Gentle reminder regarding the release votes, please. Regards, Apoorv Mittal
On Thu, Sep 24, 2026 at 12:40 PM Apoorv Mittal <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Andrew and Jakub. > > I'll update the upgrade section. > > System tests > <https://confluent-open-source-kafka-system-test-results.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/4.2/2026-09-21--002.015eaedd-afa4-4b27-90cf-1b6853b72587--1790059100--confluentinc--4.2--9acad608cc/report.html> > passed, with 1 flaky test (kafkatest.tests.core.network_degrade_testClass: > NetworkDegradeTest) that succeeded on a rerun > <https://confluent-open-source-kafka-system-test-results.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/4.2/2026-09-23--002.26e6354d-b4e5-4f57-8551-de99d2aaf86a--1790231853--confluentinc--4.2--b89caea97a/report.html> > . > > I am waiting for further votes. > > Regards, > Apoorv Mittal > > > On Wed, Sep 23, 2026 at 3:52 PM Andrew Schofield <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Apoorv, >> Thanks for running the release. I performed the following validation: >> >> * Checked the release notes >> * Built from source, ran quickstart and checked Kafka version >> * Downloaded the binaries too, ran quickstart and checked Kafka version >> * Downloaded the tagged assets from GitHub, unpacked and ran simple test >> * Checked the javadoc >> * Browsed the docs as md >> * Downloaded and ran both Docker images >> * Verified the checksums and signatures of the release artefacts >> * Built a simple application using the 4.2.2 Maven artefacts >> >> I think you need to add a section to the upgrading docs. >> >> +1 (binding) >> >> Thanks, >> Andrew >> >> On 2026/09/23 13:13:09 Jakub Scholz wrote: >> > Great, thanks a lot. I did some manual smoke testing and also run all >> the >> > Strimzi tests with it. And all seems to work fine for me ... so +1 >> > non-binding. >> > >> > Thanks for running the release. >> > >> > Jakub >> > >> > On Tue, Sep 22, 2026 at 5:37 PM Apoorv Mittal <[email protected] >> > >> > wrote: >> > >> > > I have re-uploaded the artifacts. Thanks Jakub for checking. >> > > >> > > Regards, >> > > Apoorv Mittal >> > > >> > > >> > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2026 at 4:08 PM Apoorv Mittal < >> [email protected]> >> > > wrote: >> > > >> > > > It looks like someone dropped the artifacts from the staging >> repository. >> > > I >> > > > am checking. >> > > > >> > > > Regards, >> > > > Apoorv Mittal >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2026 at 3:08 PM Jakub Scholz <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > > >> > > >> Did the staged Maven artifacts disappear from the staging repo for >> > > >> everyone >> > > >> or only for me? I was able to pull them yesterday and earlier >> today. But >> > > >> 4.2.2 now seems to be gone. E.g.: >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/org/apache/kafka/kafka_2.13/4.2.2/ >> > > >> and so on. >> > > >> >> > > >> Thanks & Regards >> > > >> Jakub >> > > >> >> > > >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2026 at 10:32 PM Apoorv Mittal < >> > > [email protected]> >> > > >> wrote: >> > > >> >> > > >> > Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers, >> > > >> > >> > > >> > This is the second (RC1) 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-rc1/RELEASE_NOTES.html >> > > >> > >> > > >> > Please download, test and vote by *24 September, Monday 5PM PST* >> > > >> > >> > > >> > 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-rc1/ >> > > >> > >> > > >> > * Docker release artifacts to be voted upon: >> > > >> > apache/kafka:4.2.2-rc1 >> > > >> > < >> > > >> > >> > > >> >> > > >> https://hub.docker.com/layers/apache/kafka/4.2.2-rc1/images/sha256-daa39dc85acd37b148fad74d6b22b60fa5f7fa05048a5c8aa3b654140c63dd58 >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > apache/kafka-native:4.2.2-rc1 >> > > >> > < >> > > >> > >> > > >> >> > > >> https://hub.docker.com/layers/apache/kafka-native/4.2.2-rc1/images/sha256-eae4a5c3675030bb3c854eb89fab50bbb75fd2f7800d4385b0b3fda642852d2b >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > * 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-rc1/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-rc1 >> > > >> > >> > > >> > * 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/35636810731 >> > > >> > System tests: Before Test Only fix - >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> >> > > >> 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 >> > > >> > I have retriggered system tests though; will update the thread. >> > > >> > >> > > >> > * Successful Docker Image Github Actions Pipeline for 4.2 branch: >> > > >> > Docker Build Test Pipeline (JVM): >> > > >> > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/35637052515 >> > > >> > Docker Build Test Pipeline (Native): >> > > >> > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/35637084838 >> > > >> > >> > > >> > Regards, >> > > >> > Apoorv Mittal >> > > >> > >> > > >> >> > > > >> > > >> > >> >
