+1 On Fri, Oct 23, 2026 at 2:01 PM Uroš Bojanić <[email protected]> wrote:
> +1 (non-binding) > > Verified Apache Spark 4.2.1 RC3 (tag v4.2.1-rc3, commit 61761839608): > > - Good GPG signatures and SHA512 sums on all artifacts (source, three > binaries, the PySpark/SparkR tarballs). > - Source tarball matches the tag (no jars/classes), and RELEASE in all > three binaries records the same commit. > - Built the source tarball with -Phive -Phive-thriftserver on JDK 17, got > a clean build across all 39 modules. > - Re-ran the test suites for the RC2 fixes (SPARK-60023, SPARK-60109, > etc.), all tests pass, including new ones. > - Ra smoke tests on JDK 17 and 21: Java, Scala, SQL, PySpark and Spark > Connect (Scala client), all look good. > - Sanity-checked the binary dist (RELEASE, LICENSE/NOTICE/licenses all > present), ran dev/check-license, RAT passes. > - Checked the docs: site and API docs are up for 4.2.1, and the changes > since 4.2.0 map to commits in this release. > > Thank you Szehon! > > On 2026-10-21 21:29 UTC [email protected] wrote: > > Please vote on releasing the following candidate as Apache Spark version > 4.2.1. > > > > The vote is open until Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:29:43 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-rc3 (commit 61761839608): > > https://github.com/apache/spark/tree/v4.2.1-rc3 > > > > The release files, including signatures, digests, etc. can be found at: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/spark/v4.2.1-rc3-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-1540/ > > > > The documentation corresponding to this release can be found at: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/spark/v4.2.1-rc3-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-rc3-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] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe e-mail: [email protected] > >
