You could create a branch off of the last 4.x tag https://github.com/apache/httpcomponents-core/releases/tag/rel%2Fv4.4.16
Gary On Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 17:19 Ryan Schmitt <[email protected]> wrote: > I can't find an upstream git branch for HttpCore 4.x. It looks like it was > deleted at some point. If it's not EOL yet, I had a couple of fixes in mind > for backporting from 5.x. > > On Wed, Jun 3, 2026 at 4:47 AM Oleg Kalnichevski <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On 03.06.2026 12:43, Gary Gregory wrote: > > > On Wed, Jun 3, 2026, 02:55 Arturo Bernal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> Hi Oleg > > >> > > >> I agree. HttpClient 4.x has had a very long support window and I think > > it > > >> is reasonable to officially declare it EOL. > > >> > > >> We should not keep creating the expectation that 4.x is an actively > > >> supported line. > > >> > > > I am with keeping plain old bug fixed and new features in 5.x. > > > > > > My goal is to be able to provide a release if a security vulnerability > > > occurs. Unlikely but possible. > > > > > > Gary > > > > Awesome. Then, we can keep HttpClient 4.x alive a bit longer. > > > > Oleg > > > > > > >> Users with new requirements should be expected to move to 5.x. > > >> > > >> > > >> Arturo > > >> > > >> > > >> On Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM Oleg Kalnichevski <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > >> > > >>> Folks > > >>> > > >>> I think it is time to officially declare HttpClient 4.x at the end of > > >>> life and discontinue its support. > > >>> > > >>> Does anyone see any good reason to keep it supported? > > >>> > > >>> Oleg > > >>> > > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > >>> > > >>> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > >
