Hi, Xiao. Apache Spark project has a world-wide community which is working on November and the community already decided to put more efforts via the monthly releases. Let me rephrase the community schedule.
Apache Spark 4.1.0-preview1 (2025-09-02) Apache Spark 4.1.0-preview2 (2025-10-02) Apache Spark 4.1.0-preview3 (2025-11-02) Apache Spark 4.1.0 Feature Freeze (2025-11-02) Apache Spark 4.1.0 RC1 (2025-11-23) I'm sure that we have a sufficient plan to handle Spark 4.1.0 for November. So, please don't worry. Dongjoon. On 2025/09/09 05:23:21 Xiao Li wrote: > I have the same concerns as Holden regarding the release timeline. Would it > make sense to shift our RC to January? > > Just to clarify, this isn’t an issue with the release manager. The > challenge is more about the level of community involvement during the RC > stage, and we’ll need stronger engagement from the community to properly > test it in different environment and production for higher quality. > > On Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM Dongjoon Hyun <dongjoon.h...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > 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 As of now, the Apache Spark Versioning Policy page is a little outdated 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. > >>> > >> > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@spark.apache.org
