Thank you, Holden. Yes, it's true and I agree with all your comments. At this time, we are in a much better situation because we have Apache Spark 4.1.0-preview1 already.
In addition, I expect Apache Spark 4.1.0-preview2 in October. So, the 4.1.0 release will be smoother than ever. I will volunteer as the release manager of Apache Spark 4.1.0 to finish it on time. Dongjoon. On Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM Holden Karau <holden.ka...@gmail.com> wrote: > I like that, I think it’s a little tight but if we scope down it should be > fine. Our history of trying to do releases in December is not great so > getting the first RC out the door before then makes sense to me. > > Twitter: https://twitter.com/holdenkarau > Fight Health Insurance: https://www.fighthealthinsurance.com/ > <https://www.fighthealthinsurance.com/?q=hk_email> > Books (Learning Spark, High Performance Spark, etc.): > https://amzn.to/2MaRAG9 <https://amzn.to/2MaRAG9> > YouTube Live Streams: https://www.youtube.com/user/holdenkarau > Pronouns: she/her > > > On Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 11:21 AM Dongjoon Hyun <dongjoon.h...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi, All. >> >> As of now, the Apache Spark Versioning Policy page is a little outdated >> because it still shows only the delivered Spark 4.0.0 release window. >> >> https://spark.apache.org/versioning-policy.html >> >> Since Apache Spark 4.0.0 was announced on May 23rd, I believe we can >> release 4.1.0 after 6 months from that, which means November 23, 2025. >> >> So, I'd like to propose to update the Apache Spark Versioning Policy page >> to show 4.1.0 release windows like the following PR. >> >> https://github.com/apache/spark-website/pull/627 >> >> 2025-11-01 Code Freeze. Release branch cut. >> 2025-11-15 QA Period. >> 2025-11-23 Release candidates (RC) >> >> For Apache Spark 4.1.0 progress, you can refer to the umbrella JIRA issue >> and its subtasks. In addition, you can add your on-going JIRA issues there >> too. >> >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-51166 >> (SPARK-51166 Prepare Apache Spark 4.1.0) >> >> WDYT? >> >> Thanks, >> Dongjoon. >> >
