Hi All, Thanks Matthias for the KIP freeze date proposal. Based on the conversation on the tightened-release-schedule thread ( https://lists.apache.org/thread/dgmmpxsbp7cm85dw56cn5sz6g3skthch) I'm wondering if moving KIP freeze from June 15th -> July 15th is too much of a jump. What do you think about setting KIP freeze July 1st (making feature freeze July 22nd)?
-Bill On Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 12:53 PM Sahil Devgon <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I just added KIP-1291 to the release plan. > > Thanks, > Sahil Devgon > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM Matthias J. Sax <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sorry for late reply. > > > > Yes, I mean to do KIP freeze only 15th July (Wednesday) instead of 15th > > June (Monday) as proposed today. > > > > Seems there was no objections so far? Should we update the release plan > > accordingly? > > > > > > -Matthias > > > > On 6/2/26 3:24 AM, Maroš Orsák wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > I have added KIP-1276 in the release plan. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Maros > > > > > > st 27. 5. 2026 o 8:50 <[email protected]> napísal(a): > > > > > >> Hi Matthias, > > >> So you mean move 4.4 to mid October? The worries about future releases > > in > > >> holiday season totally make sense. If everyone okay with Oct I can > move > > the > > >> plan more towards mid Oct and maybe give extra week for KIP freeze as > > well > > >> > > >> Best > > >> Omnia > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > >> > > >>> On 27 May 2026, at 06:43, Matthias J. Sax <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> Hi, > > >>> > > >>> I was just looking into the proposed plan a little bit, and while > this > > >> plan is good considering 4.4 release, it make we worry about 4.5 > > release -- > > >> if we aim for 4.5 with our 4-months cycle, it will fall onto the > > holidays > > >> again (and we learned from 4.2 and other "holiday" releases, that this > > does > > >> not "end well"). > > >>> > > >>> So I was wondering if we should shift this all back by one month, > > making > > >> it a 5-month cycle for 4.4 instead? I also started a general > discussion > > on > > >> time-based releases, which will explain my overall reasoning. > > >>> > > >>> Thoughts? > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> -Matthias > > >>> > > >>>> On 5/26/26 11:05 AM, Omnia Ibrahim wrote: > > >>>> Hi Bill and Lianet, I have updated the schedule to the following > > >>>> KIP Freeze: (15th June 2026) > > >>>> Feature Freeze: (6th July 2026) > > >>>> Code Freeze: (27th July 2026) > > >>>> At least four weeks of stabilization will follow Code Freeze (taking > > >> holidays into account), meaning we expect to release no earlier than > > >> September 14 2026. > > >>>> Hopefully this is better > > >>>> Thanks > > >>>> Omnia > > >>>>>> On 26 May 2026, at 16:29, Lianet Magrans <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Hi again :) another thought about the high level target. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> The proposed initial deadline (KIP freeze on June 8) shortens the 4 > > >> month > > >>>>> window (4.3 KIP freeze was Feb 25). Any reason for shortening this > or > > >> could > > >>>>> we consider updating all dates to keep the ~4 month window between > > >>>>> deadlines and the final release? Release would target mid September > > >>>>> (instead of the proposed September 1st) With 4.3 released May 22nd, > > we > > >>>>> would still be within a release every 4 months with 4.4 targeting > > >>>>> mid-September. Thoughts? > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Thanks! > > >>>>> Lianet > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 10:27 AM Bill Bejeck <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> Hi Omnia, > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Thanks for the updated release plan but my intention was that we > > move > > >> the > > >>>>>> feature freeze date out ot July 18th and keep the code freeze > where > > >> it was > > >>>>>> previously. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Thanks! > > >>>>>> Bill > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 9:41 AM Lianet Magrans < > [email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>> 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 > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>> > > >> > > > > > > > >
