Dear Community, The release candidate is ready. See the links below. The release candidate is uploaded to: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/ignite/ignite-extensions/ignite-spark-ext-4.0.0-rc1/
The following Maven staging can be used: https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapacheignite-1577 Tag: https://github.com/apache/ignite-extensions/tree/ignite-spark-ext-4.0.0-rc1 RELEASE_NOTES: https://github.com/apache/ignite-extensions/blob/ignite-spark-ext-4.0.0-rc1/modules/spark-ext/spark/RELEASE_NOTES.txt DEVNOTES: https://github.com/apache/ignite-extensions/blob/master/DEVNOTES.md Release Checker Results: https://github.com/apache/ignite-extensions/actions/runs/15815925030 The vote is formal, see voting guidelines https://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html +1 - to accept (Ignite Spark 4.0.0 RC1) 0 - don't care either way -1 - DO NOT accept (explain why) See notes on how to verify release here https://www.apache.org/info/verification.html and https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/IGNITE/Release+Process#ReleaseProcess-P5.VotingonReleaseandReleaseVerification This vote will be open for at least 72 hours till June 26, 2025, 12:00 UTC. Please, write me down the thread if you need additional time to check the release.