Hi, I did the following testing: - checked signatures and checksums - built from source - ran quickstart with Java 20 and both docker images
Just one nit: the javadoc were generated with <html lang="zh">, so most browsers bring up the translation dialog when you open them + (binding) Thanks, Mickael On Mon, Oct 12, 2026 at 11:35 AM Jakub Scholz <[email protected]> wrote: > > +1 (non-binding). I used the staged binaries and Maven artifacts to run my > smoke tests & the Strimzi tests. All seems to work fine. Thanks for running > the release. > > Thanks & Regards > Jakub > > On Sun, Oct 11, 2026 at 4:07 PM 黃竣陽 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers, > > > > This is the fourth candidate for release of Apache Kafka 4.3.2. > > > > This is a bugfix release in 4.3 line. > > > > Release notes for the 4.3.2 release: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.3.2-rc3/RELEASE_NOTES.html > > <https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.3.2-rc/RELEASE_NOTES.html> > > > > Please download, test and vote by Wednesday, October 14th, 9am PT > > > > Kafka's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the release: > > https://downloads.apache.org/kafka/KEYS > > > > * Release artifacts to be voted upon (source and binary): > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.3.2-rc3/ < > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.3.2-rc/> > > > > * Docker release artifacts to be voted upon: > > apache/kafka:4.3.2-rc3 > > apache/kafka-native:4.3.2-rc3 > > > > * Maven artifacts to be voted upon: > > https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/org/apache/kafka/ > > > > * Javadoc: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.3.2-rc3/javadoc/index.html > > > > * Tag to be voted upon (off 4.3 branch) is the 4.3.2-rc3 tag: > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/releases/tag/4.3.2-rc3 > > > > * Documentation: > > https://kafka.apache.org/43/documentation.html > > > > * Protocol: > > https://kafka.apache.org/43/design/protocol > > > > * Successful CI builds for the 4.3 branch: > > Unit/integration tests: > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/38121352442 > > System tests: [will provide it soon] > > > > * Successful Docker Image Github Actions Pipeline for 4.3 branch: > > Docker Build Test Pipeline (JVM): > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/38107480297 > > Docker Build Test Pipeline (Native): > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/38107494688 > > > > Thanks, > > Jiunn-Yang Huang
