Hi Rob, RC1 was canceled so I imagine you actually tested RC2. Would you please reply to the RC2 vote thread if that's indeed the case?
Thank you! Gary On Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 18:02 Rob Tompkins <[email protected]> wrote: > Signatures all look good, build looks good on java: 25, 21, 17, and 11. > Site and it’s reports look good. There are a considerable number of fixes, > but admittedly it has been almost a year so that make sense. > RELEASE-NOTES.txt look reasonable and good. I think it generally looks good > just has a lot of changes. > > +1, and thank you Gary for the release and all that helped. > > Cheers, > -Rob > > > On Sep 22, 2026, at 8:37 AM, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > We have fixed a few bugs and added enhancements since the release of > > Apache Commons Lang 3.20.0, so I would like to release Apache Commons > > Lang 3.21.0. > > > > Apache Commons Lang 3.21.0 RC1 is available for review here: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/lang/3.21.0-RC1 > > (svn revision 87792) > > > > The Git tag commons-lang-3.21.0-RC1 commit for this RC is > > e9e546b0c442b55418fce822737f6f9a0dd292f1, which you can browse here: > > > https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=commons-lang.git;a=commit;h=e9e546b0c442b55418fce822737f6f9a0dd292f1 > > You may checkout this tag using: > > git clone https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-lang.git > > --branch commons-lang-3.21.0-RC1 commons-lang-3.21.0-RC1 > > > > Maven artifacts are here: > > > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachecommons-1965/org/apache/commons/commons-lang3/3.21.0/ > > > > These are the artifacts and their hashes: > > > > #Release SHA-512s > > #Tue Sep 22 12:22:44 UTC 2026 > > > commons-lang3-3.21.0-bin.tar.gz=6a081b8e73c818708cafc33a3cb85b316a70315ae71219e2a6f870043934cfd16686f66c740cb10d671f4eaa6277bd1bb16dc893d495ca684c0642faf931f3c3 > > > commons-lang3-3.21.0-bin.zip=43ef924d857a2f3991235ddd84a251e4bbdb1245d0b926625794161e71dcffbbc5844c1e9c23e7da4eed9da24c9d1e032a7f79620ab70bc9d1bbb2b598fe34f9 > > > commons-lang3-3.21.0-bom.json=ee343340e34e6493f0f18f5cd5a3f5b1030231613afc4b781b90f2e084b448114cd7fe5915b4bf8b0ece5ba477ddc4b085cd440389ee01ee95188a237415616c > > > commons-lang3-3.21.0-bom.xml=3665535f645ee227012b6a3d594e16d1e643d04357cb73fce70472e11b790b32ce75835d94dde9427c8c227092953bbd5e9aac722363884febe6757ddff1d875 > > > commons-lang3-3.21.0-javadoc.jar=3db2e407b39c9557159f5293b06181724db324090c02e1499895fad8c9bd092ff91ad4d9ef52c79519809c9ca08ed5bd4fac72f2c3e53681b21c3ce871ebad98 > > > commons-lang3-3.21.0-sources.jar=366230321cb2aeff70ef84c0dd301ce7c7ffaa0e56c69a7c385475779467a4771509337767082006e2e2a0a8c19a353b7a16a5e935bd780a8c789058aceed8db > > > commons-lang3-3.21.0-src.tar.gz=cbc0fad7c211da65bdc65ff6ca4ec10eb357be16c6d0c403bd97df5ec91ff52eb6f53ce02d6561ddccf01fffdd1c694ad2b420e208b273db502c4305512aefee > > > commons-lang3-3.21.0-src.zip=43330d0c34114b7b2c8e1aa65149f9dcc4c4b7fcd763eb5d616853a59f7f5c7bd9ce6750f67374c401e9ebcb714e9125bfb8352eca6ec90ca114689ff0ea7dec > > > commons-lang3-3.21.0-test-sources.jar=2a7049d5866efd152cd5c2b3ccb347c123eb831a0f2c85b75ad570b1862cd1794dc0947aafb49d75e38616f06d6e7934ac5db90c6d6c3fe2fc588aeb9f44bb22 > > > commons-lang3-3.21.0-tests.jar=c458be473d3f968c388adef0474fb102fc7603cb4a9468a58cf6258aa69641fdd3b53158c96678d7e54821efde5d482c128d10a4432727fde839cf2809b0b55e > > > org.apache.commons_commons-lang3-3.21.0.spdx.json=e7e78f7d2628b77c125bb52420e8103883fd158294d95afe880337728b1f35476ece66f4050da0cdcaae362ff3fcd065995b36ecc9472347a29ffceea2c56306 > > > > > > I have tested this with 'mvn' and 'mvn clean install site' using: > > > > openjdk version "25.0.4.1" 2026-08-18 > > OpenJDK Runtime Environment Homebrew (build 25.0.4.1) > > OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Homebrew (build 25.0.4.1, mixed mode, sharing) > > > > Apache Maven 3.9.16 (2bdd9fddda4b155ebf8000e807eb73fd829a51d5) > > Maven home: /opt/homebrew/Cellar/maven/3.9.16/libexec > > Java version: 25.0.4.1, vendor: Homebrew, runtime: > > /opt/homebrew/Cellar/openjdk@25/ > 25.0.4.1/libexec/openjdk.jdk/Contents/Home > > Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: UTF-8 > > OS name: "mac os x", version: "26.7", arch: "aarch64", family: "mac" > > > > Darwin Garys-MacBook-Pro.local 25.6.0 Darwin Kernel Version 25.6.0: > > Tue Aug 18 17:48:46 PDT 2026; > > root:xnu-12377.161.15.700.19~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T6041 arm64 > > > > Docker version 29.8.0, build 88096ef > > > > I also tested a snapshot build with all Commons components that depend > on Lang. > > > > Details of changes since 3.20.0 are in the release notes: > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/lang/3.21.0-RC1/RELEASE-NOTES.txt > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/lang/3.21.0-RC1/site/changes.html > > > > Site: > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/lang/3.21.0-RC1/site/index.html > > (Note some *relative* links are broken and the 3.21.0 directories > > are not yet created - these will be OK once the site is deployed.) > > > > JApiCmp Report (compared to 3.20.0): > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/lang/3.21.0-RC1/site/japicmp.html > > > > RAT Report: > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/lang/3.21.0-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/lang/3.21.0-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-lang.git > > --branch commons-lang-3.21.0-RC1 commons-lang-3.21.0-RC1 > > cd commons-lang-3.21.0-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- > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
