+1 (non-binding)
- Verified SHA512 + GPG signatures (source, helm, index.yaml), key
21F06303B87DAFF1
- Source matches tag release-1.16.1-rc1; LICENSE/NOTICE present, no
binaries
- Built from source with JDK 17, mvn clean verify passes (300/301;
one unrelated MiniCluster timing test flaked under local memory
pressure)
- Helm chart version/appVersion 1.16.1; image tag 1c895a3 matches
the rc1 commit and is on ghcr
- Built the Docker image from source, runs fine.
- Reviewed [7], left a comment.
On Thu, Sep 17, 2026 at 8:33 PM Gyula Fóra <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> Please review and vote on the release candidate #1 for the version
> 1.16.1 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-1.16.1-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-1.16.1-rc1/
> [2]
> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapacheflink-1943/
> [3] ghcr.io/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator:1c895a3
> [4] https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/flink/KEYS
> [5]
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12315522&version=12357535
> [6]
> https://github.com/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator/tree/release-1.16.1-rc1
> [7] https://github.com/apache/flink-web/pull/882
> [8]
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/Verifying+a+Flink+Kubernetes+Operator+Release
>
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