Re: [VOTE] 4.4.0 RC1

Adding both users and Kafka-clients > On 23 Sep 2026, at 11:11, Omnia Ibrahim <o.g.h.ibrahim@gmail.com> wrote: > > Here is the report for system testing > > https://confluent-open-source-kafka-branch-builder-system-test-results.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/trunk/2026-09-22--001.1442301f-18b4-4a90-a790-4f8550f93d20--1790111851--apache--4.4--812f9108eb/report.html > The two failed test cases are same as the one mentioned in 4.3.1 RC2 so not new issue > >> On 22 Sep 2026, at 15:09, Omnia Ibrahim <o.g.h.ibrahim@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers, >> >> This is the 2nd candidate for release of Apache Kafka 4.4.0. >> >> Apache Kafka 4.4.0 is a minor release that includes 26 KIPs spanning improvements to all components. >> >> Release notes for the 4.4.0 release: >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.4.0-rc1/RELEASE_NOTES.html >> >> Please download, test and vote by Friday, September 25, 2026, 12:30pm BST (4:30am PT) >> >> Kafka's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the release: >> https://downloads.apache.org/kafka/KEYS >> >> * Release artifacts to be voted upon (source and binary): >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.4.0-rc1/ >> >> * Docker release artifacts to be voted upon: >> apache/kafka:4.4.0-rc1 >> apache/kafka-native:4.4.0-rc1 >> >> * Maven artifacts to be voted upon: >> https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/org/apache/kafka/ >> >> * Javadoc: >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.4.0-rc1/javadoc/index.html >> >> * Tag to be voted upon (off 4.4 branch) is the 4.4.0 tag: >> https://github.com/apache/kafka/releases/tag/4.4.0-rc1 >> >> * Documentation: >> https://github.com/apache/kafka-site/pull/905 >> * Protocol: >> https://github.com/apache/kafka-site/pull/905 >> >> * Successful CI builds for the 4.4 branch: >> Unit/integration tests: https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/35717651111 >> >> System tests: [will provide it soon] >> * Documentation: >> PR: https://github.com/apache/kafka-site/pull/905 >> >> * Protocol: >> PR: https://github.com/apache/kafka-site/pull/905 >> >> * Successful Docker Image Github Actions Pipeline for 4.4 branch: >> Docker Build Test Pipeline (JVM): https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/35720261595 >> Docker Build Test Pipeline (Native): https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/35720261595 >> >> Thanks, >> Omnia >