-1 - I hate to be that guy but hear me out! The release seems technically fine. I verified downloads, hashes, built from sources (Java modules only), and ran examples. All looks good. Great job, Evgeniy and all!
My biggest concern is the status of Calcite and other features as I've explained in https://lists.apache.org/thread/oo69m2z095scj14qv6zcv039mz554fzn. I believe there needs to be more work on some of the promoted features before they are solidified in a GA release. Another concern is benchmarks. I looked at the benchmark numbers at https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/IGNITE/Apache+Ignite+2.18 and the in-mem latency looks fishy; specifically, PutAllTxBenchmark shows +9% which is a regression potentially. Minor: - examples don't include ignite-calcite in the pom.xml; if Calcite is GA, they should; - dates on the release page need updating; - I wonder who's doing the 4.1 from the release process (docs and announcement blog) https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=59690112#ReleaseProcess-4.1EnsureDocumentationReadinessandAccouncementBlogPostActivity Thanks, Stan On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 6:39 AM Nikita Amelchev <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 > > On Sun, Apr 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM Dmitriy Pavlov <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > +1 > > I Verified license and notice (the year appears outdated) > > Successfully run a simple Apache Ignite demo application for data storage > > (unfortunately, TC bot is not yet compatible with newest Ignite). > > Environment: Apache Ignite 2.18.0 (#20260407-sha1:7d86f233) > > > > > > пт, 10 апр. 2026 г. в 15:19, Николаев Александр <[email protected]>: > > > > > +1 > > > I tested the node assembly and operation on Debian and MacOS. > > > ________________________________ > > > От: zstan <[email protected]> > > > Отправлено: 8 апреля 2026 г. 15:13 > > > Кому: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > > Тема: [VOTE] Release Apache Ignite 2.18.0 RC0 > > > > > > Dear Community, > > > > > > The release candidate is ready. > > > > > > I have uploaded release candidate to > > > > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/ignite/2.18.0-rc0/ > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/ignite/packages_2.18.0-rc0/ > > > > > > The following staging can be used for testing: > > > > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapacheignite-1580 > > > > > > Tag name is 2.18.0-rc0: > > > https://github.com/apache/ignite/releases/tag/2.18.0-rc0 > > > > > > 2.18.0 most important changes: > > > > > > - Calcite engine performance improvements. > > > - Huge package decomposition for further improvements. > > > - Numerous bug fixes. > > > > > > RELEASE NOTES: > > > https://github.com/apache/ignite/blob/ignite-2.18/RELEASE_NOTES.txt > > > > > > Complete list of resolved issues: > > > > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/issues/?jql=(project%20%3D%20%27Ignite%27%20AND%20fixVersion%20is%20not%20empty%20AND%20fixVersion%20in%20(2.18))%20AND%20(component%20is%20EMPTY%20OR%20component%20not%20in%20(documentation))%20and%20status%20in%20(%27CLOSED%27%2C%20%27RESOLVED%27)%20AND%20resolution%20in(Fixed%2C%20Done%2C%20Implemented%2C%20Delivered)%20ORDER%20BY%20priority > > > > > > The vote is formal, see voting guidelines > > > https://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html > > > > > > +1 - to accept Apache Ignite 2.18.0-rc0 > > > 0 - don't care either way > > > -1 - DO NOT accept Apache Ignite 2.18.0-rc0 (explain why) > > > > > > See notes on how to verify release here > > > https://www.apache.org/info/verification.html > > > and > > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/IGNITE/Release+Process#ReleaseProcess-P5.VotingonReleaseandReleaseVerification > > > > > > This vote will be open till Wed April 15, 2026, 19:00 UTC. > > > > > > Note: > > > During release testing i found only 2 issues need to be fixed in > further > > > releases (not a regression) > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-28487 Change default > startup > > > config for more cluster operability > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-28485 Fix 'illegal > reflective > > > access' during control utility startup > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Best wishes, > > > > > > Evgeniy Stanilovskiy > > > > > > > -- > Best wishes, > Amelchev Nikita >
