+1 (binding) I have verified the Apache APISIX 3.18.0 release candidate.
All checks pass: 1. ✅ Download Links — all 7 URLs return HTTP 200 2. ✅ SHA512 Checksum — OK; GPG Signature 3. ✅ LICENSE — complete Apache License 2.0 text; NOTICE — correct ASF attribution 4. ✅ No Binary Files — 389 files checked, zero compiled binaries Verified on Darwin 25.5.0 (arm64), GPG 2.5.21, shasum 6.02. Regards, yuansheng wang On Tue, Aug 18, 2026 at 4:31 PM Abhishek Choudhary < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello, Community, > > This is a call for the vote to release Apache APISIX version > > Release notes: > > https://github.com/apache/apisix/blob/release/3.18/CHANGELOG.md#3180 > > The release candidates: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/apisix/3.18.0/ > > Release Commit ID: > > https://github.com/apache/apisix/commit/0796d9c2 > > Keys to verify the Release Candidate: > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/apisix/KEYS > > Steps to validating the release: > > 1. Download the release > > wget > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/apisix/3.18.0/apache-apisix-3.18.0-src.tgz > > 2. Checksums and signatures > > wget https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/apisix/KEYS > > wget > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/apisix/3.18.0/apache-apisix-3.18.0-src.tgz.asc > > wget > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/apisix/3.18.0/apache-apisix-3.18.0-src.tgz.sha512 > > gpg --import KEYS > > shasum -c apache-apisix-3.18.0-src.tgz.sha512 > > gpg --verify apache-apisix-3.18.0-src.tgz.asc apache-apisix-3.18.0-src.tgz > > 3. Unzip and Check files > > tar zxvf apache-apisix-3.18.0-src.tgz > > 4. Build Apache APISIX: > > > https://github.com/apache/apisix/blob/release/3.18/docs/en/latest/building-apisix.md#building-apisix-from-source > > The vote will be open for at least 72 hours or until necessary number of > votes are reached. > > Please vote accordingly: > > [ ] +1 approve > [ ] +0 no opinion > [ ] -1 disapprove with the reason > -- *MembPhis* My GitHub: https://github.com/membphis Apache APISIX: https://github.com/apache/apisix
