Hi folks, As mentioned during the community sync this morning, the release is on track. A few updates:
- I plan to cut the branch / RC on or after August 26, 2026 (after the community sync that morning). I'll be working with Amogh to help with the branching + artifacts. - There are still active items needing reviews. Please take a look at the 1.12.0 milestone <https://github.com/apache/iceberg/issues?q=milestone%3A%22Iceberg%201.12.0%22> . - Calling out the Spark 4.2.0 PR: https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/14984 - it needs more eyes and review time to make this release. - I'll keep watching for blockers and bugs that should be part of the release and surface them as needed, including any forward-porting to Spark 4.2. If you have a feature(s), fix(es), or breaking change(s) you want considered for 1.12.0, please let me know. Thanks, Neelesh On Fri, Jun 5, 2026 at 3:54 PM Steven Wu <[email protected]> wrote: > If we develop good habit of regular releases, we normally won't need to > hold the release train to get things in (except for critical security and > correctness issues) as the next one is 2-3 months away. > > On Fri, Jun 5, 2026 at 3:42 PM Neelesh Salian <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> With 1.11.0 out the door, I want to open up the planning around 1.12.0. >> As Steven noted on the dev list (thread for 1.11), 1.11.0 took roughly 8 >> months from 1.10.0. This is longer than the 3-4 month cadence we have >> previously discussed. >> For 1.12.0 I'd like us to aim closer to that target. >> >> I'll be acting as the release manager for this release. Here are a few >> notes to kick things off: >> >> - *Tentative release target: *late August / early September 2026 (~3 >> months from 1.11.0). >> - *Curation: *We'll use the June 24 community sync as the formal >> kickoff to surface in-flight work and call out anything that should land >> in >> this release. >> - *Cadence reminder:* If something doesn't make it in 1.12, the next >> one is ~3 months out (1.13). >> - *Mid-cycle check-in: *I'll send a state-of-the-release update >> around mid-July with what is in, what is in-flight, and what remains a >> blocker. >> - *Tracking: *The open issues and PRs targeting this release are >> tagged with the Iceberg 1.12.0 milestone >> >> <https://github.com/apache/iceberg/issues?q=milestone%3A%22Iceberg%201.12.0%22>. >> I'll keep this milestone updated as things land in the repo. >> >> If you have a feature, fix, or breaking change you want considered for >> 1.12.0, please reply on this thread or flag it on the June 24 sync. >> >> Thanks, >> Neelesh >> >
