Re: [VOTE] 4.4.0 RC1

Hi Omnia I tested the 4.4 branch and encountered a test failure, but it is unrelated to 4.4 branch. see https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-21146 for details Best, Chia-Ping Omnia Ibrahim <o.g.h.ibrahim@gmail.com> 於 2026年9月23日週三 下午6:18寫道： > 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 > > > >