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> On Dec 8, 2025, at 2:18 PM, Gengliang Wang <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> +1 for faster and predictable release.
> 
> 
> On Sun, Dec 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM Hyukjin Kwon <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> PS: I would like to stop preview releases once this SPIP passes as we will 
>> have relatively quick releases. However, I plan to start another vote 
>> separately to avoid mixing this proposal with stopping previews.
>> 
>> On Mon, 8 Dec 2025 at 06:52, Hyukjin Kwon <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> I would like to start a discussion on accelerating the Apache Spark release 
>>> cadence. Over the past four months, we have been running preview releases, 
>>> and the process has been smooth and effective. As mentioned in the preview 
>>> release discussion thread, I’d now like to extend this approach to official 
>>> releases.
>>> 
>>> During this period, I also looked into how other large projects, such as 
>>> Kubernetes and Python, manage their release timelines. Based on that 
>>> research and our own recent experience, I’ve drafted a proposal for an 
>>> updated Apache Spark release plan.
>>> 
>>> TL;DR:
>>> Introduce a predictable release schedule: annual major releases and 
>>> quarterly minor releases, so users can benefit from new features earlier.
>>> With a faster cadence for minor releases, we should take a more 
>>> conservative approach toward behavior changes in minor versions, while 
>>> still allowing new features and improvements.
>>> I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback.
>>> 
>>> More details can be found in SPIP: Accelerating Apache Spark Release 
>>> Cadence 
>>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gBoZ4KH5zQUWpgK3M7zAN7p6Glz4S_e9bO3PvQA9sQs/edit?usp=sharing>
>>> 
>>> Thanks!

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