+1 I ran the additional distribution tests from #57645 <https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/57645>. They all passed.
> On Oct 13, 2026, at 4:32 AM, Wenchen Fan <[email protected]> wrote: > > +1 > > On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Please vote on releasing the following candidate as Apache Spark version >> 4.2.1. >> >> The vote is open until Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:58:57 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 4.2.1 >> [ ] -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 v4.2.1-rc2 (commit cbae39b3562): >> https://github.com/apache/spark/tree/v4.2.1-rc2 >> >> The release files, including signatures, digests, etc. can be found at: >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/spark/v4.2.1-rc2-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-1537/ >> >> The documentation corresponding to this release can be found at: >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/spark/v4.2.1-rc2-docs/ >> >> The list of bug fixes going into 4.2.1 can be found at the following URL: >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/SPARK/versions/12357191 >> >> 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/v4.2.1-rc2-bin/pyspark-4.2.1.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 you don't end up building with an out of date RC going forward). >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe e-mail: [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >>
