Hans Van Akelyen < > [email protected]>: > > > Hi All, > > > > I am proud to announce the 2.18.0 release candidate, with 280 closed > > tickets this release features a lot of changes. > > some of the highlights: > > > > Apache Hop now requires Java 21 to run keeping us on track with Java LTS > > support. > > > > New features: > > > > • Multiple AWS s3 accounts can be added now > > • MongoDB Query language Action > > • Drill down into running pipelines/workflows > > • Split the canvas into 2 windows > > • Terminal support inside the IDE > > • New GIT perspectives > > • Rename/Refactor Metadata elements > > • Py4J gateway (create pipelines using python) > > • Support for new file types and highlighting (XML,SQL,JSON,...) > > • WebDAV filesystem support > > • Complex XML output > > > > Notable Bug Fixes: > > > > • Postgresql Bulkloader boolean support > > • Pipeline executor issue when using multiple copies > > • Process File transform did not work correcty with Azure Blob storage > > • Finished state for last action in workflow was not updated correctly > > • Parquet input with int96 timestamp > > > > > > And many more small and big improvements > > > > Build instructions can be found in the README included. > > > > The tag to be voted on is 2.18.0-rc1 (commit c02086a): > > https://github.com/apache/hop/tree/2.18.0-rc1 > > > > The release files, including signatures, digests, etc. can be found at: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/hop/apache-hop-2.18.0-rc1/ > > > > The SHA512 Checksum for these artifacts is: > > Source: > > > > > 78e143c978fc5bde61d1346823d7c1e47758eef59551c7066254708e3add8370e273d591571909fcd818920a3349fe11f9ec5dd7353f8dd5505ebd68410f8fab > > client: > > > > > e30c7467b142ceefcde484265c8536b08f55670cc4bc47ae4eddabec2920bd24214861eec370dd9f587452509a824b291ed661c5662647e49fe9eec1abd0fafa > > > > Release artifacts are signed with the following key: > > > > > https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x0afca1919d19daa60ab0bf94c4092203eb788658 > > > > For more information about the contents of this release, see: > > https://github.com/apache/hop/milestone/20?closed=1 > > or > > https://github.com/apache/hop/releases/tag/2.18.0-rc1 > > > > Please vote on releasing this package as Apache Hop 2.18.0! > > > > The vote is open for 72 hours and passes if > > a majority of at least 3 +1 PMC votes are cast. > > > > [ ] +1 Release this package as Apache Hop 2.18.0 > > [ ] +0 No opinion > > [ ] -1 Do not release this package because ... > > > > Best Regards, > > Hans > > >
