Hi,

I checked the following:
- checksums and signatures
- quickstart with Java 21
- quickstart with the docker jvm and native images

+1 (binding)

Thanks,
Mickael

On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 11:46 AM Andrew Schofield <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Bumping the voting thread for 4.1.2 RC1. Please could 2 more PMC members 
> validate the release artefacts and vote.
>
> Thanks,
> Andrew
>
> On 2026/03/04 17:35:14 Andrew Schofield wrote:
> > The voting is currently +1 (binding) and +2 (non-binding).
> >
> > On 2026/03/04 13:59:18 PoAn Yang wrote:
> > > Hi Andrew,
> > >
> > > Thanks for running the release.
> > >
> > > * Built from source with openjdk 17 and 21
> > > * Verified basic produce/consume
> > > * Validated the checksums and keys
> > > * Ran basic quickstart using apache/kafka:4.1.2-rc1 and 
> > > apache/kafka-native:4.1.2-rc1 docker image
> > >
> > > The protocol link is changed to 
> > > https://kafka.apache.org/41/design/protocol/. I created a PR to fix it. 
> > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/21628
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > > PoAn
> > >
> > > > On Mar 2, 2026, at 6:39 PM, Viktor Somogyi-Vass 
> > > > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Andrew,
> > > >
> > > > * verified the gpg signatures
> > > > * looked at the release notes
> > > > * checked that the artifacts can be resolved in maven
> > > > * ran the quickstart and clients against them
> > > > * ran the docker quickstart
> > > > * checked the docs
> > > >
> > > > Apart from the protocol link pointing to the old docs (I think) all 
> > > > seems
> > > > good.
> > > >
> > > > +1 (binding)
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for running the release!
> > > >
> > > > Viktor
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 2:13 PM Andrew Schofield <[email protected]>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers,
> > > >>
> > > >> This is the first candidate for release of Apache Kafka 4.1.2.
> > > >>
> > > >> This is the second bug fix release for Apache Kafka 4.1 with fixes as
> > > >> described in the release notes.
> > > >>
> > > >> Release notes for the 4.1.2 release:
> > > >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.1.2-rc1/RELEASE_NOTES.html
> > > >>
> > > >> *** Please download, test and vote by Wednesday, March 4 2026, 9am UTC.
> > > >>
> > > >> Kafka's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the release:
> > > >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/kafka/KEYS
> > > >>
> > > >> * Release artifacts to be voted upon (source and binary):
> > > >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.1.2-rc1/
> > > >>
> > > >> * Docker release artifacts to be voted upon:
> > > >> apache/kafka:4.1.2-rc1
> > > >> apache/kafka-native:4.1.2-rc1
> > > >>
> > > >> * 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/4.1.2-rc1/javadoc/
> > > >>
> > > >> * Tag to be voted upon (off 4.1 branch) is the 4.1.2 tag:
> > > >> https://github.com/apache/kafka/releases/tag/4.1.2-rc1
> > > >>
> > > >> * Documentation:
> > > >> https://kafka.apache.org/41/documentation.html
> > > >>
> > > >> * Protocol:
> > > >> https://kafka.apache.org/41/protocol.html
> > > >>
> > > >> * Successful CI builds for the 4.1 branch:
> > > >> Unit/integration tests:
> > > >> https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/22355871722
> > > >>
> > > >> System tests:
> > > >> https://confluent-open-source-kafka-branch-builder-system-test-results.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/trunk/2026-02-24--002.59fb52a4-4668-45ab-9ffa-bd60aad81cd4--1771979898--confluentinc--4.1--631c2c8761/report.html
> > > >> One failure which has been present across several releases:
> > > >> -
> > > >> tests/kafkatest/tests/tools/replica_verification_test.py::ReplicaVerificationToolTest.test_replica_lags@
> > > >> {"metadata_quorum":"ISOLATED_KRAFT"}
> > > >>
> > > >> * Successful Docker Image Github Actions Pipeline for 4.1 branch:
> > > >> Docker Build Test Pipeline (JVM):
> > > >> https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/22391397131
> > > >> Docker Build Test Pipeline (Native):
> > > >> https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/22392649516
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks,
> > > >> Andrew Schofield
> > > >>
> > >
> > >
> >

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