Hi, We have now passed the KIP freeze deadline. I have updated the release plan with the current list of KIPs. If your KIP has been accepted before the deadline and is not in the plan, please add it.
The next milestone is feature freeze on May 18. Thanks, Mickael On Mon, Mar 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM Mickael Maison <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Lucas, > > Ack, thanks > > Mickael > > On Mon, Mar 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM Lucas Brutschy via dev <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Hi Mikael, > > > > I added KIP-1251 to the release plan. The implementation ticket was > > already there but the KIP was not listed. The KIP was accepted before > > the KIP freeze, implementation is underway. > > > > Cheers, > > Lucas > > > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 4:53 PM Mickael Maison <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > If the vote has passed, feel free to add it to the plan. > > > Note that it does not guarantee the KIP will be in the release, you > > > still need to get the code merged before feature freeze. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Mickael > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 4:37 PM Prabhash Kumar > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Michael, > > > > > > > > I would like to add KIP-1258 : > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1258%3A+Add+Support+for+OAuth+Client+Assertion+to+client_credentials+Grant+Type > > > > to > > > > the release plan. > > > > This has already been accepted. Is there anything else that is needed > > > > to be > > > > done? > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 8:48 PM Mickael Maison > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > If the KIP is accepted before the deadline, feel free to add it to the > > > > > release plan. > > > > > I've added KIP-1259 to the plan. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Mickael > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 8:12 PM Uladzislau Blok <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello Mickael > > > > > > > > > > > > I'd like to add KIP-1259 to the list: > > > > > > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1259%3A+Add+configuration+to+wipe+Kafka+Streams+local+state+on+startup > > > > > > It was already accepted. > > > > > > Can I add it by myself, or only release maganer can update this > > > > > > page? > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Uladzislau Blok. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 6:42 PM Mickael Maison > > > > > > <[email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In case you missed last week's reminder, KIP freeze for 4.3.0 is > > > > > > > this > > > > > week. > > > > > > > So if you want a KIP to be considered for 4.3.0 it must be > > > > > > > accepted by > > > > > > > the end of the week. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > Mickael > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2026 at 3:02 PM Mickael Maison < > > > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quick update to remind everyone that KIP freeze for 4.3.0 is > > > > > > > > next > > > > > week. > > > > > > > > So if you want a KIP to be considered for 4.3.0 it must be > > > > > > > > accepted > > > > > by > > > > > > > > the end of next week. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Mickael > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM Mickael Maison < > > > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've published a release plan for 4.3.0 on the wiki: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Release+Plan+4.3.0 > > > > > > > > > If I've missed a KIP, feel free to add it to the list. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Let me know if you have any questions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > Mickael > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 5:04 AM Ismael Juma > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Mickael, +1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ismael > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 5:15 AM Mickael Maison < > > > > > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'd like to volunteer to be the release manager for the > > > > > > > > > > > Apache > > > > > > > Kafka > > > > > > > > > > > 4.3.0 release. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If there are no objections, I'll start building the > > > > > > > > > > > release > > > > > plan. > > > > > > > > > > > 4.2.0 will now miss January, but I think we should still > > > > > > > > > > > aim at > > > > > > > having > > > > > > > > > > > 4.3.0 in May > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > Mickael > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
