Hi Dmitri, Yes, I surely can, but I believe we will need to give some additional time for any objections. If it’s not much trouble, could you please open the cherry-pick PR and I will approve and merge it in the late afternoon (I may not be able to do the cherry-pick until then).
Best, Adnan Hemani > On Apr 14, 2026, at 6:42 AM, Dmitri Bourlatchkov <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Adnan, > > Would you cherry-pick [3515] into the 1.4.0 release branch? > > I hope it's not too hard and it will help a lot with helm validation and > publication (no manual index work). > > WDYT? > > [3515] > https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/apache/polaris/pull/3515&source=gmail-imap&ust=1776778923000000&usg=AOvVaw0itFoJRCdhYNOG2aCVZRnY > > Thanks, > Dmitri. > > > >> On Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 4:51 PM Dmitri Bourlatchkov <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Adnan, >> >> The new helm index process was added in [3515], but I guess it was not >> reflected on `dev`. >> >> The closest `dev` thread on this topic that I could find is [1]. >> >> Still, I think the PR is pretty clear. Quoting from its description: >> >>> The goal is that the exact same Helm chart index can be promoted to dist >> release >>> after a vote succeeds. I.e. we do not need to re-generate it in the 4th >> workflow. >> >> I believe it is a solid approach and I assumed we would follow it for >> 1.4.0. WDYT? >> >> [1] >> https://www.google.com/url?q=https://lists.apache.org/thread/wo353z4scyj85bw4lfk5onc28xgznvwp&source=gmail-imap&ust=1776778923000000&usg=AOvVaw3lNB7XhU-rX1P3cuyj2ijl >> >> [3515] >> https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/apache/polaris/pull/3515&source=gmail-imap&ust=1776778923000000&usg=AOvVaw0itFoJRCdhYNOG2aCVZRnY >> >> Thanks, >> Dmitri. >> >> On Wed, Apr 8, 2026 at 11:03 PM Adnan Hemani via dev < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Dmitri, >>> >>> Thanks for the verifications. The email .txt files were generated as part >>> of the automated release process - I'm really not sure why those are there >>> either, but didn't change it since I didn't find it to be a big issue. I'm >>> happy to make a change to remove them for the next release (or as part of >>> this release if RC1 doesn't pass). >>> >>> I'm not familiar on the helm index background, but can confirm that there >>> was not an "index.yaml" file generated as part of the GitHub Action. >>> Robert/Pierre, is this something you can confirm that we had consensus on >>> doing and if the current release should've done this? >>> >>> Best, >>> Adnan Hemani >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 7, 2026 at 12:24 PM Dmitri Bourlatchkov <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> Voting +0 for now because of the two strange .txt files and helm index >>>> issue (below) >>>> >>>> Verified: >>>> * Checksums >>>> * Signatures >>>> * Build from source >>>> >>>> So far all clear. >>>> >>>> However: >>>> >>>> $ helm repo add polaris-rc >>>> https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/polaris/helm-chart&source=gmail-imap&ust=1776778923000000&usg=AOvVaw33mKHPsKmP1hWtp1ddptOi >>>> Error: looks like " >>>> https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/polaris/helm-chart&source=gmail-imap&ust=1776778923000000&usg=AOvVaw33mKHPsKmP1hWtp1ddptOi"; >>>> is not a valid chart repository or cannot be reached: failed to fetch >>>> https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/polaris/helm-chart/index.yaml&source=gmail-imap&ust=1776778923000000&usg=AOvVaw1JUUwVlAP5s8rkHtehPQhU >>>> : >>> 404 >>>> Not Found >>>> >>>> IIRC, the idea was for the RCs to host a new helm index verbatim. The >>> index >>>> will then replace the old index at release publication time. This way >>> we'd >>>> be able to validate its exact contents before making it available to all >>>> users. >>>> >>>> WDYT? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Dmitri. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Apr 7, 2026 at 3:10 PM Dmitri Bourlatchkov <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Adnan, >>>>> >>>>> I see these two files in dist... Do we really need them there? >>>>> >>>>> apache-polaris-1.4.0.vote-email-body.txt >>>>> apache-polaris-1.4.0.vote-email-subject.txt >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Dmitri. >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 9:37 PM Adnan Hemani via dev < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>>> >>>>>> I propose that we release the following RC as the official Apache >>>> Polaris >>>>>> 1.4.0 release. (Do not worry, there is no RC0 for this release :) >>>>>> >>>>>> This corresponds to the tag: apache-polaris-1.4.0-rc1 >>>>>> * >>>>>> https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/apache/polaris/commits/apache-polaris-1.4.0-rc1&source=gmail-imap&ust=1776778923000000&usg=AOvVaw0GBNTp4JlIg36vKooxqITv >>>>>> * >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>> https://www.google.com/url?q=https://github.com/apache/polaris/tree/70f7a0288412f80197fca71d5f635ca221eb6331&source=gmail-imap&ust=1776778923000000&usg=AOvVaw3XoVHvgxXLolmhLXAekQdw >>>>>> >>>>>> The release tarball, signature, and checksums are here: >>>>>> * >>>>>> https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/polaris/1.4.0&source=gmail-imap&ust=1776778923000000&usg=AOvVaw3p3muO0OeZvqN5qPW-pe-3 >>>>>> >>>>>> Helm charts are available on: >>>>>> * >>>>>> https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/polaris/helm-chart/1.4.0&source=gmail-imap&ust=1776778923000000&usg=AOvVaw3oWqQNHYJoiKVHDD8J4t5U >>>>>> >>>>>> NB: you have to build the Docker images locally in order to test Helm >>>>>> charts. >>>>>> >>>>>> You can find the KEYS file here: >>>>>> * >>>>>> https://www.google.com/url?q=https://downloads.apache.org/polaris/KEYS&source=gmail-imap&ust=1776778923000000&usg=AOvVaw1zXDcTFnw8C1rtsmLlV1Qb >>>>>> >>>>>> Convenience binary artifacts are staged on Nexus. The Maven >>> repositories >>>>>> URLs are: >>>>>> * >>>>>> >>>> >>> https://www.google.com/url?q=https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachepolaris-1063/&source=gmail-imap&ust=1776778923000000&usg=AOvVaw2hgo6YTkEKtzzbThOsZO3L >>>>>> >>>>>> Please download, verify, and test according to the release >>> verification >>>>>> guide, which can be found at: >>>>>> * >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>> https://www.google.com/url?q=https://polaris.apache.org/community/release-guides/release-verification-guide/&source=gmail-imap&ust=1776778923000000&usg=AOvVaw0Al64-hLxzsW095ZrN9gx3 >>>>>> >>>>>> Please vote in the next 96 hours (extra time given due to Iceberg >>>> Summit). >>>>>> >>>>>> [ ] +1 Release this as Apache Polaris 1.4.0 >>>>>> [ ] +0 >>>>>> [ ] -1 Do not release this because... >>>>>> >>>>>> Only PMC members have binding votes, but other community members are >>>>>> encouraged to cast non-binding votes. >>>>>> This vote will pass if there are 3 binding +1 votes and more binding >>> +1 >>>>>> votes than -1 votes. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> Adnan Hemani >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>
