Hi Mickael, I did the following on RC2: - verified the checksums and signature - downloaded and build from source (java 21) + run quickstart - played with basic produce/consume, classic and consumer groups, mixed groups, online upgrade/downgrade - downloaded docker images & run quick start with both - browsed the docs
+1 (binding) Thanks for running the release! Lianet On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 9:17 AM Jakub Scholz <[email protected]> wrote: > I did the same tests as with the previous RCs, all using the staged > binaries and everything seems to work fine. +1 (non-binding) from me. > > Thanks for running the release Mickael. > > Jakub > > On Wed, May 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM Mickael Maison <[email protected]> > 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 > > >
