Hi all, Status update on 0.4.0 release - all the release blocker PRs discussed on this thread have now been merged.
Next step: I'll follow the release guide to prepare rc1 from branch-0.4 and start the vote thread in the next few hours. Thanks, Vinish On Sun, Jul 12, 2026 at 11:49 PM Vinoth Chandar < [email protected]> wrote: > Plan makes sense on pushing remaining things to 0.5.0 > > On Sun, Jul 12, 2026 at 23:09 Vinish Reddy Pannala < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks Tim - that makes sense, agreed on not carrying a dependency-named > > branch. I've reworked things to the standard version-keyed release-line > > model (same shape as Apache Spark's conventions): > > > > - Renamed main-hudi-0x -> branch-0.4, so it's a proper 0.4 release line > > rather than a "hudi" branch. GitHub auto-retargeted the open PRs. > > > > - branch-0.4 is the line we'll cut 0.4.0 from and cherry-pick patch fixes > > onto (0.4.1, 0.4.2, ...). It stays on Hudi 0.x on purpose, which keeps > > supporting folks who haven't moved to Hudi 1.x. > > > > - Repointed the two open 0.4.0 PRs to branch-0.4: the utilities-jar fix > > (#841) and xtable-spark-runtime for Hudi 0.x (#843), and updated the > Maven > > CI / License Check triggers to run on branch-0.4. > > > > Plan from here: land #841 and #843 on branch-0.4, get CI green, then cut > > rc1 from branch-0.4. > > > > Thanks, > > Vinish > > > > On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 08:14 AM, Tim Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I think that makes sense. I don't want us to make a hudi branch though. > > We > > > should have a 0.4.X branch and then cherry pick any fixes to that > release > > > line as patch releases to continue to support folks that have not > > upgraded. > > > > > > -Tim > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM Vinish Reddy Pannala < > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > Following up on the last update - a scope adjustment for 0.4.0 so we > > can > > > > get the release out the door. > > > > > > > > We're going to decouple Hudi table format v9 support and the > > cross-format > > > > indexing work from 0.4.0 and target them for 0.5.0. Both are actively > > in > > > > progress (v9 for the Hudi target in #834, indexing in the separate > > > > [DISCUSS] thread), but they need more time and I'd rather not keep > > > holding > > > > rc1 on them. Landing them together in 0.5.0 also lets us do indexing > > > > properly, since v9 is what unblocks Hudi's metadata indexes for > tables > > > > written through XTable. > > > > > > > > To proceed with 0.4.0, the one additional item we'll try to land is > > > > xtable-spark-runtime (targeting Hudi 0.x) - the new, thin, drop-in > way > > to > > > > run XTable inside an existing Spark job (see the separate "[DISCUSS] > > > > Introduce xtable-spark-runtime" thread and #836). It's a much better > > > > on-ramp than the standalone utilities jar. > > > > > > > > Even without v9, 0.4.0 is a strong release: > > > > - Parquet source support (#768) > > > > - Paimon support > > > > - Delta Kernel conversion target (#801) > > > > - A new way to run XTable via xtable-spark-runtime > > > > > > > > Plan: once xtable-spark-runtime is in and CI is green, I'll cut rc1 > and > > > > start the vote thread. v9 + indexing will headline 0.5.0. > > > > > > > > Please shout if you'd like anything else in 0.4.0, or have concerns > > about > > > > deferring v9. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Vinish > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 30, 2026 11:02 AM, Vinish Reddy Pannala < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > > A quick status update on 0.4.0: > > > > > > > > > > The Hudi 1.x upgrade (#772) is now merged, which was one of the key > > > items > > > > > we were holding rc1 on. The main remaining piece is Hudi table > format > > > v9 > > > > > support for the Hudi target, which is actively in progress. Beyond > > the > > > > > upgrade itself, v9 unblocks Hudi's metadata index capabilities > (e.g. > > > > > indexes) for tables written from other formats through XTable, so > it > > > sets > > > > > us up well for richer cross-format indexing in future releases. > > > > > > > > > > Once v9 lands I'll do a final pass over the remaining 0.4.0 PRs and > > > > follow > > > > > up on cutting rc1. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Vinish > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 25, 2026 03:36 PM, Vinish Reddy Pannala < > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> Thanks Tim for the review. I have addressed all the comments, > please > > > > >> review again when you get a chance. > > > > >> > > > > >> On Sat, Jun 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM Tim Brown <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >>> Thanks Vinish! I've added some blockers to #772, mainly around > > > testing > > > > >>> the > > > > >>> completion time ordering. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> -Tim > > > > >>> > > > > >>> On Fri, Jun 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM Vinish Reddy Pannala < > > > > >>> [email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > Hi all, > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > Status update on the PRs targeted for 0.4.0: > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > - Delta Kernel conversion target (#801): merged. > > > > >>> > https://github.com/apache/incubator-xtable/pull/801 > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > - Parquet incremental sync (#768): merged. > > > > >>> > https://github.com/apache/incubator-xtable/pull/768 > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > - Upgrade Apache Hudi to 1.2.0 (#772): in progress. We are > > working > > > > >>> through > > > > >>> > the remaining review comments and a CI/test failure on the > > branch. > > > > >>> > https://github.com/apache/incubator-xtable/pull/772 > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > Once #772 is green and merged, I'll cut rc1 and start the > release > > > > vote > > > > >>> > thread. Reviews on #772 are welcome in the meantime. > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > Thanks, > > > > >>> > Vinish > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > On Mon, Jun 01, 2026 02:16 PM, Vinish Reddy Pannala < > > > > >>> > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > Hi all, > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > Hope everyone is doing well. > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > We are planning to cut rc1 for the next Apache XTable > > > (incubating) > > > > >>> > release > > > > >>> > > shortly. Before we do, we'd like to get the following pull > > > requests > > > > >>> in, > > > > >>> > as > > > > >>> > > they are the last ones targeted for this release: > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > - Delta Kernel conversion target (#801): > > > > >>> > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-xtable/pull/801 > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > - Upgrade Apache Hudi to 1.2.0 (#772): > > > > >>> > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-xtable/pull/772 > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > - Parquet incremental sync (#768): > > > > >>> > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-xtable/pull/768 > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > If you have some time, please take a look and share any > review > > > > >>> feedback > > > > >>> > > over the next few days. Once these are merged and CI is > green, > > > > we'll > > > > >>> go > > > > >>> > > ahead and cut rc1 and start the release vote thread. > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > Please reply on this thread if there is anything else you'd > > like > > > to > > > > >>> see > > > > >>> > > included in this release. > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > Thanks, > > > > >>> > > Vinish > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >
