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Hi, I'm now closing this vote, it has passed. I'll send the results and I'll continue with the release process. Thanks, Mickael On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 5:50 PM Federico Valeri <fedevaleri@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Mickael, > > I ran various test client applications on Java 21 using the staged > Maven artifacts. > > +1 non binding > > Thanks > > On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 2:02 PM Keith W <keith.wall@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I tested out the staged Maven artifacts from > > https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/org/apache/kafka/ > > against the Kroxylicious test suite. > > This relies on both kafka client and server artefacts. No issues encountered. > > > > Thank you > > > > +1 (non binding) > > > > On Fri, 15 May 2026 at 15:58, Josep Prat via dev <dev@kafka.apache.org> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Micka...

Hi Luke, Need answers to the following questions – 1. When is the next release planned which have fix for this CVE. 2. What log4j/jetty/Jackson-core version will be used in this upcoming kafka release. Share the JIRA links if available. Regards Vivek From: Luke Chen <showuon@gmail.com> Sent: 15 May 2026 12:39 To: users@kafka.apache.org Cc: users-subscribe@kafka.apache.org; Vivek Agarwal B <vivek.b.agarwal@ericsson.com>; Apoorva Maheshwari <apoorva.maheshwari@ericsson.com> Subject: Re: Kafka new version info You don't often get email from showuon@gmail.com<mailto:showuon@gmail.com>. Learn why this is important<https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> Hi Apoorva, This is an open source project, so you can search in the JIRA or check the source code to find the answer. Like the first CVE-2025-67030, you will find this ticket after searching it: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20373 And it showed it...

Hi Mickael, I ran various test client applications on Java 21 using the staged Maven artifacts. +1 non binding Thanks On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 2:02 PM Keith W <keith.wall@gmail.com> wrote: > > I tested out the staged Maven artifacts from > https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/org/apache/kafka/ > against the Kroxylicious test suite. > This relies on both kafka client and server artefacts. No issues encountered. > > Thank you > > +1 (non binding) > > On Fri, 15 May 2026 at 15:58, Josep Prat via dev <dev@kafka.apache.org> wrote: > > > > Hi Mickael, > > > > I did the following: > > - checked the signatures and checksums > > - build from source > > - ran the test locally > > - Tested Docker Images: > > -- can start > > -- can create topics > > - ran quickstart > > - ran sample apps with consumer groups > > - checked J...

I tested out the staged Maven artifacts from https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/org/apache/kafka/ against the Kroxylicious test suite. This relies on both kafka client and server artefacts. No issues encountered. Thank you +1 (non binding) On Fri, 15 May 2026 at 15:58, Josep Prat via dev <dev@kafka.apache.org> wrote: > > Hi Mickael, > > I did the following: > - checked the signatures and checksums > - build from source > - ran the test locally > - Tested Docker Images: > -- can start > -- can create topics > - ran quickstart > - ran sample apps with consumer groups > - checked Java client interaction from artifacts (admin, producer, consumer > and streams) > - checked Tiered Storage offloads to remote storage (with Aiven's plugin) > - checked Kafka Connect > > +1 (binding for me) > > Thanks for running the release! > > Best, > > On Fri, May 15, 2026 a...

Hi Mickael, I did the following: - checked the signatures and checksums - build from source - ran the test locally - Tested Docker Images: -- can start -- can create topics - ran quickstart - ran sample apps with consumer groups - checked Java client interaction from artifacts (admin, producer, consumer and streams) - checked Tiered Storage offloads to remote storage (with Aiven's plugin) - checked Kafka Connect +1 (binding for me) Thanks for running the release! Best, On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM Lianet Magrans <lianetm@apache.org> wrote: > Hi Mickael, > > I did the following on RC2: > - verified the checksums and signature > - downloaded and build from source (java 21) + run quickstart > - played with basic produce/consume, classic and consumer groups, mixed > groups, online upgrade/downgrade > - downloaded docker images & run quick start with both > - browsed the docs > > +1 (binding) > ...

Hi Mickael, I did the following on RC2: - verified the checksums and signature - downloaded and build from source (java 21) + run quickstart - played with basic produce/consume, classic and consumer groups, mixed groups, online upgrade/downgrade - downloaded docker images & run quick start with both - browsed the docs +1 (binding) Thanks for running the release! Lianet On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 9:17 AM Jakub Scholz <jakub@scholz.cz> wrote: > I did the same tests as with the previous RCs, all using the staged > binaries and everything seems to work fine. +1 (non-binding) from me. > > Thanks for running the release Mickael. > > Jakub > > On Wed, May 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM Mickael Maison <mickael.maison@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers, > > > > This is the 3rd candidate for release of Apache Kafka 4.3.0. > > > > Since RC2, we've added...

I did the same tests as with the previous RCs, all using the staged binaries and everything seems to work fine. +1 (non-binding) from me. Thanks for running the release Mickael. Jakub On Wed, May 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM Mickael Maison <mickael.maison@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers, > > This is the 3rd candidate for release of Apache Kafka 4.3.0. > > Since RC2, we've added fixes for: > - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20380 > - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20571 > - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20572 > > Release notes for the 4.3.0 release: > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.3.0-rc2/RELEASE_NOTES.html > > *** Please download, test and vote by May 20, 5pm CEST > > Kafka's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the release: > https://downloads.apache.org/kafka/KEYS > > * Release artifacts to b...