Hello, I just added KIP-1291 to the release plan.
Thanks, Sahil Devgon On Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM Matthias J. Sax <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry for late reply. > > Yes, I mean to do KIP freeze only 15th July (Wednesday) instead of 15th > June (Monday) as proposed today. > > Seems there was no objections so far? Should we update the release plan > accordingly? > > > -Matthias > > On 6/2/26 3:24 AM, Maroš Orsák wrote: > > 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 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>> > >> > > > >
