+1 (non-binding) * Verified signatures and hashes on the following files as per https://apache.org/info/verification.html - kafka-4.2.0-src.tgz (SHA1, SHA512, GPG signature) - kafka_2.13-4.2.0-site-docs.tgz (SHA1, SHA512, GPG signature) - kafka_2.13-4.2.0.tgz (SHA1, SHA512, GPG signature) * Verified LICENSE and NOTICE files
On 2026/01/13 16:03:51 Christo Lolov wrote: > Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers, > > This is the RC0 candidate for release of Apache Kafka 4.2.0. > > This release has many exciting changes such as Kafka Queues being > marked as production-ready, dead letter queues in Kafka Streams, a > preview of the new Kafka Streams rebalance protocol, improved > consistency across Kafka CLI arguments and metrics! > > I will raise a PR with a new blog post to the kafka-site repository in > the next 24 hours and share the link as a reply to this thread. > > Release notes for the 4.2.0 release: > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.2.0-rc0/RELEASE_NOTES.html > > *** Please download, test and vote by Wednesday, January 21, 10am UTC > > 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/4.2.0-rc0/ > > * Docker release artifacts to be voted upon: > apache/kafka:4.2.0-rc0 > apache/kafka-native:4.2.0-rc0 > > * 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/4.2.0-rc0/javadoc/index.html > > * Tag to be voted upon (off 4.2 branch) is the 4.2.0 tag: > https://github.com/apache/kafka/releases/tag/4.2.0-rc0 > > * Documentation: > I will raise a PR with the changes to the kafka-site repository in the > next 24 hours and share the link as a reply to this thread. > > * Protocol: > I will raise a PR with the changes to the kafka-site repository in the > next 24 hours and share the link as a reply to this thread. > > * Successful CI builds for the 4.2 branch: > Unit/integration tests: > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/20953445348/job/60245258542 > System tests: My environment needs to be recreated before I can share > results from my end, so any results shared by voters would be greatly > appreciated! > > * Successful Docker Image Github Actions Pipeline for 4.2 branch: > Docker Build Test Pipeline (JVM): > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/20962291986 > Docker Build Test Pipeline (Native): > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/20958037429 > > Note - when I run the quickstart against the JVM Docker image I need > to specify the process.roles. I do not seem to need to specify the > process.roles if I run the 4.1.1 image. I will run this once again > tomorrow in another clean environment, but if somebody else can > confirm/deny whether they can reproduce this beforehand this would > also be greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, > Christo >
