Hi Mikael, created that branch unintentionally when preparing the third RC. I'm already following up with infra to delete it ( https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-27366).
About validating the last 4.1.1 RC2, here is the report for the system tests on the 4.1 branch (all pass some flaky): https://confluent-open-source-kafka-branch-builder-system-test-results.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/trunk/2025-10-27--002.bb3dd2ca-48f3-4bd8-87dd-473f836d5fee--1761621640--confluentinc--4.1--5fb28ddfc2/report.html Best, Lianet On Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM Mickael Maison <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Lianet, > > Thanks for the new RC, I'll take time to test it this week. > > I noticed you created a 4.1.1 branch. That's not part of the release > cycle, the instruction say to "Skip this section [Cut Branches] if you > are releasing a bug fix version (e.g. 2.2.1)." [0] > For bug fix releases we don't create new branches. We bump the version > in the release branch, in this case 4.1, and once a RC is voted we > create a tag, in this case 4.1.1. > > 0: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Release+Process#ReleaseProcess-CutBranches > > Thanks, > Mickael > > On Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM Lianet M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hello Kafka users, developers, and client-developers, > > > > This is the third candidate for the release of Apache Kafka 4.1.1. > > > > This is a bug-fix release, including several critical ones. All listed > > in the release notes. > > > > Release notes for the 4.1.1 release: > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.1.1-rc2/RELEASE_NOTES.html > > > > *** Please download, test, and vote by Friday, Oct 31th, 9:00 AM EDT > > > > Kafka's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the release: > > https://kafka.apache.org/KEYS > > > > * Release artifacts to be voted upon (source and binary): > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.1.1-rc2/ > > > > * Docker release artifacts to be voted upon: > > apache/kafka:4.1.1-rc2 > > > https://hub.docker.com/layers/apache/kafka/4.1.1-rc2/images/sha256-7240ff4534bd23dac2f215ba03a2d0aa9d041b45b830804bbdec3b81c2bdf479 > > > > apache/kafka-native:4.1.1-rc2 > > > https://hub.docker.com/layers/apache/kafka-native/4.1.1-rc2/images/sha256-017871b0ef2ad665030fc66596b4b9ce583c7faee530829d17d02d16c141d43c > > > > > > * Successful Docker Image Github Actions Pipeline: > > Docker Build Test Pipeline (JVM): > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/18842310556 > > Docker Build Test Pipeline (Native): > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/18842435768 > > > > * Maven artifacts to be voted upon: > > https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/org/apache/kafka/ > > > > * Javadoc: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.1.1-rc2/javadoc/ > > > > * Tag to be voted upon (off 4.1 branch): > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/releases/tag/4.1.1-rc2 > > > > * Documentation: > > https://kafka.apache.org/41/documentation.html > > > > * Protocol: > > https://kafka.apache.org/41/protocol.html > > > > *CI builds for the 4.1 branch: > > Unit/integration tests (all pass): > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/18841931048/job/53756117583 > > > > System tests: (Running, I will share the report when ready) > > > > Thanks! > > Lianet >
