Hi, Here are the system tests results: https://drive.google.com/file/d/126AiE2sXgDeJo4lDS976VSvQ5aOWro3D/view?usp=sharing I still have the same single failure in my environment: test_rate_device_name=eth0_latency_ms=50_metadata_quorum=COMBINED_KRAFT_rate_limit_kbit=1000000_task_name=rate-1000-latency-50
Thanks, Mickael On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 10:53 AM Andrew Schofield <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Mickael, > I validated the release by doing the following: > > - verified checksums and signatures > - built from source with Java 21, ran quickstart > - downloaded binary distribution, ran quickstart, validated 4.3 configs > - pull RC2 Docker image and ran basic producer/consumer tests > - browsed the Javadoc > - cloned the Kafka-site PR and browsed the documentation locally, new content > is present > > I think we are still waiting on the system test results. > > +1 (binding) assuming the system test results are good > > Thanks, > Andrew > > On 2026/05/13 12:15:18 Mickael Maison wrote: > > Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers, > > > > This is the 3rd candidate for release of Apache Kafka 4.3.0. > > > > Since RC2, we've added fixes for: > > - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20380 > > - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20571 > > - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20572 > > > > Release notes for the 4.3.0 release: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.3.0-rc2/RELEASE_NOTES.html > > > > *** Please download, test and vote by May 20, 5pm CEST > > > > Kafka's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the release: > > https://downloads.apache.org/kafka/KEYS > > > > * Release artifacts to be voted upon (source and binary): > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.3.0-rc2/ > > > > * Docker release artifacts to be voted upon: > > apache/kafka:4.3.0-rc2 > > apache/kafka-native:4.3.0-rc2 > > > > * 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/4.3.0-rc2/javadoc/index.html > > > > * Tag to be voted upon (off 4.3 branch) is the 4.3.0 tag: > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/releases/tag/4.3.0-rc2 > > > > * Documentation: > > PR: https://github.com/apache/kafka-site/pull/853 > > > > * Protocol: > > PR: https://github.com/apache/kafka-site/pull/853 > > > > * Successful CI builds for the 4.3 branch: > > Unit/integration tests: > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/25797645206 > > System tests: Build is running > > > > * Successful Docker Image Github Actions Pipeline for 4.3 branch: > > Docker Build Test Pipeline (JVM): > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/25790809579 > > Docker Build Test Pipeline (Native): > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/25790821471 > > > > Thanks, > > Mickael > >
