I confirmed the MD files were generated by the automated release script.

$ svn log
https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/spark/docs/3.5.8/api/R/reference/index.md
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r81907 | dongjoon | 2026-01-15 21:01:34 +0900 (Thu, 15 Jan 2026) | 2 lines
Release Apache Spark 3.5.8 documentation
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r81820 | dongjoon | 2026-01-12 14:36:54 +0900 (Mon, 12 Jan 2026) | 1 line
Apache Spark v3.5.8-rc1 docs
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We can see the revision 81820 via the web page, too.

https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/spark/v3.5.8-rc1-docs/_site/api/R/index.md?p=81820

For the record, here is the GitHub Action link for the run.

https://github.com/dongjoon-hyun/spark/actions/runs/20907053840/job/60062426287

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Release details:
BRANCH:     branch-3.5
VERSION:    3.5.8
TAG:        v3.5.8-rc1
NEXT:       3.5.9-SNAPSHOT

ASF USER:   ***
GPG KEY:    ***@apache.org
FULL NAME:  ***-hyun
E-MAIL:     ***@apache.org
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Dongjoon.



On Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 10:24 PM Wenchen Fan <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Dongjoon,
>
> The file name case sensitivity issue is not related to this. There is no
> markdown files in the 3.5.7 docs:
> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/spark/docs/3.5.7/api/R/reference
> , so it seems to be a mistake for 3.5.8. I think the apache dist is in sync
> with spark-website git repo, so we can also notice the issue in
> https://github.com/apache/spark-website/tree/asf-site/site/docs/3.5.8/api/R/reference
> .
>
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 8:48 PM Dongjoon Hyun <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi, Wenchen.
>>
>> Thank you for reporting.
>>
>> Just to be clear, if we clone the Spark Website repository cleanly on
>> MacOS Today, we can see the following. Do you mean the same URL links?
>>
>> $ git clone [email protected]:apache/spark-website.git
>>
>> $ git status
>> On branch asf-site
>> Your branch is up to date with 'origin/asf-site'.
>>
>> Changes not staged for commit:
>>   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
>>   (use "git restore <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
>>         modified:   site/docs/3.5.6/api/R/reference/GroupedData.html
>>         modified:   site/docs/3.5.6/api/R/reference/isNaN.html
>>         modified:   site/docs/3.5.7/api/R/reference/GroupedData.html
>>         modified:   site/docs/3.5.7/api/R/reference/isNaN.html
>>         modified:
>>  site/docs/4.1.0-preview3/api/R/reference/GroupedData.html
>>         modified:   site/docs/4.1.0-preview3/api/R/reference/isNaN.html
>>
>> Dongjoon.
>>
>> On 2026/01/19 07:54:58 Wenchen Fan wrote:
>> > Hi Dongjoon,
>> >
>> > Thanks for driving this release! There seems to be an issue in the
>> Spark R
>> > API docs:
>> >
>> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/spark/docs/3.5.8/api/R/reference/
>> > . It should only have html files but there are markdown file as well. Is
>> > there a bug in the new Github Action based release pipeline, or it was a
>> > mistake during manual processing?
>> >
>> > On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 10:45 AM Dongjoon Hyun <[email protected]
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > We are happy to announce the availability of Apache Spark 3.5.8!
>> > >
>> > > Spark 3.5.8 is the eighth maintenance release based on the branch-3.5
>> > > branch of Spark. It contains many fixes including security and
>> correctness
>> > > domains. We strongly recommend all 3.5 users to upgrade to this or
>> higher
>> > > stable release.
>> > >
>> > > To download Spark 3.5.8, head over to the download page:
>> > > https://spark.apache.org/downloads.html
>> > >
>> > > To view the release notes:
>> > > https://spark.apache.org/releases/spark-release-3-5-8.html
>> > >
>> > > We would like to acknowledge all community members for contributing to
>> > > this release. This release would not have been possible without you.
>> > >
>> > > Best regards,
>> > > Dongjoon Hyun
>> > >
>> >
>>
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