There is a test failure. I am fixing the test (test only change) and preparing RC1 to be available later today.
Regards, Apoorv Mittal On Mon, Sep 21, 2026 at 2:39 PM Apoorv Mittal <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers, > > This is the first (0) candidate for release of Apache Kafka 4.2.2. > > This is a bug fix release in the 4.2 line. > > Release notes for the 4.2.2 release: > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.2.2-rc0/RELEASE_NOTES.html > > Please download, test and vote by *24 September, Monday 3PM GMT* > > Kafka's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the release: > https://downloads.apache.org/kafka/KEYS <https://kafka.apache.org/KEYS> > > * Release artifacts to be voted upon (source and binary): > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.2.2-rc0/ > > * Docker release artifacts to be voted upon: > apache/kafka:4.2.2-rc0 > apache/kafka-native:4.2.2-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/4.2.2-rc0/javadoc/index.html > > * Tag to be voted upon (off 4.2 branch) is the 4.2.2 tag: > https://github.com/apache/kafka/releases/tag/4.2.2-rc0 > > * Documentation: > https://kafka.apache.org/42/documentation.html > > * Protocol: > https://kafka.apache.org/42/design/protocol > > * Successful CI builds for the 4.2 branch: > Unit/integration tests: > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/35603873087 > System tests: > https://confluent-open-source-kafka-system-test-results.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/4.2/2026-09-20--002.7c3ba21d-079a-4799-8f1e-1f798f499541--1789972353--confluentinc--4.2--0fbf14c557/report.html > > * Successful Docker Image Github Actions Pipeline for 4.2 branch: > Docker Build Test Pipeline (JVM): > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/35605915794 > Docker Build Test Pipeline (Native): > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/35605973880 > > Regards, > Apoorv Mittal >
