+1 (non-binding) I verified the following on macOS (RC2, commit 0209dfb48d153f2f3e49a9f12addebe15c0f1d77):
- Download links are valid - GPG signature good (signed by Fokko Driesprong <[email protected]>) - SHA-512 matches - LICENSE / NOTICE / README present in the source tree - No unexpected binary artifacts in the source tarball - Tag apache-parquet-1.18.0-rc2 resolves to the RC commit - Tarball contents match the signed tag (no deviations) - Builds and tests pass from source (LC_ALL=C ./mvnw clean install, Thrift 0.23.0) Thank you for the release, Fokko. On Thu, Aug 6, 2026 at 12:51 PM Fokko Driesprong <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I propose the following RC for release as the official Apache Parquet > 1.18.0 release. > > The commit ID is 0209dfb48d153f2f3e49a9f12addebe15c0f1d77 > > - This corresponds to the tag: apache-parquet-1.18.0-rc2 > - > https://github.com/apache/parquet-java/tree/0209dfb48d153f2f3e49a9f12addebe15c0f1d77 > > The release tarball, signature, and checksums are here: > > - https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/parquet/apache-parquet-1.18.0-rc2 > > You can find the KEYS file here: > > - https://downloads.apache.org/parquet/KEYS > > You can find the changelog here: > > - > https://github.com/apache/parquet-java/releases/tag/apache-parquet-1.18.0-rc2 > > Binary artifacts are staged in Nexus here: > > - https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/org/apache/parquet/ > > Please download, verify, and test. > > Please vote in the next 72 hours. > > [ ] +1 Release this as Apache Parquet 1.18.0 > [ ] +0[ ] -1 Do not release this because... > > Kind regards, > Fokko > > Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) secure email.
