Hi Matthias, So you mean move 4.4 to mid October? The worries about future releases in holiday season totally make sense. If everyone okay with Oct I can move the plan more towards mid Oct and maybe give extra week for KIP freeze as well
Best Omnia Sent from my iPhone > On 27 May 2026, at 06:43, Matthias J. Sax <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I was just looking into the proposed plan a little bit, and while this plan > is good considering 4.4 release, it make we worry about 4.5 release -- if we > aim for 4.5 with our 4-months cycle, it will fall onto the holidays again > (and we learned from 4.2 and other "holiday" releases, that this does not > "end well"). > > So I was wondering if we should shift this all back by one month, making it a > 5-month cycle for 4.4 instead? I also started a general discussion on > time-based releases, which will explain my overall reasoning. > > Thoughts? > > > -Matthias > >> On 5/26/26 11:05 AM, Omnia Ibrahim wrote: >> Hi Bill and Lianet, I have updated the schedule to the following >> KIP Freeze: (15th June 2026) >> Feature Freeze: (6th July 2026) >> Code Freeze: (27th July 2026) >> At least four weeks of stabilization will follow Code Freeze (taking >> holidays into account), meaning we expect to release no earlier than >> September 14 2026. >> Hopefully this is better >> Thanks >> Omnia >>>> On 26 May 2026, at 16:29, Lianet Magrans <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi again :) another thought about the high level target. >>> >>> The proposed initial deadline (KIP freeze on June 8) shortens the 4 month >>> window (4.3 KIP freeze was Feb 25). Any reason for shortening this or could >>> we consider updating all dates to keep the ~4 month window between >>> deadlines and the final release? Release would target mid September >>> (instead of the proposed September 1st) With 4.3 released May 22nd, we >>> would still be within a release every 4 months with 4.4 targeting >>> mid-September. Thoughts? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Lianet >>> >>>> On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 10:27 AM Bill Bejeck <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Omnia, >>>> >>>> Thanks for the updated release plan but my intention was that we move the >>>> feature freeze date out ot July 18th and keep the code freeze where it was >>>> previously. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> Bill >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 9:41 AM Lianet Magrans <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Omnia, >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for the update on the code freeze (it brings back the ~3 weeks >>>> after >>>>> feature freeze). >>>>> >>>>> But still, we have only 2 weeks between KIP and FF. Should we move the >>>>> feature freeze date to allow for ~3 weeks after KIP freeze? (FF ~ June >>>> 29). >>>>> Similar to what we had for 4.3 (~3 weeks in between each deadline) . >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> Lianet >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, May 23, 2026 at 3:37 AM <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Bill, >>>>>> I updated the code freeze to 20th of July >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> Omnia >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 22 May 2026, at 19:41, Bill Bejeck <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Omnia, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks again for the 4.4 release plan. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The release plan has June 23 as the feature freeze with code freeze >>>> of >>>>>>> August 8, which is roughly 6 weeks. For 4.3 there was 3 weeks >>>> between >>>>>>> feature and code freeze, so can we adjust feature freeze to July >>>> 18th? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>>> Bill >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM Bill Bejeck <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Omnia, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks for the release plan. >>>>>>>> I've updated it to include KIP-892. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -Bill >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 2:06 PM Omnia Ibrahim < >>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi everyone thanks for support on this. >>>>>>>>> I have put an initial release plan to the wiki >>>>>>>>> >>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Release+Plan+4.4.0 >>>>>> If >>>>>>>>> I've missed a KIP, feel free to add it to the list. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The initial goal is to aim for Sep 2026 for this release and KIP >>>>> freeze >>>>>>>>> 8th Jun 2026. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Let me know if you have any questions. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 15 May 2026, at 09:04, Christo Lolov <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks for stepping forward Omnia, +1 from me! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>>>>> Christo >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, 15 May 2026 at 02:52, Ming-Yen Chung < >>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> +1, thanks Omnia for running 4.4 release! >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I'd also like to push KIP-1232: Deprecate broker.id config into >>>>> the >>>>>>>>> 4.4 >>>>>>>>>>> release. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>>>>>> Ming-Yen >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Muralidhar Basani via dev <[email protected]> 於 2026年5月15日週五 >>>>>>>>> 上午3:57寫道： >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Omnia for volunteering for 4.4.0. >>>>>>>>>>>> +1 from me too. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I'd also like to add KIP-1325 (adding a new streams config to >>>>> handle >>>>>>>>>>>> restore-state path) to 4.4 release. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>>>> Murali >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, May 14, 2026 at 1:59 PM TaiJu Wu <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> +1 , thanks Omnia for running 4.4 release! >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>>>>>>>> TaiJuWu >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 黃竣陽 <[email protected]> 於 2026年5月14日週四 下午7:52寫道： >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> +1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Omnia for running 4.4 release! >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> And I’d also like to push KIP-1327: Prevent Hot Data Loss on >>>>>>>>> Partition >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Expansion for Latest Policy >>>>>>>>>>>>>> into the 4.4 release. