Thanks, Alex!
Let me know if you need any help with the KIE Tools build today.

Em dom., 22 de mar. de 2026, 12:37, Alex Porcelli <[email protected]>
escreveu:

> KIE Tools release build is now running. This is the longest step - it
> contains about 40 different release artifacts (other repos had only 1
> artifact - maven jars).
>
> The first trigger failed, and while investigating, I found and fixed the
> following:
>
> - Default parameters still referenced `10.1.x`/`10.1.0` instead of
> `10.2.x`/`10.2.0`
> - The release-candidate pipeline passed the branch name instead of the tag
> name to downstream jobs, preventing SCM checkout
> - A result variable bug in the sandbox accelerator job could cause
> incorrect pipeline gating
> - Several individual release artifact jobs were missing from the 10.2.x
> Jenkins folder
>
> I'll post again once we have an update.
>
> -
> Alex
>
> On Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 10:26 PM Alex Porcelli <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Kogito Apps has finished, no issues.
> >
> > Triggering KIE Tools, we'll be back tomorrow to check.
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 9:12 PM Alex Porcelli <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Another update on the 10.2 release:
> >>
> >> The build for the last runtime repository, Kogito Apps, has now started.
> >>
> >> Regarding Kogito Runtime, we encountered another issue where a new
> Gradle
> >> test module broke the javadoc release build. I have disabled it to move
> >> forward and created the following ticket to track the fix:
> >> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-issues/issues/2274
> >>
> >> -
> >> Alex
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 6:08 PM Alex Porcelli <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Quick update on the 10.2 release progress:
> >>>
> >>> The OptaPlanner build had some failures due to changes in the
> repository
> >>> structure since the 10.1.0 release, specifically related to relocated
> >>> documentation. I've fixed the issues, and the build is now complete.
> >>>
> >>> I am now starting the kogito-runtime build.
> >>>
> >>> -
> >>> Alex
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 5:54 PM Alex Porcelli <[email protected]>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Thanks for the quick support.
> >>>>
> >>>> Based on this initial feedback, and to help keep things moving, I’ll
> >>>> go ahead and start working on the release over the weekend.
> >>>>
> >>>> I’ll share progress as I go, and we can continue coordinating together
> >>>> early next week on the remaining pieces.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 1:05 PM Fabrizio Antonangeli
> >>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>> >
> >>>> > +1 from me as well
> >>>> >
> >>>> > On Fri, 2026-03-20 at 16:57 +0200, Toni Rikkola wrote:
> >>>> > > I will +1 adding Alex in. He has worked on this before and can
> help.
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > > Toni
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > > On 20/03/2026 16.54, Alex Porcelli wrote:
> >>>> > > > Hi everyone,
> >>>> > > >
> >>>> > > > I’d like to propose stepping in as an additional release manager
> >>>> > > > for the
> >>>> > > > 10.2 release so we can help move things forward.
> >>>> > > >
> >>>> > > > It looks like progress has slowed a bit, and rather than let the
> >>>> > > > release
> >>>> > > > sit any longer, I’m happy to help push things along this weekend
> >>>> on
> >>>> > > > the
> >>>> > > > backend repositories where I can contribute directly. Then, at
> the
> >>>> > > > beginning of next week, we can continue the effort together and
> >>>> > > > coordinate
> >>>> > > > on the remaining pieces.
> >>>> > > >
> >>>> > > > My goal here is simply to help accelerate the release and get us
> >>>> to
> >>>> > > > an RC
> >>>> > > > as smoothly as possible.
> >>>> > > >
> >>>> > > > If there are no objections, I’m ready to jump in and assist with
> >>>> > > > the
> >>>> > > > release work.
> >>>> > > >
> >>>> > > > -
> >>>> > > > Alex
> >>>> > > >
> >>>> > > > On Sun, Mar 15, 2026 at 4:07 PM, Alex Porcelli <
> [email protected]>
> >>>> > > > wrote:
> >>>> > > >
> >>>> > > > > Hi Kennedy,
> >>>> > > > >
> >>>> > > > > Looks like you didn't close the Drools nexus repository as
> >>>> > > > > documented in
> >>>> > > > > the release document.
> >>>> > > > >
> >>>> > > > > Let me know if you need additional help to speed up this
> >>>> release,
> >>>> > > > > I'm more
> >>>> > > > > than happy to work on this release with you.
> >>>> > > > >
> >>>> > > > > -
> >>>> > > > > Alex
> >>>> > > > >
> >>>> > > > >
> >>>> > > > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 9:03 AM, Kennedy Bowers
> >>>> > > > > <[email protected]>
> >>>> > > > > wrote:
> >>>> > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Hi Alex,
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Thanks, I appreciate it.
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > I've managed to fix the issues and successfully branched all
> >>>> > > > > > repositories
> >>>> > > > > > to 10.2. They have all now been updated to version 10.2.999-
> >>>> > > > > > SNAPSHOT.
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > I continued the release process by running the Drools
> release
> >>>> > > > > > job and it
> >>>> > > > > > completed successfully. However, when running the
> OptaPlanner
> >>>> > > > > > job, I’m
> >>>> > > > > > getting an error that appears to be related to invalid
> >>>> > > > > > credentials, as it
> >>>> > > > > > cannot access the staging repository.
