Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers, I start a new thread for 3.9.2-rc1. Please help to review and vote it. Thank you.
https://lists.apache.org/thread/tr139g2q8f3l6v7876zgfw1wdxjqmd01 Kind regards, PoAn > On Feb 4, 2026, at 11:40 PM, PoAn Yang <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for all voters (binding and non-binding). > > It looks like we have another CVE in 3.9 branch. I will check > whether to include it in 3.9.2 release. > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/21395 > > Thank you for your patience. > PoAn > >> On Feb 4, 2026, at 1:15 AM, Lucas Brutschy via dev <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> +1 (binding) >> >> * Verified SHA512 checksums for all artifacts >> * Verified LICENSE and NOTICE files (binary NOTICE has 2021 >> copyright - known issue, not a blocker) >> * Tested Docker image (apache/kafka:3.9.2-rc0) - quickstart works >> * Verified topic creation, produce, and consume in KRaft mode >> * Checked Javadoc and documentation links >> * Verified Maven staging artifacts dated 2026-01-14 >> * Verified GitHub tag matches release >> >> Cheers, >> Lucas >> >> On Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 4:57 AM Chia-Ping Tsai <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> +1 (binding) >>> >>> - run all tests with retries and they passed >>> - deployed in a test environment with a standard pub/sub app. works as >>> expected >>> >>> Note that KAFKA-19581 is still there,but since the included code only >>> impacts e2e tests rather than production, I'm comfortable moving forward >>> >>> Best, >>> Chia-Ping >>> >>> On 2026/01/15 03:45:05 PoAn Yang wrote: >>>> Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers, >>>> >>>> This is the RC0 candidate for release of Apache Kafka 3.9.2. >>>> >>>> This is a bug-fix & CVE-fix release like CVE-2024-29371, CVE-2025-58057, >>>> and CVE-2025-48734. In this version, we have a KIP-1252 to align >>>> AlterConfigPolicy behavior between ZK and Kraft. >>>> >>>> Release notes for the 3.9.2 release: >>>> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/3.9.2-rc0/RELEASE_NOTES.html >>>> >>>> Please download, test and vote by *Wednesday, January 21, 9:00 PM PT* >>>> >>>> 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/3.9.2-rc0/ >>>> >>>> * Docker release artifacts to be voted upon: >>>> apache/kafka:3.9.2-rc0 >>>> apache/kafka-native:3.9.2-rc0 >>>> >>>> * 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/3.9.2-rc0/javadoc/ >>>> >>>> * Tag to be voted upon (off 3.9 branch) is the 3.9.2 tag: >>>> https://github.com/apache/kafka/releases/tag/3.9.2-rc0 >>>> >>>> * Documentation: >>>> https://kafka.apache.org/39/documentation.html >>>> >>>> * Protocol: >>>> https://kafka.apache.org/39/protocol.html >>>> >>>> * Successful CI builds for the 3.9 branch: >>>> Unit/integration tests (There are some flaky tests): >>>> https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/Kafka/job/kafka/job/3.9/258/ >>>> System tests: https://jenkins.opensource4you.tw/job/kafka-e2e/629/ >>>> For failed tests, they can pass in another run, so the result is green: >>>> https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GXoTYEUu8PjuJYoVvUbAm9LCJotDRfJ-?usp=sharing >>>> >>>> * Successful Docker Image Github Actions Pipeline for 3.9 branch: >>>> Docker Build Test Pipeline (JVM): >>>> https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/20997657980 >>>> Docker Build Test Pipeline (Native): >>>> https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/20997669079 >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> PoAn >