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best Regards, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jiunn-Yang >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PoAn Yang <[email protected]> 於 2026年5月14日 晚上7:37 寫道： >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Omnia for running 4.4 release! +1 from me. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PoAn >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On May 14, 2026, at 3:59 AM, Lianet Magrans < >>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Omnia for volunteering for 4.4! +1 from me. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We're working on KIP-1332: Dynamic memory allocation for the >>>>>> Kafka >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> producer, under discussion at the moment but aiming at a >>>>> phased >>>>>>>>>>>>> delivery >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> starting in 4.4 (I updated the jiras) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lianet >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, May 13, 2026 at 7:35 AM Omnia Ibrahim < >>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Chia for starting the thread and for the support >>>> with >>>>> my >>>>>>>>>>>> first >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> release process, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I had a quick look into open and resolved issues on jira >>>> and >>>>> I >>>>>>>>> can >>>>>>>>>>>>> see >>>>>>>>>>>>>> we >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 66 resolved tickets. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 43 open tickets (with status not resolved, or closed) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The KIPs I can see marked for 4.4.0, have sub-tasks marked >>>>> for >>>>>>>>>>>> 4.4.0 >>>>>>>>>>>>> or >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> remaining followups are >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> KIP-1191: Dead-letter queues for share groups < >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1191%3A+Dead-letter+queues+for+share+groups >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> majority of it has been resolved and marked for 4.4.0 >>>> except >>>>>>>>> single >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> remaining jira which in progress >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> KIP-892: Transactional Semantics for StateStores < >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-892%3A+Transactional+Semantics+for+StateStores >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is also marked for 4.4.0 but it has too many in-progress >>>>> tasks >>>>>> at >>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> moment >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> KIP-1263: Group Coordinator Assignment Batching and >>>> Offload < >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1263%3A+Group+Coordinator+Assignment+Batching+and+Offload >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it has a couple of open jiras one of them marked for 4.4.0 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Single resolved jira for KIP-1226: Introducing Share >>>>> Partition >>>>>>>>> Lag >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Persistence and Retrieval < >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1226%3A+Introducing+Share+Partition+Lag+Persistence+and+Retrieval >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Open Jira for KIP-1298: Per-Resource-Type Authorization for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LIST_CONFIG_RESOURCES < >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1298%3A+Per-Resource-Type+Authorization+for+LIST_CONFIG_RESOURCES?src=jira >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but this still under discussion >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Open Jira for KIP-1170: Unify cluster metadata >>>> bootstrapping >>>>> < >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1170%3A+Unify+cluster+metadata+bootstrapping?src=jira >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Open Jira for KIP-1260: Enable ProducerPerformance to abort >>>>>>>>>>>>>> transactions < >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1260%3A+Enable+ProducerPerformance+to+abort+transactions >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but this still under discussion >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> KIP-939: Support Participation in 2PC < >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-939%3A+Support+Participation+in+2PC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> marked for 4.4.0 but I can it still has couple of jiras >>>> still >>>>>> not >>>>>>>>>>>>>> resolved >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Some open jiras as followup for KIP-853 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Omnia >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 13 May 2026, at 11:21, Chia-Ping Tsai < >>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> While there are still a few pending RCs, I'd like to start >>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> discussion >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for the 4.4.0 Release Manager. Omnia has raised her hand >>>>>>>>> offline, >>>>>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>>>>>>> we >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (myself and our team) are fully committed to supporting >>>> her >>>>>>>>>>>>> throughout >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> her >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> first release process. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Of course, please feel free to shout out if anyone else is >>>>>> also >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interested >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in volunteering or co-managing this release. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best, Chia-Ping >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >
