Hello Apache DataSketches PMC and Community, This is a call for a vote to release Apache DataSketches-memory candidate version: 7.0.0-RC1
The short version of the purpose of this release is to replace DataSketches-Memory versions 4.1.0, 6.0.0 and the Java 11 portion of release 3.0.2 with a single release that handles Java 11, 17 and 21 gracefully. The longer version about this release and the rationale behind it can be found in the candidate README.md referenced below under *Build & Test Guide* . *References for this release:* ** Source repository: * https://github.com/apache/datasketches-memory ** Git Tag for this release: * https://github.com/apache/datasketches-memory/releases/tag/7.0.0-RC1 on branch 7.0.X ** Git HashId for this release starts with: 7e76781 on branch 7.0.X* ** The Release Candidate / Zip Repository: * https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/datasketches/memory/7.0.0-RC1/ ** The public signing key can be found in the KEYS file: * https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/datasketches/KEYS ** The artifacts have been signed with --keyid-format SHORT: 8CD4A902* ** Repository: Maven Central [Nexus](http://repository.apache.org <http://repository.apache.org>* https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachedatasketches-1084/org/apache/datasketches/ ** Build & Test Guide:* https://github.com/apache/datasketches-memory/blob/7.0.0-RC1/README.md *The vote will be performed as follows:* This letter will be published on dev@ and remain open for at least 72 hours (excluding weekends and holidays), AND until at least 3 (+1) PMC votes or a majority of (+1) PMC votes are acquired. Anyone in the community can vote. This vote will close no earlier than Wednesday Jun 10, 2026, 5:00 PM PST / Thursday Jun 11, 2026, 00.00 AM UTC Please vote accordingly: [ ] +1 approve [ ] +0 no opinion [ ] -1 disapprove with the reason Thanks, Lee Rhodes [email protected]
