+1 (binding) - verified signatures and hashes - built locally with Maven 3.9 + JDK17 - verified helm chart and docker img locally - checked release tag - reviewed web PR
Best, Ferenc On Monday, September 14th, 2026 at 10:13, Robert Metzger <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 (binding) > > Verified: > - Checksums are good, signing key is expired > - sources are binary free > - builds locally > - starts healthy locally > > > On Mon, Sep 14, 2026 at 6:26 AM Gyula Fóra <[email protected]> wrote: > > > +1 (binding) > > > > Verified: > > - Checkpoints, signatures, source release content > > - Verified helm chart and docker image using local installation > > - Ran stateful examples with Flink 1.20 and 2.2 verified logs, updates > > etc. > > - Reviewed flink-web blogpost > > > > Cheers > > Gyula > > > > On Mon, Sep 7, 2026 at 9:43 PM Dennis-Mircea Ciupitu > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > +1 (non-binding) > > > > > > > > > I performed the following actions successfully: > > > > > > - Downloaded artifacts and verified signatures. > > > - Checked the POM file versions and NOTICE file diffs. > > > - Checked the release notes and re-validated them against the > > flink-web > > > PR. > > > - Ran `mvn clean verify` using OpenJDK 17 + Maven 3.9.14. > > > - Ran `helm unittest helm/flink-kubernetes-operator --file > > > "tests/**/*_test.yaml"` command. > > > - Built the Docker image and installed the operator via Helm. > > > - Ran the examples suite on Flink versions 1.20, 2.2, and 2.3 > > > (latest), both on normal runs and on different combinations. > > > - Tested thoroughly the most important features of the current release > > > on both the operator examples and on custom, more complex pipelines: > > > - the new resource requirements support > > > - config.yaml replacement > > > - fetching of the runtime configuration > > > - autoscaler extensibility, enhancements, and hardening > > > > > > 2 things worth mentioning regarding signatures and NOTICE files: > > > > > > - As @P Sinha <[email protected]> mentioned, a GPG > > signature > > > has expired. > > > - The com.esotericsoftware.reflectasm:reflectasm:1.09 dependency is > > > bundled in the shaded jar, but is not mentioned in the NOTICE file. > > For > > > this, I opened a PR [1]. Still, I see this change as non-trivial. > > > > > > > > > While testing, I discovered the following small items: > > > > > > - FLINK-40535 [2] - Standalone session clusters are redeployed instead > > > of scaled in-place. (in-place since 1.6.0 operator version) > > > - FLINK-40581 [3] - Some examples were broken on the current Flink > > > version set. (minor) > > > - FLINK-40583 [4] - Operator keys are not filtered on some runtime > > > config paths. (minor to medium) > > > - FLINK-40587 [5] - Recreation of FlinkDeployment with a previous > > > autoscaler state throws an exception. (non-breaking, benign) > > > > > > All of the above are already addressed as part of a different associated > > > PR. It is important to mention that all of the above are either minor or > > > not introduced by the current release, which doesn't represent a high > > > priority from my side, but they are still worth mentioning. I think we > > can > > > easily ship them in the next 1.17.0 operator release. > > > > > > All the newly introduced features as part of the current release validate > > > successfully, and the release looks stable overall in my opinion, being > > the > > > main reason why I'd proceed with it in the current state. > > > > > > Best, > > > Dennis > > > > > > [1] https://github.com/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator/pull/1208 > > > [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-40535 > > > [3] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-40581 > > > [4] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-40586 > > > [5] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-40587 > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 5, 2026 at 12:48 PM P Sinha <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > +1 (non-binding) > > > > > > > > - Verified SHA512 + GPG signatures (source, helm, index.yaml), key > > > > 21F06303B87DAFF1 > > > > - Source matches tag release-1.16.0-rc3; LICENSE/NOTICE present, no > > > > binaries > > > > - Built from source with JDK 17, mvn clean verify passes (5642 unit > > tests, > > > > 0 failures) > > > > - Helm chart version/appVersion 1.16.0; image tag b395d61 matches the > > rc3 > > > > commit > > > > and the image is on ghcr — the rc2 image-pin issue is resolved > > > > - Maven staging artifacts present with signatures on every jar and pom > > > > - FLINK-40465 (#1193) is included, fixing the Flink 2.x REST config > > issue > > > > from rc2 > > > > > > > > One note (non-blocking): the signing key 21F06303B87DAFF1 shows as > > expired > > > > (2025-04-10) in > > > > dist/release/flink/KEYS while the signatures are dated 2026-08-27. > > Worth > > > > renewing the key and > > > > re-pushing KEYS. > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > Purushottam Sinha > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 8:05 PM Gyula Fóra <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > > Please review and vote on the release candidate #3 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-rc3" [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-rc3/ > > > > > [2] > > > > > > > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapacheflink-1942/ > > > > > [3] ghcr.io/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator:b395d61 > > > > > [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-rc3 > > > > > [7] https://github.com/apache/flink-web/pull/877 > > > > > [8] > > > > > > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/Verifying+a+Flink+Kubernetes+Operator+Release > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Purushottam Sinha > > > > शुभकामनाएं > > > > पुरूषोत्तम सिन्हा > > > > > > >
