Sounds good to me unless anyone has anything they’re urgently trying to backport right now in which case the window is a bit tight to RC1.
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 Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 8:35 AM Dongjoon Hyun <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all. > > Since the Apache Spark v4.0.2 tag was created on 2026-02-02, 64 patches > have been merged, including several correctness and security fixes that we > already verified and delivered via v4.1.2 recently. > > https://github.com/apache/spark/releases/tag/v4.0.2 (2026-02-02) > > $ git log --oneline v4.0.2..HEAD | wc -l > 64 > > Given our traditional release cadence for 4.0.x, I propose moving forward > with the Apache Spark 4.0.3 release, targeting the first release candidate > (RC1) around June 8, 2026. I also volunteer to serve as the release manager > for this cycle. > > WDYT? Feedback is very welcome. > > Best regards, > Dongjoon Hyun. >
