Hi, I've just merged https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/23014 into trunk which address one of the 4.4 blockers.
It should also be cherry-picked to 4.4. Thanks, Andrew On 2026/08/20 08:13:37 David Jacot wrote: > Hi Omnia, > > As agreed, I have merged https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/22969. > > Best, > David > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2026 at 9:35 AM Chia-Ping Tsai <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > hi all, > > > > I have merged the following commits to the 4.4 branch: > > > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/commit/0078945f4c31b3ad8ade4823d72ddec7482ead50: > > consolidate tests to ensure the correct behavior logic > > > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/commit/b8e55ea90ee61e0592d68223a149920be918f76c: > > fix the docs missed from KIP-1301 > > > > Best, > > Chia-Ping > > > > On 2026/08/13 08:55:42 Omnia Ibrahim wrote: > > > Hi all > > > Code freeze for Apache Kafka 4.4.0 is now in effect. > > > From this point on, the 4.4 release branch will only accept fixes for > > > blocker bugs. No new features or non‑critical changes should be merged > > > into this branch until the 4.4.0 release is complete. > > > > > > Release plan: > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/spaces/KAFKA/pages/429064575/Release+Plan+4.4.0 > > > > > > We’ll start the vote on the first RC soon, once we’ve scanned all Jira > > > tickets to move out incomplete items and chased down the flaky tests > > > we’ve found. > > > If you believe a change qualifies as a blocker or requires an exception, > > > please discuss it on this list and coordinate with Chia‑Ping or me before > > > merging anything into the 4.4 branch. > > > > > > Thanks everyone for your contributions so far. > > > > > > Best, > > > Omnia > > > > > > >
