+1 (non-binding). I used the staged binaries and run my own tests with it as well as the Strimzi system tests. All seems to work fine.
Thanks for running the release. Jakub 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 >
