+1 (binding) Actions taken to verify the release:
- Downloaded all artifacts from https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/storm/apache-storm-2.8.9-rc1/ - Verified GPG signatures of the source and binary artifacts against the KEYS file (good signatures from 72B4 3655 8AA9 CDCA 2C4C BAC3 40D4 B35E 2C14 52E5, Rui Abreu - Verified all SHA-512 checksum - Checked the source tarball: version 2.8.9 in the reactor pom, LICENSE and NOTICE present - Checked the Nexus staging repository resolves (storm-client-2.8.9) Ran the binary distribution in a docker compose cluster (zookeeper 3.9.3, nimbus, supervisor, ui, Temurin 21 JRE): cluster healthy, submitted ExclamationTopology (storm-starter-2.8.9.jar from the staging repo) Thanks for putting the RC together, Rui! > Am 18.07.2026 um 18:54 schrieb Rui Abreu <[email protected]>: > > Ran the 2.8.9-RC1 using storm-docker. > Uploaded KafkaSpoutTopologyMainNamedTopics from storm-examples. > UI looks good, topologies are processing normally. > > Verified signatures and checksum for all files > > +1 (binding) > > On Sat, 18 Jul 2026 at 17:23, Rui Abreu <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi folks, >> >> I have posted the 1st release candidate for Apache Storm 2.8.9 >> release and it is ready for testing. >> >> The Nexus staging repository is here: >> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachestorm-1126 >> >> Storm Source and Binary Release with sha512 signature files are here: >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/storm/apache-storm-2.8.9-rc1/ >> >> The release artifacts are signed with the following key: >> https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=index&fingerprint=on&search=rabreu >> in this file https://www.apache.org/dist/storm/KEYS >> >> The release was made from the Apache Storm 2.8.9 tag at: >> https://github.com/apache/storm/tree/v2.8.9 >> >> Full list of changes in this release: >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/storm/apache-storm-2.8.9-rc1/RELEASE_NOTES.html >> >> To use it in a Maven build set the version for Storm to 2.8.9 and add >> the following URL to your settings.xml file: >> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachestorm-1126 >> >> The release was made using the Storm release process, documented on >> the GitHub repository: >> https://github.com/apache/storm/blob/master/RELEASING.md >> >> Please vote on releasing these packages as Apache Storm 2.8.9. The >> vote is open for at least the next 72 hours. >> >> "How to vote" is described here: >> https://github.com/apache/storm/blob/master/RELEASING.md#how-to-vote-on-a-release-candidate >> When voting, please list the actions taken to verify the release. >> >> Only votes from the Storm PMC are binding, but everyone is welcome to >> check the release candidate and vote. >> The vote passes if at least three binding +1 votes are cast. >> >> [ ] +1 Release this package as Apache Storm 2.8.9 >> [ ] 0 No opinion >> [ ] -1 Do not release this package because... >> >> Thanks to everyone who contributed to this release.
