Hi, I did the following: - checked the checksums and signatures - ran the quickstart with the binaries and both docker images - built from source and ran the tests with Java 21
+1 binding It looks like the website has note been updated yet and I don't see a PR open. Thanks, Mickael On Sat, May 2, 2026 at 4:34 PM Jakub Scholz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I used the staged binaries and Maven artifacts ... and did some manual > smoke testing and tested it with Strimzi tests as well. > > All seems to work fine, so +1 (non-binding). > > Thanks for running the release. > > Jakub > > On Sun, Apr 26, 2026 at 7:31 AM PoAn Yang <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers, > > > > This is the 1st candidate for release of Apache Kafka 4.2.1. > > > > This is the first bug fix release for Apache Kafka 4.2 with fixes as > > described in the release notes. > > > > Release notes for the 4.2.1 release: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.2.1-rc3/RELEASE_NOTES.html > > > > Please download, test and vote by Friday, May 1, 9pm PT. > > > > 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/4.2.1-rc3/ > > > > * Docker release artifacts to be voted upon: > > apache/kafka:4.2.1-rc3 > > apache/kafka-native:4.2.1-rc3 > > > > * 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/4.2.1-rc3/javadoc/index.html > > > > * Tag to be voted upon (off 4.2 branch) is the 4.2.1 tag: > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/releases/tag/4.2.1-rc3 > > > > * Documentation: https://kafka.apache.org/42/documentation.html > > > > * Protocol: https://kafka.apache.org/42/design/protocol/ > > > > * Successful CI builds for the 4.2 branch: > > Unit/integration tests: > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/24934069240 > > System tests: https://jenkins.opensource4you.tw/job/kafka-e2e/736/ , > > https://jenkins.opensource4you.tw/job/kafka-e2e/737/ , > > https://jenkins.opensource4you.tw/job/kafka-e2e/738/ > > > > * Successful Docker Image Github Actions Pipeline for 4.2 branch: > > Docker Build Test Pipeline > > (JVM): https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/24934131423 > > (Native): https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/24934136446 > > > > Thanks, > > PoAn > >
