I performed the following checks (will also look into automating it more in the future so I can do it faster):
- Files are signed, signature is valid - Checksum matches - I unpacked the artifacts - Made sure tests pass in fresh venv with unpacked artifact - Made sure there are no stray files - Made sure changelog + version in files is up to date [+1] Release Apache Libcloud 3.9.0 Thanks. On Thursday, January 29th, 2026 at 12:22, Miguel Caballer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This is a voting thread for Libcloud v3.9.0 > (https://github.com/apache/libcloud/tree/v3.9.0-tentative). > > We are resuming the previous vote with some improvements. > We haven't released a new version in a long time. So this voting is > quite important to keep the Project active. > Since the last release, various improvements and changes have been made > across different areas of the project. > > Release highlights: > - Python version updates: > - Dropped support for Python 3.7, 3.8 and 3.9, as they are now EOL. > - Added support indication for Python 3.12 (stable) and 3.13. > > - General improvements: > - Removed the unused `setup.py` file to reduce confusion since the > project fully migrated to `pyproject.toml`. > - Made `libcloud.common.types.Type` hashable, allowing direct use in set > membership checks. > - Updated build and packaging tools to fix issues reported by downstream > users. > > - Compute driver updates: > - OpenStack: Added `os_distro` and `os_version` metadata fields to > `extra` in `NodeImage`. > - Azure ARM: Added an option to delete the managed OS disk when deleting > a node and introduced an `ex_resize_node()` method. > - Equinix Metal: Deprecated the facility API in favor of metros, removed > unsupported volume-related methods, and improved `list_nodes()`. > - Linode: Added support for cloud-init metadata, along with new > functions for key pair management. > - Amazon EC2: Updated pricing and instance sizing data. > - KubeVirt: Improved compatibility, added `deploy_node()`, better volume > support, and improved test coverage. > > - Storage driver updates: > - Amazon S3: Added support for `me-central-1`, `eu-south-1`, and > `eu-west-3` regions. > > - Testing & Development: > - Upgraded `pytest` to v8.1, fixing race conditions and cross-test > pollution. > - Added workarounds for compatibility with `pytest >= 8.2`. > > - Adopt uv tool for dependency management. > > The full changelog is available at: > https://github.com/apache/libcloud/blob/trunk/CHANGES.rst#changes-in-apache-libcloud-390 > > Release artifacts can be found at: > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/libcloud/v3.9.0-tentative/ > > KEYS file can be found at > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/libcloud/KEYS > > Please test the release and post your votes. > > +1 / 0 / -1 > [ ] Release Apache Libcloud 3.9.0 > > The vote will be open until February 6th, 2026 (or longer if needed). > > Thanks, > Miguel Caballer.
