Makes sense Robert, once we merge the pending fixes I will create a RC2. We can close this vote.
On Wed, Aug 19, 2026 at 10:44 AM Robert Metzger <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm wondering whether we should create a new RC for 1.16.0 since a few PRs > are landing in the Kubernetes operator main branch that fix a bunch of > stability / security related issues. Not all changes have landed yet, but > they should within the next few hours. > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2026 at 5:42 PM Mate Czagany <[email protected]> wrote: > > > +1 (non-binding) > > > > - Verified checksums and signatures > > - Verified no binaries in the source distribution > > - Build successful from the source dist with Java 21 and Maven 3.8.6 > > - Verified Helm chart version and appVersion is 1.16.0, image tag is > > correct > > - Deployed basic job, and suspended > > - Reviewed JIRA release notes > > > > I don't think it's release blocking, but I found that Guava is not > included > > in the NOTICE file of autoscaler-standalone, and a few other dependencies > > are outdated. I will create a ticket and PR for those. > > > > Best regards, > > Mate > > > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2026 at 9:15 AM Gyula Fóra <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Everyone, > > > Please review and vote on the release candidate #1 for the version > 1.16.0 > > > of Apache Flink Kubernetes Operator, > > > as follows: > > > [ ] +1, Approve the release > > > [ ] -1, Do not approve the release (please provide specific comments) > > > > > > **Release Overview** > > > > > > As an overview, the release consists of the following: > > > a) Kubernetes Operator canonical source distribution (including the > > > Dockerfile), to be deployed to the release repository at > dist.apache.org > > > b) Kubernetes Operator Helm Chart to be deployed to the release > > repository > > > at dist.apache.org > > > c) Maven artifacts to be deployed to the Maven Central Repository > > > d) Docker image to be pushed to dockerhub > > > > > > **Staging Areas to Review** > > > > > > The staging areas containing the above mentioned artifacts are as > > follows, > > > for your review: > > > * All artifacts for a,b) can be found in the corresponding dev > repository > > > at dist.apache.org [1] > > > * All artifacts for c) can be found at the Apache Nexus Repository [2] > > > * The docker image for d) is staged on github [3] > > > > > > All artifacts are signed with the key 21F06303B87DAFF1 [4] > > > > > > Other links for your review: > > > * JIRA release notes [5] > > > * source code tag "release-1.16.0-rc1" [6] > > > * PR to update the website Downloads page to > > > include Kubernetes Operator links [7] > > > > > > **Vote Duration** > > > > > > The voting time will run for at least 72 hours. > > > It is adopted by majority approval, with at least 3 PMC affirmative > > votes. > > > > > > **Note on Verification** > > > > > > You can follow the basic verification guide here[8]. > > > Note that you don't need to verify everything yourself, but please make > > > note of what you have tested together with your +- vote. > > > > > > Cheers! > > > Gyula Fora > > > > > > [1] > > > > > > > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/flink/flink-kubernetes-operator-1.16.0-rc1/ > > > [2] > > > > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapacheflink-1938/ > > > [3] ghcr.io/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator:86846f8 > > > [4] https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/flink/KEYS > > > [5] > > > > > > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12315522&version=12356946 > > > [6] > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator/tree/release-1.16.0-rc1 > > > [7] https://github.com/apache/flink-web/pull/877 > > > [8] > > > > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/Verifying+a+Flink+Kubernetes+Operator+Release > > > > > >
