+1 (non-binding)

Verified on Mac (JDK 17.0.18, Python 3.13.7):

 - SHA512 checksums and GPG signatures
 - RAT/license check
 - Source build with Java 17: ./build/mvn -DskipTests clean package
 - Python packages on Python 3.13.7: pyspark, pyspark-client,
pyspark-connect

Thanks Huaxin!

On Mon, Jun 29, 2026 at 9:32 AM Xiao Li <[email protected]> wrote:

> +1 (binding)
>
> Verified on Linux (Ubuntu, JDK 17, Python 3.11):
>
> - Signatures: every artifact (source, the three binary distributions, the
> pyspark/pyspark_client/pyspark_connect tarballs, and SparkR) has a good GPG
> signature from the RM key 709226B910E0F10917123B6259B586ADA5A538D1, which
> is in KEYS.
> - Checksums: SHA512 matches for all artifacts.- Tag/commit: v4.2.0-rc4
> resolves to f92a807c06b, and the RELEASE metadata embedded in the binary
> distributions records the same git revision.
> - Source build: compiled and packaged spark-core and its module
> dependencies from the source tarball with ./build/mvn on JDK 17 (BUILD
> SUCCESS).
> - Binary distribution: ran SparkPi and a spark-shell Scala job (range
> aggregation + Spark SQL) — results correct.
> - PySpark: pip-installed pyspark-4.2.0.tar.gz and ran DataFrame, Spark
> SQL, and a Python UDF in local mode — results correct.
>
> Thanks Huaxin for driving the release!
>
> Xiao
>
> Uroš Bojanić <[email protected]> 于2026年6月29日周一 09:12写道:
>
>> +1 (non-binding)
>>
>> verified RC4 (tag v4.2.0-rc4, commit f92a807c06b) on macOS/arm64.
>>
>> - Good GPG signatures and SHA512 sums on all artifacts (source, three
>> binaries, the PySpark/SparkR tarballs) against KEYS.
>> - Built the full source tree from the tag with -Phive
>> -Phive-thriftserver, got a clean BUILD SUCCESS across all 39 modules.
>> - Ran quick smoke tests across every API surface: Java, Scala, SQL, and
>> PySpark job from the bundled distro; all look good.
>> - Sanity-checked the binary dist (RELEASE, LICENSE/NOTICE/licenses all
>> present) and ran dev/check-license; RAT passes.
>> - Diffed the docs against 4.1.0 and analyzed the changes (new pages,
>> migration guides and version refs); all look good.
>>
>> Thank you Huaxin Gao!
>>
>> On 2026/06/27 00:21:32 [email protected] wrote:
>> > Please vote on releasing the following candidate as Apache Spark
>> version 4.2.0.
>> >
>> > The vote is open until Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:21:31 PDT and passes if a
>> majority +1 PMC votes are cast, with
>> > a minimum of 3 +1 votes.
>> >
>> > [ ] +1 Release this package as Apache Spark 4.2.0
>> > [ ] -1 Do not release this package because ...
>> >
>> > To learn more about Apache Spark, please see https://spark.apache.org/
>> >
>> > The tag to be voted on is v4.2.0-rc4 (commit f92a807c06b):
>> > https://github.com/apache/spark/tree/v4.2.0-rc4
>> >
>> > The release files, including signatures, digests, etc. can be found at:
>> > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/spark/v4.2.0-rc4-bin/
>> >
>> > Signatures used for Spark RCs can be found in this file:
>> > https://downloads.apache.org/spark/KEYS
>> >
>> > The staging repository for this release can be found at:
>> > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachespark-1524/
>> >
>> > The documentation corresponding to this release can be found at:
>> > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/spark/v4.2.0-rc4-docs/
>> >
>> > The list of bug fixes going into 4.2.0 can be found at the following
>> URL:
>> > https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/SPARK/versions/12356380
>> >
>> > FAQ
>> >
>> > =========================
>> > How can I help test this release?
>> > =========================
>> >
>> > If you are a Spark user, you can help us test this release by taking
>> > an existing Spark workload and running on this release candidate, then
>> > reporting any regressions.
>> >
>> > If you're working in PySpark you can set up a virtual env and install
>> > the current RC via "pip install
>> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/spark/v4.2.0-rc4-bin/pyspark-4.2.0.tar.gz
>> "
>> > and see if anything important breaks.
>> > In the Java/Scala, you can add the staging repository to your project's
>> resolvers and test
>> > with the RC (make sure to clean up the artifact cache before/after so
>> > you don't end up building with an out of date RC going forward).
>> >
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