Do we want to wait for 4.3.0 to go out so we know we've got all of the fixes backported from 4.3 into 4.2?
On Mon, Sep 28, 2026 at 10:39 AM huaxin gao <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 > > I checked: > > - The tag v4.2.1-rc1 matches the commit in the vote email (72c18760854) > and is contained in branch-4.2. > - The version is 4.2.1 in both pom.xml and python/pyspark/version.py. > - All expected artifacts are present (source, binary distributions, > pyspark/pyspark_client/pyspark_connect, SparkR), each with .asc and > .sha512. > - Verified the SHA512 checksum of spark-4.2.1.tgz: OK. > - Verified the GPG signature of spark-4.2.1.tgz: good signature from > "Szehon Ho (CODE SIGNING KEY) <[email protected]>". > > One minor note, not a blocker. The RC is signed with a new key: > > pub ed25519 2026-09-25 [SC] > 9442 A261 0B63 B3F6 1860 285F 43F1 222E 5362 CCF5 > uid Szehon Ho (CODE SIGNING KEY) <[email protected]> > > That key is in dist/dev/spark/KEYS, and the signature verifies correctly > against it. However, it is not yet in > https://downloads.apache.org/spark/KEYS, > which is the file linked in the vote email. Could you append the new key > to the > release KEYS? > > Thanks Szehon! > > On Mon, Sep 28, 2026 at 2:21 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Please vote on releasing the following candidate as Apache Spark version >> 4.2.1. >> >> The vote is open until Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:11:20 PDT and passes if a >> majority +1 PMC votes are cast, with >> a minimum of 3 +1 votes. >> >> [ ] +1 Release this package as Apache Spark 4.2.1 >> [ ] -1 Do not release this package because ... >> >> To learn more about Apache Spark, please see https://spark.apache.org/ >> >> The tag to be voted on is v4.2.1-rc1 (commit 72c18760854): >> https://github.com/apache/spark/tree/v4.2.1-rc1 >> >> The release files, including signatures, digests, etc. can be found at: >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/spark/v4.2.1-rc1-bin/ >> >> Signatures used for Spark RCs can be found in this file: >> https://downloads.apache.org/spark/KEYS >> >> The staging repository for this release can be found at: >> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachespark-1531/ >> >> The documentation corresponding to this release can be found at: >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/spark/v4.2.1-rc1-docs/ >> >> The list of bug fixes going into 4.2.1 can be found at the following URL: >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/SPARK/versions/12357191 >> >> FAQ >> >> ========================= >> How can I help test this release? >> ========================= >> >> If you are a Spark user, you can help us test this release by taking >> an existing Spark workload and running on this release candidate, then >> reporting any regressions. >> >> If you're working in PySpark you can set up a virtual env and install >> the current RC via "pip install >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/spark/v4.2.1-rc1-bin/pyspark-4.2.1.tar.gz >> " >> and see if anything important breaks. >> In the Java/Scala, you can add the staging repository to your project's >> resolvers and test >> with the RC (make sure to clean up the artifact cache before/after so >> you don't end up building with an out of date RC going forward). >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe e-mail: [email protected] >> >> -- Twitter: https://twitter.com/holdenkarau Fight Health Insurance: https://www.fighthealthinsurance.com/ <https://www.fighthealthinsurance.com/?q=hk_email> Books (Learning Spark, High Performance Spark, etc.): https://amzn.to/2MaRAG9 <https://amzn.to/2MaRAG9> YouTube Live Streams: https://www.youtube.com/user/holdenkarau Pronouns: she/her
