Just to clarify: The following PRs are already merged to 1.11.0:
- https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/14297 - Spark: Support writing shredded variant in Iceberg-Spark - https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15512 - Spark: fix delete from branch for canDeleteWhere where it does not resolve to the correct branch - WAP fix - https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15475 - Flink: Add Nanosecond Precision Support for Flink-Iceberg Integration The missing ones are the ones backporting those to other engine versions: - For: 14297 <https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/14297>: - 16241 <https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16241> - Backport for variant shredding in Spark 4.0 - For: 15512 <https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15512>: - 16245 <https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16245> - Spark: backport PR #15512 to v3.4, v3.5, v4.0 for WAP branch delete fix - For: 15475 <https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15475>: - #16183 <https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16183>, #16239 <https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16239>, #16240 <https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16240> - Backport for Nano timestamps for Flink 2.0/1.20 So the PRs needed on 1.11.0 are: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16241 https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16245 https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16183 https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16239 https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16240 https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16186 Aihua Xu <[email protected]> ezt írta (időpont: 2026. máj. 8., P, 17:13): > Thank you all for the feedback and for verifying the release candidate. > Based on the issues identified above, we will include the following fixes > and cut RC2 with a new vote: > > https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/14297 > https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15512 > https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15475 > https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16186 > > Please let me know if you have any questions or identified additional > issues. > > Thanks, > Aihua > > On Thu, May 7, 2026 at 10:09 PM Aihua Xu <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I also looked into this. There is a configuration >> gcs.analytics-core.enabled to enable/disable GCS Analytics Core. The >> current implementation always requires runtime dependency of GCS Analytics >> Core even if the configuration is off. Ideally we can lazy load such >> dependency so the dependency is only required when the feature is >> explicitly enabled. But since GCP is likely to enable GCS Analytics Core by >> default, I feel it's reasonable for downstream projects using non-bundle >> jars to add this dependency. >> >> >> On Thu, May 7, 2026 at 6:54 PM Steven Wu <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Looked a little more. >>> >>> So Iceberg's cloud modules consistently use compileOnly for vendor SDKs >>> and rely on either the bundle artifact or downstream coordination for >>> runtime. So, both changes are expected for downstream consumers using the >>> non-bundle jars. Maybe we don't need to change anything. >>> >>> iceberg-gcp module >>> >>> compileOnly platform(libs.google.libraries.bom) >>> compileOnly "com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage" >>> compileOnly "com.google.cloud:google-cloud-kms" >>> compileOnly(libs.gcs.analytics.core) >>> >>> >>> On Thu, May 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM Steven Wu <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Yuya, thanks for reporting the discovery. >>>> >>>> Azure: I approved your PR and can merge it soon: >>>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16186 >>>> GCP: the new dependency is marked as compileOnly in PR 14333 >>>> <https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/14333>, as it is an opt-in >>>> feature. we need to either change the dep to implementation or update the >>>> code similar to the Azure fix above. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, May 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM Yuya Ebihara < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Aihua, >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for leading the release! >>>>> >>>>> Just a quick reminder about two dependency-related items from a >>>>> downstream perspective: >>>>> * Azure module users will require azure-security-keyvault-keys, even >>>>> when table encryption is not used, as noted in >>>>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16186 >>>>> * GCS module users will require gcs-analytics-core >>>>> >>>>> I ran into CI failures with 1.11.0 in Trino because the project does >>>>> not use the azure-bundle or gcp-bundle modules. >>>>> The CI passed once we explicitly added these two dependencies. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Yuya Ebihara >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, May 8, 2026 at 4:58 AM Péter Váry <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> First of all, thanks to everyone for the effort put into preparing >>>>>> this release! >>>>>> >>>>>> I would like to highlight that RC1 is built from a branch where the >>>>>> following features have not been backported to all engine versions: >>>>>> - Spark: Support writing shredded variant in Iceberg-Spark ( >>>>>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/14297) - Available in Spark >>>>>> 4.1, but not in Spark 4.0 >>>>>> - Spark: fix delete from branch for canDeleteWhere where it does not >>>>>> resolve to the correct branch ( >>>>>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15512) - Available in Spark >>>>>> 4.1, but not in Spark 4.0, 3.5, or 3.4 >>>>>> - Flink: Add Nanosecond Precision Support for Flink-Iceberg >>>>>> Integration (https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15475) - >>>>>> Available in Flink 2.1, but not in Flink 2.0 or 1.20 >>>>>> >>>>>> It is up to the community to decide whether these missing backports >>>>>> should be considered release blockers. Most of the corresponding PRs have >>>>>> already been merged to main (except #15512), and including them in the >>>>>> release should be relatively straightforward. >>>>>> >>>>>> From my perspective, I would prefer not to release with these gaps. >>>>>> That said, I understand the urgency and the need for a release, and I am >>>>>> happy to go with the community’s decision. >>>>>> >>>>>> Peter >>>>>> >>>>>> Aihua Xu <[email protected]> ezt írta (időpont: 2026. máj. 7., Cs, >>>>>> 18:26): >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Everyone, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I propose that we release the following RC as the official Apache >>>>>>> Iceberg 1.11.0 release. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The commit ID is 0f657edf12dc29f8487a679bfdd4210e9588d014 >>>>>>> * This corresponds to the tag: apache-iceberg-1.11.0-rc1 >>>>>>> * >>>>>>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/commits/apache-iceberg-1.11.0-rc1 >>>>>>> * >>>>>>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/tree/0f657edf12dc29f8487a679bfdd4210e9588d014 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The release tarball, signature, and checksums are here: >>>>>>> * >>>>>>> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/iceberg/apache-iceberg-1.11.0-rc1 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You can find the KEYS file here: >>>>>>> * https://downloads.apache.org/iceberg/KEYS >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Convenience binary artifacts are staged on Nexus. The Maven >>>>>>> repository URL is: >>>>>>> * >>>>>>> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapacheiceberg-1278/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Please download, verify, and test. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Instructions for verifying a release can be found here: >>>>>>> * https://iceberg.apache.org/how-to-release/#how-to-verify-a-release >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Please vote in the next 72 hours. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [ ] +1 Release this as Apache Iceberg 1.11.0 >>>>>>> [ ] +0 >>>>>>> [ ] -1 Do not release this because... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Only PMC members have binding votes, but other community members are >>>>>>> encouraged to cast >>>>>>> non-binding votes. This vote will pass if there are 3 binding +1 >>>>>>> votes and more binding >>>>>>> +1 votes than -1 votes. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>
