One more PR to consider: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15470 fixes a correctness issue in rewriteTablePath, where manifests can record stale file_size_in_bytes values for rewritten position delete files. We probably want to include this fix in 1.11 too.
Thanks, Huaxin On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 6:16 PM Aihua Xu <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks everyone for driving these blockers to closure. > > Kevin, since this isn’t blocking and Spark 3.4 is deprecated, I’d like to > go ahead and cut the next release candidate tonight so we can move > forward—unless anyone disagrees. If we end up needing another RC, we can > consider adding them in. What do you think? > > > On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 4:48 PM Kevin Liu <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Ajay's email was stuck in webmod, i just unblocked it. >> >> Looks like all the issues in this email chain have been resolved. >> - first row ID https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16263 >> - analyticscore https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16258 >> - SerializableFileIOWithSize https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16284 >> >> Thanks everyone for contributing to the fix! >> >> The 1.11.0 milestone is 100% complete at this time, >> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/milestone/59 >> >> One _last_ thing, I went over the potential feature parity gap between >> the four different Spark versions we currently support. It looks like there >> are a couple of PRs that can be backported to Spark 3.4 but haven't been. >> Since this is the last release that supports Spark 3.4, I'd like to >> backport them and close the parity gap. This is completely optional since >> we've already marked Spark 3.4 as deprecated, but I think it's a good >> gesture for its final release. >> >> Best, >> Kevin Liu >> >> >> >> On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 3:57 PM Ajay Yadav <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Everyone, >>> >>> I would like to report a performance regression we've identified in >>> Spark queries on Iceberg tables stored in cloud storage (tested with GCS), >>> which I believe should be addressed in the 1.11.0 release. >>> >>> Current SerializableFileIOWithSize drops file length, causing >>> performance regression due to excessive metadata calls in Cloud Storage: >>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/ssues/16283. The fix overrides >>> InputFile newInputFile(String path, long length) to preserve file >>> length and avoid unwanted metadata calls >>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16284 >>> >>> On 2026/05/08 15:27:05 Péter Váry wrote: >>> > 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. >>> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>>>>>> >>> > >>> >>