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Do you have any ideas on how this could be resolved?
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Many thanks,
> >>>> > > > > > Kennedy
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > On 2026/03/06 16:48:59 Alex Porcelli wrote:
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Kennedy,
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > I can help and work on this, the sooner we have the release
> >>>> the
> >>>> > > > > > better.
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > -
> >>>> > > > > > Alex
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > On Thu, Mar 05, 2026 at 2:46 PM, Kennedy <
> [email protected]>
> >>>> > > > > > wrote:
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Hi Alex,
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > The Drools CI ran successfully and updated the 999-SNAPSHOT
> >>>> > > > > > versions as
> >>>> > > > > > expected. However, the OptaPlanner and Kogito builds were
> >>>> > > > > > unstable and
> >>>> > > > > > didn't correctly update the 999-SNAPSHOT version, so I'm
> >>>> > > > > > currently
> >>>> > > > > > investigating those issues before proceeding with the
> >>>> kie-tools
> >>>> > > > > > build. I
> >>>> > > > > > plan on branching the kie-tools repo next week once that's
> >>>> > > > > > resolved.
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > I'll update the Zulip thread as I make progress.
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Best regards,
> >>>> > > > > > Kennedy
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM Alex Porcelli
> >>>> > > > > > <[email protected]>
> >>>> > > > > > wrote:
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Hi Kennedy,
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > I wanted to follow up and see if you could share an update
> on
> >>>> > > > > > the release
> >>>> > > > > > status. I took a look at the repositories, and while some
> now
> >>>> > > > > > have 10.2.x
> >>>> > > > > > branches, I noticed the versions are still set to
> >>>> 999-SNAPSHOT,
> >>>> > > > > > which
> >>>> > > > > > suggests the automation may not have completed successfully.
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > I also noticed that kie-tools doesn't appear to have been
> >>>> > > > > > branched yet,
> >>>> > > > > > which could put us at risk of getting out of sync with the
> >>>> rest
> >>>> > > > > > of the
> >>>> > > > > > release.
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Could you provide some clarity on the current state and next
> >>>> > > > > > steps?
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Thanks,
> >>>> > > > > > Alex
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 3:44 AM, Dominik Hanak
> >>>> > > > > > <[email protected]>
> >>>> > > > > > wrote:
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Good news!
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Thank you Kennedy!
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Following our past practice I have created a zulip topic[1]
> to
> >>>> > > > > > facilitate
> >>>> > > > > > collaboration on the release.
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > [1]
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>>
> https://kie.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/386449-kie-dev/topic/10.2E2.2E0
> >>>> > > > > > .
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > 20Release.20Thread/with/575482378
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Dominik
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 at 15:35, Kennedy <[email protected]>
> >>>> > > > > > wrote:
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Hi everyone,
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Thank you for your patience as we finalize preparations for
> >>>> the
> >>>> > > > > > 10.2
> >>>> > > > > > release. I appreciate everyone pitching in with PRs and
> >>>> reviews
> >>>> > > > > > to keep
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > the
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > momentum going.
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > I’m pleased to share that the final PR related to the new
> BPMN
> >>>> > > > > > Editor,
> >>>> > > > > > first announced here [1], has now been merged [2]. A big
> thank
> >>>> > > > > > you to
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Tiago
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Bento for the significant work behind this modernization
> >>>> > > > > > effort, which
> >>>> > > > > > allows us to move away from our GWT dependency and brings us
> >>>> > > > > > further into
> >>>> > > > > > compliance with Apache guidelines.
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Additionally, all Quarkus and Spring Boot upgrades have been
> >>>> > > > > > successfully
> >>>> > > > > > merged. Many thanks to Jijo Thomas K and Nithin R Krishnan
> for
> >>>> > > > > > your work
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > on
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > these updates [3].
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Our original plan for the 10.2 release was to remove the
> GWT-
> >>>> > > > > > based
> >>>> > > > > > BPMN/DMN/SceSim Editors from the codebase, with the Quarkus
> >>>> and
> >>>> > > > > > Spring
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Boot
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > upgrades scheduled for the following release. Because the
> GWT
> >>>> > > > > > work took
> >>>> > > > > > longer than anticipated, it’s great that we are now able to
> >>>> > > > > > include these
> >>>> > > > > > upgrades in 10.2 as well.
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > I will begin running the CI pipelines tomorrow morning (CET)
> >>>> > > > > > which will
> >>>> > > > > > create the new 10.2.x branches. If you have any PRs that you
> >>>> > > > > > believe
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > should
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > be included in this release and would justify a short delay,
> >>>> > > > > > please
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > respond
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > here. That said, given the time since 10.1, I believe it’s
> >>>> > > > > > important that
> >>>> > > > > > we move forward and publish this release soon to
> re-establish
> >>>> a
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > consistent
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > and reliable release cadence.
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Kind regards,
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > Kennedy
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> > > > > > [1]
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/87863y10qxm564cc76svvonslponv2f9
> >>>> > > > > > [2] https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-tools/pull/3448
> >>>> > > > > > [3]
> >>>> > > > > >
> >>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/314vb9wxt22r0t4rh6xqlcf78yz66wv5
> >>>> > > > > >
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