Yeah,
I think we definitely want to decide and move forward with the Flink
version upgrade for the next Iceberg release.

Felix Perez Diener via dev <[email protected]> ezt írta (időpont:
2026. aug. 10., H, 15:47):

> Hello all,
>
> I see that support for Flink 2.3 was discussed
> <https://lists.apache.org/thread/kd183vz2v2y69v4kwbz5wbjfxvx3gf1f> for
> release in Iceberg 1.12.0. Is that still the case? Would really love to
> have Flink 2.3 supported, since at Stripe we have started upgrading to
> Flink 2.3, but missing Iceberg support may make things difficult.
>
> Best,
> Felix
>
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2026 at 7:14 AM Maximilian Michels <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Neelesh for getting us started on the 1.12.0 release!
>>
>> -Max
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 8, 2026 at 7:14 PM Neelesh Salian <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Thanks, Alex. Looks like the PR was added to the milestone.
>> >
>> > Cheng, thank you for the note. I do agree that at some point the
>> default should move forward, but there are still gaps to be closed on
>> Variant as well as Geo types.
>> > I don't think that would happen within the timeline of 1.12.
>> > Let me look at the current state and see what is pending, as well as
>> improve the tracking. I'll start a separate thread for that effort.
>> >
>> > On Sat, Aug 8, 2026 at 8:19 AM Cheng Pan <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I assume the Iceberg Java already includes a full implementation of
>> the Table Spec V3 features. Does the community have plans to switch the
>> default table version from 2 to 3 for Iceberg tables created by Spark in
>> the next release? This would help drive the adoption of new features such
>> as Variant.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Cheng Pan
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Aug 6, 2026, at 16:18, Alexandre Dutra <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Neelesh,
>> >>
>> >> If possible, I'd like to have this PR included:
>> >>
>> >> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15989
>> >>
>> >> It's the fix for the path segment encoding issue in Iceberg REST. The
>> >> PR got one review already but isn't approved yet.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Alex
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Aug 5, 2026 at 10:37 PM Oğuzhan Ünlü <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hi Neelesh,
>> >>
>> >> I'd like to get https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/16507 included
>> in the milestone if possible. I previously asked for a review but didn't
>> hear back. Not sure if that went to spam for some reason.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Oguzhan
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Aug 5, 2026 at 11:03 PM Neelesh Salian <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hi folks,
>> >>
>> >> As mentioned during the community sync this morning, the release is on
>> track.
>> >> A few updates:
>> >>
>> >> I plan to cut the branch / RC on or after August 26, 2026 (after the
>> community sync that morning). I'll be working with Amogh to help with the
>> branching + artifacts.
>> >> There are still active items needing reviews. Please take a look at
>> the 1.12.0 milestone.
>> >> Calling out the Spark 4.2.0 PR:
>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/14984 - it needs more eyes and
>> review time to make this release.
>> >> I'll keep watching for blockers and bugs that should be part of the
>> release and surface them as needed, including any forward-porting to Spark
>> 4.2.
>> >>
>> >> If you have a feature(s), fix(es), or breaking change(s) you want
>> considered for 1.12.0, please let me know.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Neelesh
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Jun 5, 2026 at 3:54 PM Steven Wu <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> If we develop good habit of regular releases, we normally won't need
>> to hold the release train to get things in (except for critical security
>> and correctness issues) as the next one is 2-3 months away.
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Jun 5, 2026 at 3:42 PM Neelesh Salian <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hi folks,
>> >>
>> >> With 1.11.0 out the door, I want to open up the planning around 1.12.0.
>> >> As Steven noted on the dev list (thread for 1.11), 1.11.0 took roughly
>> 8 months from 1.10.0. This is longer than the 3-4 month cadence we have
>> previously discussed.
>> >> For 1.12.0 I'd like us to aim closer to that target.
>> >>
>> >> I'll be acting as the release manager for this release. Here are a few
>> notes to kick things off:
>> >>
>> >> Tentative release target: late August / early September 2026 (~3
>> months from 1.11.0).
>> >> Curation: We'll use the June 24 community sync as the formal kickoff
>> to surface in-flight work and call out anything that should land in this
>> release.
>> >> Cadence reminder: If something doesn't make it in 1.12, the next one
>> is ~3 months out (1.13).
>> >> Mid-cycle check-in: I'll send a state-of-the-release update around
>> mid-July with what is in, what is in-flight, and what remains a blocker.
>> >> Tracking: The open issues and PRs targeting this release are tagged
>> with the Iceberg 1.12.0 milestone. I'll keep this milestone updated as
>> things land in the repo.
>> >>
>> >> If you have a feature, fix, or breaking change you want considered for
>> 1.12.0, please reply on this thread or flag it on the June 24 sync.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Neelesh
>> >>
>> >>
>>
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