Hi Omnia, Thanks for the update on the code freeze (it brings back the ~3 weeks after feature freeze).
But still, we have only 2 weeks between KIP and FF. Should we move the feature freeze date to allow for ~3 weeks after KIP freeze? (FF ~ June 29). Similar to what we had for 4.3 (~3 weeks in between each deadline) . Thanks! Lianet On Sat, May 23, 2026 at 3:37 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Bill, > I updated the code freeze to 20th of July > > Thanks > Omnia > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 22 May 2026, at 19:41, Bill Bejeck <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Omnia, > > > > Thanks again for the 4.4 release plan. > > > > The release plan has June 23 as the feature freeze with code freeze of > > August 8, which is roughly 6 weeks. For 4.3 there was 3 weeks between > > feature and code freeze, so can we adjust feature freeze to July 18th? > > > > Thanks! > > Bill > > > >> On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM Bill Bejeck <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Omnia, > >> > >> Thanks for the release plan. > >> I've updated it to include KIP-892. > >> > >> -Bill > >> > >> On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 2:06 PM Omnia Ibrahim <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi everyone thanks for support on this. > >>> I have put an initial release plan to the wiki > >>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Release+Plan+4.4.0 > If > >>> I've missed a KIP, feel free to add it to the list. > >>> > >>> The initial goal is to aim for Sep 2026 for this release and KIP freeze > >>> 8th Jun 2026. > >>> > >>> Let me know if you have any questions. > >>> > >>>> On 15 May 2026, at 09:04, Christo Lolov <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hello, > >>>> > >>>> Thanks for stepping forward Omnia, +1 from me! > >>>> > >>>> Best, > >>>> Christo > >>>> > >>>> On Fri, 15 May 2026 at 02:52, Ming-Yen Chung <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Hi all, > >>>>> > >>>>> +1, thanks Omnia for running 4.4 release! > >>>>> > >>>>> I'd also like to push KIP-1232: Deprecate broker.id config into the > >>> 4.4 > >>>>> release. > >>>>> > >>>>> Best, > >>>>> Ming-Yen > >>>>> > >>>>> Muralidhar Basani via dev <[email protected]> 於 2026年5月15日週五 > >>> 上午3:57寫道： > >>>>> > >>>>>> Hi all, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks Omnia for volunteering for 4.4.0. > >>>>>> +1 from me too. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I'd also like to add KIP-1325 (adding a new streams config to handle > >>>>>> restore-state path) to 4.4 release. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>> Murali > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Thu, May 14, 2026 at 1:59 PM TaiJu Wu <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Hi all, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> +1 , thanks Omnia for running 4.4 release! > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Best, > >>>>>>> TaiJuWu > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> 黃竣陽 <[email protected]> 於 2026年5月14日週四 下午7:52寫道： > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Hi all, > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> +1 > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Thanks Omnia for running 4.4 release! > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> And I’d also like to push KIP-1327: Prevent Hot Data Loss on > >>> Partition > >>>>>>>> Expansion for Latest Policy > >>>>>>>> into the 4.4 release. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Best Regards, > >>>>>>>> Jiunn-Yang > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> PoAn Yang <[email protected]> 於 2026年5月14日 晚上7:37 寫道： > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Hi all, > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Thanks Omnia for running 4.4 release! +1 from me. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Regards, > >>>>>>>>> PoAn > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> On May 14, 2026, at 3:59 AM, Lianet Magrans <[email protected] > > > >>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Hi all, > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Thanks Omnia for volunteering for 4.4! +1 from me. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> We're working on KIP-1332: Dynamic memory allocation for the > Kafka > >>>>>>>>>> producer, under discussion at the moment but aiming at a phased > >>>>>>> delivery > >>>>>>>>>> starting in 4.4 (I updated the jiras) > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Best! > >>>>>>>>>> Lianet > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, May 13, 2026 at 7:35 AM Omnia Ibrahim < > >>>>>>> [email protected]> > >>>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Chia for starting the thread and for the support with my > >>>>>> first > >>>>>>>>>>> release process, > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> I had a quick look into open and resolved issues on jira and I > >>> can > >>>>>>> see > >>>>>>>> we > >>>>>>>>>>> have > >>>>>>>>>>> 66 resolved tickets. > >>>>>>>>>>> 43 open tickets (with status not resolved, or closed) > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> The KIPs I can see marked for 4.4.0, have sub-tasks marked for > >>>>>> 4.4.0 > >>>>>>> or > >>>>>>>>>>> remaining followups are > >>>>>>>>>>> KIP-1191: Dead-letter queues for share groups < > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1191%3A+Dead-letter+queues+for+share+groups > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> majority of it has been resolved and marked for 4.4.0 except > >>> single > >>>>>>>>>>> remaining jira which in progress > >>>>>>>>>>> KIP-892: Transactional Semantics for StateStores < > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-892%3A+Transactional+Semantics+for+StateStores > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> is also marked for 4.4.0 but it has too many in-progress tasks > at > >>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>>>> moment > >>>>>>>>>>> KIP-1263: Group Coordinator Assignment Batching and Offload < > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1263%3A+Group+Coordinator+Assignment+Batching+and+Offload > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> it has a couple of open jiras one of them marked for 4.4.0 > >>>>>>>>>>> Single resolved jira for KIP-1226: Introducing Share Partition > >>> Lag > >>>>>>>>>>> Persistence and Retrieval < > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1226%3A+Introducing+Share+Partition+Lag+Persistence+and+Retrieval > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Open Jira for KIP-1298: Per-Resource-Type Authorization for > >>>>>>>>>>> LIST_CONFIG_RESOURCES < > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1298%3A+Per-Resource-Type+Authorization+for+LIST_CONFIG_RESOURCES?src=jira > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> but this still under discussion > >>>>>>>>>>> Open Jira for KIP-1170: Unify cluster metadata bootstrapping < > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1170%3A+Unify+cluster+metadata+bootstrapping?src=jira > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Open Jira for KIP-1260: Enable ProducerPerformance to abort > >>>>>>>> transactions < > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1260%3A+Enable+ProducerPerformance+to+abort+transactions > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> but this still under discussion > >>>>>>>>>>> KIP-939: Support Participation in 2PC < > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-939%3A+Support+Participation+in+2PC > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> marked for 4.4.0 but I can it still has couple of jiras still > not > >>>>>>>> resolved > >>>>>>>>>>> Some open jiras as followup for KIP-853 > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Best > >>>>>>>>>>> Omnia > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> On 13 May 2026, at 11:21, Chia-Ping Tsai <[email protected]> > >>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> While there are still a few pending RCs, I'd like to start the > >>>>>>>> discussion > >>>>>>>>>>>> for the 4.4.0 Release Manager. Omnia has raised her hand > >>> offline, > >>>>>>> and > >>>>>>>> we > >>>>>>>>>>>> (myself and our team) are fully committed to supporting her > >>>>>>> throughout > >>>>>>>>>>> her > >>>>>>>>>>>> first release process. > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Of course, please feel free to shout out if anyone else is > also > >>>>>>>>>>> interested > >>>>>>>>>>>> in volunteering or co-managing this release. > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Best, Chia-Ping > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> > >>> >
