This vote passes with the following binding +1 votes:

- Henri Biestro (henrib)
- Gary Gregory (ggregory)
- Arnout Engelen (engelen)

Thank you all,
Gary

On Thu, Jul 2, 2026 at 4:04 PM Arnout Engelen <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jun 29, 2026 at 1:10 AM Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote:
> > For those of you following the bouncing ball on various mailing lists,
> > this feature release should put the cap on the recent string of 3.6.x
> > releases.
> >
> > We have added enhancements since the release of Apache Commons JEXL
> > 3.6.4, so I would like to release Apache Commons JEXL 3.7.0.
> >
> > Apache Commons JEXL 3.7.0 RC1 is available for review here:
> >     https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/jexl/3.7.0-RC1 (svn
> > revision 85502)
> >
> > The Git tag commons-jexl-3.7.0-RC1 commit for this RC is
> > 21827925ba6f4fff46ffe4c1f6c4fd41abc663a9, which you can browse here:
>
> Confirmed:
> * the tag matches that rev
> * the source .zip and .tar.gz with sha512sum
> 16c2d884de119f0f84cc22efa6c013318875e1f8012063ab21d0d2663dea7b099a312e983a2aa62dce2490b2221fa3eea6cd536c524fd95f7d81fa3cd396f8f4
> and  have no surprising differences with version control and gary's
> F4DD59C90148BDC52BEB90A4530AA5F25C25011F signature matches
>
> >     
> > https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=commons-jexl.git;a=commit;h=21827925ba6f4fff46ffe4c1f6c4fd41abc663a9
> > You may checkout this tag using:
> >     git clone https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-jexl.git
> > --branch commons-jexl-3.7.0-RC1 commons-jexl-3.7.0-RC1
> >
> > Maven artifacts are here:
> >     
> > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachecommons-1952/org/apache/commons/commons-jexl3/3.7.0/
>
> Building the jar from sources produces bit-by-bit the pom and jar
> artifacts staged there with sha512sums
> c20f76f9a75c0856e3704e888ec8142ce1aaa8e0b4844a36705d0887bd82d342a3d22a6a0283c384ad04331b1b711da65149f21ea4ea05f69442f7fbe43520bf
> and 
> 0bfc96717569a124a32be24fde227355f9cbee3cc08e0f62d70fe277f000fb248f08381503ff9384cfe68a112cb5d3476e606cba037c709b20bd4134b444e8f7
>
> mvn verify artifact:compare
> -Dreference.repo=https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/staging/
> shows only commons-jexl3-3.7.0.spdx.json which seems OK to me.
>
>
> > These are the artifacts and their hashes:
> >
> > #Release SHA-512s
> > #Sun Jun 28 22:55:18 UTC 2026
> > commons-jexl-3.7.0-bin.tar.gz=5ebbf8e30e6e42b2dda716c10b6a7c6156fb3cf63ce6c1f66552b541469cce707ad0d2ab82fb17bda184623b7fcf590bd58f25d621a8a82997c27f7c8a360445
> > commons-jexl-3.7.0-bin.zip=9681e21626b46d7e7a4c4e828ba18dd704a3b9db61e4e82cf1f6edfbb9ec678c6098204b9a8ccfaffd5738306792e170c0268f77c42ed5382e5eec92ac8f17c7
> > commons-jexl-3.7.0-src.tar.gz=710b7d2cb5820621b26ff52dadbfa107b2394ac5e0046e3004f35e1af6a065babaa1bbfb301c4f06ad949e15634631cf10abde9e963cdd41dc4e304343adb418
> > commons-jexl-3.7.0-src.zip=16c2d884de119f0f84cc22efa6c013318875e1f8012063ab21d0d2663dea7b099a312e983a2aa62dce2490b2221fa3eea6cd536c524fd95f7d81fa3cd396f8f4
> > commons-jexl3-3.7.0-bom.json=0ffd588566c846e96171f07aded54412d6a29dffd39c2c54e03e59c664ca2e02b1b3e0005084aa4cfb2da57b7bdabfd460f4b367179f21463514d25b9bb3e122
> > commons-jexl3-3.7.0-bom.xml=5468ad1cc20a8b57a9b295707dbb7b6e51a0d8fbf4a404cd91403b6c5736ba90cb7b6ae3f5e56d03c647490842bbdfa2c15bee77314a8d171b4fc5294110ea37
> > commons-jexl3-3.7.0-javadoc.jar=9f5511730238e260f4b1794d6adf506ceeeff54116a8cc86129f8294bccf8f97e8c024b087864d23ff71db031a6bf28f1503588152c3015bdf2ddc3aefbb0448
> > commons-jexl3-3.7.0-sources.jar=94e440855fe18e78311097a19e208fc73a4d6f345e3f1b7100d44545ee9633066855bbe068e2f101e0235f7ebbfda232ee3538d9fc057b1a3e37088a5f14caec
> > commons-jexl3-3.7.0-test-sources.jar=4cafddf23c7b1e3f49eb03f6c33865f04ade050f90ed285bf6e048e99ee34afc00aeb8d62d81653f23c241e3f70dd08c57f219be5a152082fb7ea45a9d6bbb92
> > commons-jexl3-3.7.0-tests.jar=07b1d140fbae58769588539fa2c9e1e0bd57e8aedffebfd29aee18e20f6e4dea9048f785aedbc0276663a2cb9ecb050c1b3f18318fa30b2cadd918e32be227ae
> > org.apache.commons_commons-jexl3-3.7.0.spdx.json=dd6bdb07be5fe9a4056d949b4300fcf55a8f66eb8eae8f99b429d93fc354ce90016c5898caa6094eb6b2bbfede89b29f7f83d7ed0affb2cc8f99f7af48154b9d
> >
> > I have tested this with 'mvn' and 'mvn clean install site' using:
> >
> > openjdk version "21.0.11" 2026-04-21
> > OpenJDK Runtime Environment Homebrew (build 21.0.11)
> > OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Homebrew (build 21.0.11, mixed mode, sharing)
> >
> > Apache Maven 3.9.16 (2bdd9fddda4b155ebf8000e807eb73fd829a51d5)
> > Maven home: /opt/homebrew/Cellar/maven/3.9.16/libexec
> > Java version: 21.0.11, vendor: Homebrew, runtime:
> > /opt/homebrew/Cellar/openjdk@21/21.0.11/libexec/openjdk.jdk/Contents/Home
> > Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: UTF-8
> > OS name: "mac os x", version: "26.5.1", arch: "aarch64", family: "mac"
> >
> > Darwin Garys-MacBook-Pro.local 25.5.0 Darwin Kernel Version 25.5.0:
> > Mon Apr 27 20:41:15 PDT 2026;
> > root:xnu-12377.121.6~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T6041 arm64
> >
> > Docker version 29.4.3, build 055a478
> >
> >
> > Details of changes since 3.6.4 are in the release notes:
> >     
> > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/jexl/3.7.0-RC1/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
> >     
> > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/jexl/3.7.0-RC1/site/changes.html
>
> I have not tested the artifacts in any projects. It's a little scary
> the defaults are now so locked-down that there's a risk that the new
> artifact will not be a drop-in replacement in some cases, but when it
> does work it's clearly the safest choice, and when it doesn't it
> prompts downstream users to make a deliberate choice. The changes is
> also well-documented in the release notes, so I'm OK with it.
>
> This is my +1
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Arnout
> Apache Commons PMC
>
> > Site:
> >     
> > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/jexl/3.7.0-RC1/site/index.html
> >     (Note some *relative* links are broken and the 3.7.0 directories
> > are not yet created - these will be OK once the site is deployed.)
> >
> > JApiCmp Report (compared to 3.6.4):
> >     
> > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/jexl/3.7.0-RC1/site/japicmp.html
> >
> > RAT Report:
> >     
> > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/jexl/3.7.0-RC1/site/rat-report.html
> >
> > KEYS:
> >   https://downloads.apache.org/commons/KEYS
> >
> > Please review the release candidate and vote.
> > This vote will close no sooner than 72 hours from now.
> >
> >   [ ] +1 Release these artifacts
> >   [ ] +0 OK, but...
> >   [ ] -0 OK, but really should fix...
> >   [ ] -1 I oppose this release because...
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Gary Gregory,
> > Release Manager (using key 530AA5F25C25011F)
> >
> > The following is intended as a helper and refresher for reviewers.
> >
> > Validating a release candidate
> > ==============================
> >
> > These guidelines are NOT complete.
> >
> > Requirements: Git, Java, and Maven.
> >
> > You can validate a release from a release candidate (RC) tag as follows.
> >
> > 1a) Download and decompress the source archive from:
> >
> > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/jexl/3.7.0-RC1/source
> >
> > 1b) Check out the RC tag from git (optional)
> >
> > This is optional,  as a reviewer must at least check source distributions.
> >
> > git clone https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-jexl.git
> > --branch commons-jexl-3.7.0-RC1 commons-jexl-3.7.0-RC1
> > cd commons-jexl-3.7.0-RC1
> >
> > 2) Checking the build
> >
> > All components should include a default Maven goal, such that you can
> > run 'mvn' from the command line by itself.
> >
> > 2) Check Apache licenses
> >
> > This step is not required if the site includes a RAT report page,
> > which you then must check.
> > This check should be included in the default Maven build, but you can
> > check it with:
> >
> > mvn apache-rat:check
> >
> > 3) Check binary compatibility
> >
> > This step is not required if the site includes a JApiCmp report page,
> > which you then must check.
> > This check should be included in the default Maven build, but you can
> > check it with:
> >
> > mvn verify -DskipTests -P japicmp japicmp:cmp
> >
> > 4) Build the package
> >
> > This check should be included in the default Maven build, but you can
> > check it with:
> >
> > mvn -V clean package
> >
> > You can record the Maven and Java version produced by -V in your VOTE reply.
> > To gather OS information from a command line:
> > Windows: ver
> > Linux: uname -a
> >
> > 4b) Check reproducibility
> >
> > To check that a build is reproducible, run:
> >
> > mvn clean verify artifact:compare -DskipTests
> > -Dreference.repo=https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/staging/
> > '-Dbuildinfo.ignore=*/*.spdx.json'
> >
> > Note that this excludes SPDX files from the check.
> >
> > 5) Build the site for a single module project
> >
> > Note: Some plugins require the components to be installed instead of 
> > packaged.
> >
> > mvn site
> > Check the site reports in:
> > - Windows: target\site\index.html
> > - Linux: target/site/index.html
> >
> > -the end-
> >
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>
>
> --
> Arnout Engelen
> ASF Security Response
> Apache Pekko PMC member, ASF Member
> NixOS Committer
> Independent Open Source consultant
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