Just a quick headups. I was thinking that it might start this a bit earlier to match with quarterly cadence so that, e.g., we can start 4.3 Seq or Oct, and 4.4 Dec or Jan. Could we tentatively make it around 2 months earlier? e.g.,
May 1th 2026 Code freeze. Release branch cut. Mid May 2026 QA period. Focus on bug fixes, tests, stability and docs. Generally, no new features merged. Late May 2026 Release candidates (RC), voting, etc. until final release passes Also, I would like to decide on a release manager too because I would need to work closely with the release manager to prepare the future release cadence (e.g., fixing the docs and branches). Would there be any volunteer for 4.2 release manager? On Thu, 15 Jan 2026 at 08:49, Dongjoon Hyun <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you, Kent, Yang, and Wenchen. > > - The PR is merged. > - Apache Spark Versioning Policy page is updated with the schedule. > - SPARK-54137 is updated with the schedule. > > Dongjoon. > > On 2026/01/13 04:52:47 Kent Yao wrote: > > +1 > > > > Kent > > > > Dongjoon Hyun <[email protected]> 于2026年1月13日周二 09:25写道： > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > As recently agreed under "SPIP: Accelerating Apache Spark Release > > > Cadence", Apache Spark 4.2.0 will be the final release following the > > > existing release cadence. However, the current Apache Spark Versioning > > > Policy page has not yet been updated and still reflects only the > delivered > > > Spark 4.1 release window. > > > > > > https://spark.apache.org/versioning-policy.html > > > > > > I would therefore like to propose updating the Versioning Policy page > to > > > include the planned release window for Apache Spark 4.2.0, as outlined > in > > > the following pull request: > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/spark-website/pull/661 > > > > > > The proposed timeline for Apache Spark 4.2.0 is as follows: > > > > > > - July 15, 2026: Code freeze and release branch cut > > > - Late July 2026: QA period > > > - August 2026: Release candidates (RCs) > > > > > > For tracking the overall progress of Apache Spark 4.2.0, please refer > to > > > the umbrella JIRA and its associated subtasks. Ongoing or upcoming JIRA > > > issues related to the 4.2.0 release can also be added there. > > > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-54137 > > > (SPARK-54137: Prepare Apache Spark 4.2.0) > > > > > > Feedback and comments would be very welcome. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Dongjoon > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe e-mail: [email protected] > >
