I volunteer to be 4.2 release manager. Huaxin
On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 5:37 PM Hyukjin Kwon <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] >> >>
