Hi folks, Great news—Apache Polaris 0.9 is nearly ready! Huge thanks to JB, Ryan, Russell, Robert, Tyler and everyone who contributed. Your efforts made this first release possible.
With each release, we hit a major milestone, and now it’s time to focus on *Apache Polaris 1.0*. Based on our recent community discussions (issue 584 <https://github.com/apache/polaris/issues/584>), we’re shaping 1.0 to be the *first production-ready release*. You can check out the milestone details here <https://github.com/apache/polaris/milestone/2>. 1.0 will include all the key features you rely on—*credential vending (S3, ADLS, GCS), RBAC, and more*—plus new capabilities like *S3-compatible storage support, policy management, and persistence layer improvements*. We’re excited to make Polaris even more powerful for the community. I’d also like to *volunteer as the release manager* for 1.0 and look forward to working with you all to ensure a smooth launch. Thanks again for your support and contributions! Yufei
