-1 (binding) I checked: - source distribution -- checksum and signature are good -- LICENSE and NOTICE are good -- ASF header is present in expected file -- No binary/compiled file in the source distribution - binary distribution -- checksum and signature are good -- LICENSE and NOTICE are good - spark bundle jar (polaris-spark-3.5_2.13-1.4.0-bundle.jar on Maven Staging Repository) -- checksum and signature are good -- LICENSE and NOTICE are not correct. LICENSE mentions dependencies not actually bundled in the bundle jar file: --- jspecify --- jakarta annotation --- jakarta validation --- jakarta servlet --- micrometer --- commons compress --- commons codec --- commons io --- commons lang --- slf4j --- j2objc This should be removed from the spark bundle jar LICENSE.
Two notes: 1. The txt files in dist are not release blocker. They can be removed anytime from dist dev or dist release. I would suggest to remove it now to avoid confusion. 2. Helm chart repo can be updated as a follow up (like Docker images), so not a release blocker. The core artifacts for this release are OK. The index file is provided for convenience. On previous releases, helm repo index was provided for testing, but it was not the one we maintain (the one on dist release is "merged"). I will work on a PR to fix the spark plugin bundle jar LICENSE. Regards JB On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM Adnan Hemani via dev <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I propose that we release the following RC as the official Apache Polaris > 1.4.0 release. (Do not worry, there is no RC0 for this release :) > > This corresponds to the tag: apache-polaris-1.4.0-rc1 > * https://github.com/apache/polaris/commits/apache-polaris-1.4.0-rc1 > * > > https://github.com/apache/polaris/tree/70f7a0288412f80197fca71d5f635ca221eb6331 > > The release tarball, signature, and checksums are here: > * https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/polaris/1.4.0 > > Helm charts are available on: > * https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/polaris/helm-chart/1.4.0 > > NB: you have to build the Docker images locally in order to test Helm > charts. > > You can find the KEYS file here: > * https://downloads.apache.org/polaris/KEYS > > Convenience binary artifacts are staged on Nexus. The Maven repositories > URLs are: > * > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachepolaris-1063/ > > Please download, verify, and test according to the release verification > guide, which can be found at: > * > > https://polaris.apache.org/community/release-guides/release-verification-guide/ > > Please vote in the next 96 hours (extra time given due to Iceberg Summit). > > [ ] +1 Release this as Apache Polaris 1.4.0 > [ ] +0 > [ ] -1 Do not release this because... > > Only PMC members have binding votes, but other community members are > encouraged to cast non-binding votes. > This vote will pass if there are 3 binding +1 votes and more binding +1 > votes than -1 votes. > > Best, > Adnan Hemani >
