Thanks, JB! Reviewed and approved. All, I have not seen any specific must-have PRs or release blockers called out for 1.6.0.
Unless there are objections, I plan to use the current main branch after the release workflow/documentation update in #4650 lands as the cutoff point for 1.6.0. Concretely, I will cut the release branch from the main commit immediately after #4650 is merged. If anyone has a must-have PR that should be included in 1.6.0, please call it out on this thread by <date/time>. Otherwise, I will proceed with that cutoff and start preparing the first RC. Thanks, -ej On Mon, Jun 8, 2026 at 9:21 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > Following this discussion, I updated the release process and documentation: > https://github.com/apache/polaris/pull/4650 > > Regards > JB > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2026 at 11:02 PM EJ Wang <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Thanks Dmitri, Yufei, and JB. > > > > I will keep moving forward with the June 26 target then. > > > > Thanks JB and Yufei for offering to help with the PMC-only post-vote > steps. > > I will coordinate with you when we get closer to the RC/vote/publish > > stages. > > > > For #4579, I will add it to the release tracker and watch the related > PRs. > > Given the discussion so far, I will treat it as something we should try > to > > resolve before cutting the RC, but not necessarily a hard blocker unless > > others feel strongly that it should block 1.6.0. > > > > Thanks, > > -ej > > > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2026 at 9:43 AM Yufei Gu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Thanks for filing the issue. It's great to have it. I'm OK to consider > > 4579 > > > either a blocker or non-blocker, as we have made releases without it > > > multiple times. I can also help with PMC duty. > > > > > > Yufei > > > > > > > > > On Sun, May 31, 2026 at 10:48 PM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected] > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi EJ, > > > > > > > > This plan sounds good to me. Thanks for volunteering! > > > > > > > > I have created https://github.com/apache/polaris/issues/4579, as the > > > > release workflow and documentation need to be updated. I am currently > > > > working on this, and it should be considered a release blocker. > > > > > > > > Additionally, you will need the assistance of a PMC member to > complete > > > > the post-vote release steps. I will be happy to help you with that > > > > process. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > JB > > > > > > > > On Fri, May 29, 2026 at 9:16 PM EJ Wang < > > [email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > > I would like to volunteer as the release manager for Apache Polaris > > > > 1.6.0. > > > > > > > > > > I am thinking about targeting Friday, June 26, 2026 for the > release, > > > > > assuming the community agrees and we do not have blocking issues by > > > then. > > > > > > > > > > To start planning, could folks please share if there are any: > > > > > - release blockers for 1.6.0 > > > > > - must-have PRs that should be included > > > > > - timing concerns around the proposed date > > > > > - areas where you would like to help validate the release candidate > > > > > > > > > > Based on the previous 1.5.0 release flow, my rough plan is: > > > > > - collect blockers and must-have PRs over the next couple of weeks > > > > > - start converging the scope around mid-June > > > > > - prepare the changelog/release notes and cut the first RC around > > June > > > 20 > > > > > - keep the vote open for at least 72 hours > > > > > - publish and announce the release around June 26 if the vote > passes > > > > > > > > > > I will also keep an eye on release workflow/artifact validation, > > > > including > > > > > source artifacts, Maven artifacts, Docker images, Helm chart, > Python > > > > > package, and the website/downloads page. > > > > > > > > > > Please let me know if this timeline sounds reasonable, or if there > > are > > > > > concerns I should account for. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > -ej > > > > > > > > > >
