+1, thank you for driving this. Thanks, Cheng Pan
> On Aug 26, 2025, at 00:31, Dongjoon Hyun <dongjoon.h...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, All. > > Since the Apache Spark 4.0.0 tag was created in May, more than three months > have passed. > > https://github.com/apache/spark/releases/tag/v4.0.0 (2025-05-19) > > So far, 124 commits (mostly bug fixes) have been merged into the branch-4.0 > branch. > > $ git log --oneline v4.0.0...HEAD | wc -l > 124 > > I think it's time to release v4.0.1 to deliver these bug fixes to Apache > Spark 4 users. What do you think? > > I'm also volunteering to serve as the release manager for Apache Spark 4.0.1. > Let me know if you need any additional backport patches. I plan to start the > RC vote on 2025-09-02. > > Best regards, > Dongjoon Hyun. > > PS. I don't think any PyPi issues need to block the ASF release processes. > So, the official ASF distribution channels and Maven Central are the main > target for this release.
