Exciting. Thanks for doing the release. Cloned clean and built/tested from the tag. Supporting files look good.
+1 Apache Maven 3.9.8 (36645f6c9b5079805ea5009217e36f2cffd34256) Maven home: /opt/apache-maven Java version: 25, vendor: Amazon.com Inc., runtime: /usr/lib/jvm/java-25-amazon-corretto Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: UTF-8 OS name: "linux", version: "6.17.0-14-generic", arch: "amd64", family: "unix" Thanks, Jeff On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 10:22 AM Richard Zowalla <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I have posted a first release candidate for the Apache OpenNLP 3.0.0-M1 > release and it is ready for testing. > > The 3.x release line of Apache OpenNLP introduces no known breaking changes > while significantly modularizing the project to improve library usage and > future extensibility. > The core API remains stable and fully compatible with 2.x, so existing > projects can continue using the opennlp-tools artifact without modifications. > > Key Highlights and Recommendations: > • Modularization: The project is now organized into multiple modules: > • opennlp-api, opennlp-core, opennlp-cli, opennlp-extensions, ML > modules (e.g., opennlp-ml-maxent, opennlp-ml-perceptron), and more. > • Users can include only the modules needed, reducing dependency > footprint. > • Only opennlp-runtime is mandatory for basic functionality. > • CLI Stability: Existing command-line usage remains unchanged. > > Thank you to everyone who contributed to this release, including all of our > users and the people who submitted bug reports, contributed code or > documentation enhancements. > > The release was made using the OpenNLP release process, documented on the > website: > https://opennlp.apache.org/release.html > > Maven Repo: > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapacheopennlp-1059 > > <repositories> > <repository> > <id>opennlp-3.0.0-M1-RC1</id> > <name>Testing OpenNLP 3.0.0-M1 release candidate</name> > <url> > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapacheopennlp-1059 > </url> > </repository> > </repositories> > > Binaries & Source: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/opennlp/opennlp-3.0.0-M1-rc1/ > > Tag: > > https://github.com/apache/opennlp/releases/tag/opennlp-3.0.0-M1 > > Tag Hash: 1e9f4d89af6ebc5b6860087589146817dff08b44 > > Release notes: > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12311215&version=12355662 > > The results of the eval tests for the aforementioned tag can be found > here: https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/OpenNLP/job/eval-tests-releases/23/ > > Reminder: The up-2-date KEYS file for signature verification can be > found here: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/opennlp/KEYS > > Checklist for reference: > > [ ] Both source (tar.gz/zip) and binary artifacts (tar.gz/zip) are present, > along with .asc and .sha512 files for each. > [ ] PGP signatures are valid for the release artifacts using the KEYS file > from dist.apache.org > [ ] SHA512 checksums are correct and verified. > [ ] LICENSE and NOTICE files exist and are accurate. > [ ] No unexpected binary files in the source release. > [ ] All source files have appropriate ASF headers (excluding generated files > and legacy files). > [ ] Build completes successfully from source and the instruction to do so are > clear. > > Please vote on releasing these packages as Apache OpenNLP 3.0.0-M1 > The vote is open for at least the next 72 hours. > > Only votes from OpenNLP PMC are binding, but everyone is welcome to > check the release candidate and vote. > The vote passes if at least three binding +1 votes are cast. > > Please VOTE > > [+1] go ship it > [+0] meh, don't care > [-1] stop, there is a ${showstopper} > > Thanks! > Richard
