Hi Lianet, I did following tests: Built from 4.1.1-rc2 with JDK-17 and JDK-21. Validated the checksums and keys. Ran QuickStart with kafka_2.13-4.1.1.tgz and docker images. Verified basic producer and consumer.
+1 (non-binding) Thanks for running the release. PoAn > On Nov 4, 2025, at 7:07 PM, Mickael Maison <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Lianet, > > I checked the signatures and checksums, ran the quickstarts with the > binary and the docker JVM image, and checked the javadoc. > > +1 (binding) > > Thanks for running the release, > Mickael > > On Mon, Nov 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM Jakub Scholz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> +1 (non-binding). I used the staged binaries and run my own tests with it >> as well as the Strimzi system tests. All seems to work fine. >> >> Thanks for running the release. >> >> Jakub >> >> On Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM Lianet M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello Kafka users, developers, and client-developers, >>> >>> This is the third candidate for the release of Apache Kafka 4.1.1. >>> >>> This is a bug-fix release, including several critical ones. All listed >>> in the release notes. >>> >>> Release notes for the 4.1.1 release: >>> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.1.1-rc2/RELEASE_NOTES.html >>> >>> *** Please download, test, and vote by Friday, Oct 31th, 9:00 AM EDT >>> >>> Kafka's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the release: >>> https://kafka.apache.org/KEYS >>> >>> * Release artifacts to be voted upon (source and binary): >>> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.1.1-rc2/ >>> >>> * Docker release artifacts to be voted upon: >>> apache/kafka:4.1.1-rc2 >>> >>> https://hub.docker.com/layers/apache/kafka/4.1.1-rc2/images/sha256-7240ff4534bd23dac2f215ba03a2d0aa9d041b45b830804bbdec3b81c2bdf479 >>> >>> apache/kafka-native:4.1.1-rc2 >>> >>> https://hub.docker.com/layers/apache/kafka-native/4.1.1-rc2/images/sha256-017871b0ef2ad665030fc66596b4b9ce583c7faee530829d17d02d16c141d43c >>> >>> >>> * Successful Docker Image Github Actions Pipeline: >>> Docker Build Test Pipeline (JVM): >>> https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/18842310556 >>> Docker Build Test Pipeline (Native): >>> https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/18842435768 >>> >>> * Maven artifacts to be voted upon: >>> https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/org/apache/kafka/ >>> >>> * Javadoc: >>> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.1.1-rc2/javadoc/ >>> >>> * Tag to be voted upon (off 4.1 branch): >>> https://github.com/apache/kafka/releases/tag/4.1.1-rc2 >>> >>> * Documentation: >>> https://kafka.apache.org/41/documentation.html >>> >>> * Protocol: >>> https://kafka.apache.org/41/protocol.html >>> >>> *CI builds for the 4.1 branch: >>> Unit/integration tests (all pass): >>> https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/18841931048/job/53756117583 >>> >>> System tests: (Running, I will share the report when ready) >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Lianet >>>
