Unfortunately, there is another blocker ( https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20970) - I forgot to add the 4.4 label :(
It is almost there, and I will take another look soon Omnia Ibrahim <[email protected]> 於 2026年8月27日週四 上午4:01寫道： > Chia if this is the last blocker shall I start RC1 > > > On 25 Aug 2026, at 07:30, Chia-Ping Tsai <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > hi Omnia > > > > I have filed a blocker issue ( > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20982) to correct the > docker-compose SASL settings, which currently block clients from connecting > to the SASL listeners. > > > > Best, > > Chia-Ping > > > > On 2026/08/21 17:09:56 Omnia Ibrahim wrote: > >> Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers, > >> > >> This is the 1st candidate for release of Apache Kafka 4.4.0. > >> Apache Kafka 4.4.0 is a minor release that includes 26 KIPs spanning > improvements to all components. > >> > >> Release notes for the 4.4.0 release: > >> > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.4.0-rc0/RELEASE_NOTES.html > >> > >> Please download, test and vote by Monday, August 24, 2026 at 3:00pm BST > (7:00am PT) > >> > >> 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/4.4.0-rc0/ > >> > >> * Docker release artifacts to be voted upon: > >> apache/kafka:4.4.0-rc0 > >> apache/kafka-native:4.4.0-rc0 > >> > >> * 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/4.4.0-rc0/javadoc/index.html > >> > >> * Tag to be voted upon (off 4.4 branch) is the 4.4.0 tag: > >> https://github.com/apache/kafka/releases/tag/4.4.0-rc0 > >> > >> * Documentation: > >> PR: https://github.com/apache/kafka-site/pull/905 > >> > >> * Protocol: > >> PR: https://github.com/apache/kafka-site/pull/905 > >> > >> * Successful CI builds for the 4.4 branch: > >> https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/32487577786 > >> > >> * Docker Build Test Pipeline: > >> Blocked by a GitHub Actions allowlist issue (fix pending: > https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/23229). The RC Docker images > >> were built and pushed successfully. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Omnia > >
