Hi everyone, I have added KIP-1276 in the release plan.
Cheers, Maros st 27. 5. 2026 o 8:50 <[email protected]> napísal(a): > 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 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > > >
