Heya! Sure, I will add them to the release plan. Let me know if there are problems with the implementation!
Best, Christo > On 4 Nov 2025, at 14:34, Chia-Ping Tsai <[email protected]> wrote: > > hi Christo > > Could we include KIP-1196 and KIP-1231 in the 4.2 release? Their > implementations are simple, so I believe they can be completed in time for > the feature freeze. > > Best, > Chia-Ping > >> On 2025/11/03 09:39:48 Christo Lolov wrote: >> Heya Justine, >> >> Sure, I will include it in the release plan! Let me know if you encounter >> issues with implementation or reviews! >> >> Best, >> Christo >> >>>> On 30 Oct 2025, at 16:27, Justine Olshan <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>> >>> Hey Christo >>> I was wondering if we could include KIP-1228 in the 4.2 release. We have >>> the required votes -- we just didn't officially close the vote yet. >>> I think we should also be able to implement it in time for the feature >>> freeze. What do you think? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Justine >>> >>>> On Thu, Oct 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM Christo Lolov <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello! >>>> >>>> We have now passed the KIP freeze date for 4.2.0. The next goal is the >>>> feature freeze on the 19th of November! >>>> >>>> Feel free to reachout on this thread if your changes are not getting >>>> traction to meet that date! >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Christo >>>> >>>>> On Wed, 22 Oct 2025 at 11:16, Christo Lolov <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello! >>>>> >>>>> This is to bump the 4.2.0 thread to the top of the mailing list! >>>>> >>>>> The KIP freeze date is 1 week from today on the 29th of October. >>>>> Please ensure that you have the required number of binding votes for >>>>> your KIP by that date if you would like it included in 4.2.0. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> Christo >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, 2 Oct 2025 at 15:08, Mickael Maison <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> I think moving code freeze to December 10 makes sense. >>>>>> Many people will be off the last 2 weeks of December, so it's best to >>>>>> not have deadlines then. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Mickael >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM Christo Lolov <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks for the review! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am okay with pulling all dates by 2 weeks earlier in time (barring >>>> the >>>>>>> 7th of January one). If there are no objections to the new dates I >>>> will >>>>>>> update them in the plan tomorrow! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>> Christo >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, 2 Oct 2025 at 07:14, Ismael Juma <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Christo, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks for managing the release and for the proposed release plan. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Given our desire to ship every 4 months, I think the proposed >>>> dates should >>>>>>>> be shifted a bit. The original plan was for 4.1 to ship in mid >>>> July and for >>>>>>>> 4.2 to ship in mid November. The former eventually shipped on >>>> September 2nd >>>>>>>> and with the current plan would probably result in 4.2 shipping in >>>> late >>>>>>>> January/early February. Given where we are, I would suggest >>>> something like: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> KIP Freeze: October 29 (Wednesday) >>>>>>>> Feature Freeze: November 19 (Wednesday) >>>>>>>> Code Freeze: December 10 (Wednesday) >>>>>>>> At least four weeks of stabilization will follow Code Freeze >>>> (taking >>>>>>>> holidays into account), meaning we expect to release no earlier >>>> than >>>>>>>> January 7 2026. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ideally, we'd get RC0 out before the holiday break and then >>>> complete the >>>>>>>> release by early/mid January. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thoughts? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ismael >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2025 at 6:09 AM Christo Lolov < >>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hello! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I would like to volunteer to be the release manager for the >>>> Apache Kafka >>>>>>>>> 4.2.0 release. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> If no one has any objections, you can find a proposed release >>>> plan at >>>>>>>>> >>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Release+Plan+4.2.0. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>> Christo >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> >>
