Thanks Max. To give an update on the 1.11.0 release: we have a few license PRs to be merged and we will proceed the release process after that.
On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 5:06 AM Maximilian Michels <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Aihua, > > Ack, removing the flink-metrics-dropwizard dependency is not a release > blocker. We already updated the LICENSE file to properly attribute the > dependency. > > Thanks for driving the release forward! > > Cheers, > Max > > > > On Fri, May 1, 2026 at 11:45 PM Aihua Xu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > We've made significant progress cleaning up the 1.11.0 blockers, > especially around license issues. Thanks to everyone who helped drive that > forward. I believe all license concerns are now resolved — please let me > know if I'm missing anything. > > > > Maximilian flagged a Flink update to remove the flink-metrics-dropwizard > dependency (PR). This doesn't appear to be a release blocker to me, but > please let me know if you see it differently. > > > > We have one remaining blocker: Core: Propagate server error message in > failed remote scan planning responses (PR). I've checked with Prashant and > it's very close to merging. Please help review when you get a chance. > > > > Thanks, > > Aihua > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 12:37 AM Maximilian Michels <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> I couldn't make any changes to the tracking doc > >> ( > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ydSqC1L210-gny4p1RgvhufRSFlK9PeFWyiTghSqoFk/edit > ), > >> so I'm putting this here so we don't forget: > >> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/issues/16170. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Max > >> > >> On Thu, Apr 23, 2026 at 3:40 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > > >> > Hi > >> > > >> > Sure! Manu created the PR for open-api. I will do a complete pass (I > finished the check/fix for 1.10.x). > >> > > >> > Regards > >> > JB > >> > > >> > Le mer. 22 avr. 2026 à 22:49, Aihua Xu <[email protected]> a écrit : > >> >> > >> >> Thanks Steven for following up while I'm OOO. We are down to the > only LICENSE issue. JB, can you help followup on this LICENSE one? > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Tue, Apr 21, 2026 at 6:25 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> Hi, > >> >>> > >> >>> I will work with Manu on the OpenAPI LICENSE/NOTICE issue. > >> >>> > >> >>> Regards > >> >>> JB > >> >>> > >> >>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2026 at 7:16 PM Steven Wu <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >>>> > >> >>>> It seems we have two blockers left > >> >>>> https://github.com/apache/iceberg/milestone/59 > >> >>>> > >> >>>> 1) LICENSE issue. Manu has a PR for the Open API. It looks like > the GitHub issue opened by Russel identified that more modules may need > updating. > >> >>>> 2) Spark bug for deleting from a branch. It is under review, > awaiting the author's follow-up > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> On Mon, Mar 2, 2026 at 4:12 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> Thanks Aihua ! > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> Much appreciated. > >> >>>>> I updated the spreadsheet to set > https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15449 as P0/Blocker. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> Regards > >> >>>>> JB > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> On Sat, Feb 28, 2026 at 1:44 PM Aihua Xu <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> JB, I gave you editor permission and Eduard, I have changed the > priorities for https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15368 and > https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15439 to P0 as blockers for 1.11.0 > now. > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> Thanks for reaching out. > >> >>>>>> Aihua > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 10:29 PM Eduard Tudenhöfner < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> @Aihua can you also please update > https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15368 and > https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/15439 to be P0? Both fix important > issues with remote scan planning > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 7:02 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> Hi Aihua, > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> I have requested editor access to the tracking spreadsheet. > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> I want to flag a "blocker" regarding the upcoming release. > During my legal checks, I found that many LICENSE and NOTICE files are > outdated; several dependencies need to be documented, while others should > be removed. I am particularly concerned about the addition of several new > Google dependencies (GAX, Google API, BigQuery client, etc.) in the bundle > and runtime artifacts. > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> I currently have two work streams in progress: > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> 1. PR #15449: This PR aims to relax dependency versions to > simplify future updates and correct the LICENSE/NOTICE files to accurately > reflect what is bundled. It also includes consistency and wording > improvements across these files. Please let me know if you would prefer > this PR to be split by purpose. > >> >>>>>>>> 2. Dependency Investigation: I am investigating whether the > new Google dependencies are strictly required or if they were > unintentionally pulled in through transitivity. > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> In my view, this is a release blocker as the LICENSE and > NOTICE files are currently incorrect (from legal standpoint). > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> Regards, > >> >>>>>>>> JB > >> >>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM Aihua Xu <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>> I'm using this spreadsheet to track the 1.11.0 release tasks. > The P0 items are targeted as required. Let me know if you see it > differently. We will start to build RC after they are completed. > >> >>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>> Thanks, > >> >>>>>>>>> Aihua > >> >>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 24, 2026 at 5:25 PM Aihua Xu <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all, > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Want to send out a reminder for the 1.11.0 release. Can you > help move forward with the tasks targeting the 1.11.0 milestone? > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, > >> >>>>>>>>>> Aihua > >> >>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 9:10 AM Aihua Xu <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>> Yes. Please use the milestone to track the tasks to be > included in the 1.11.0 release. I saw many have been added there. Thanks. > >> >>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 3:12 AM Manu Zhang < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Shall we remove Spark 3.4 support in 1.11.0? I still see > back-port PR being merged for 3.4 recently[1]. > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> If it's removed, those efforts are wasted. > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> 1. > https://github.com/apache/iceberg/commits/main/spark/v3.4 > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Regards, > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Manu > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM Fokko Driesprong < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Aihua for bringing this up! > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Let's use the milestone to track what's pending for the > release. Excited to see these new features being released to the public! > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Kind regards, > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Fokko > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Op wo 7 jan 2026 om 08:38 schreef Péter Váry < > [email protected]>: > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Aihua for driving this! > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would love to see the File Format API in the 1.11.0 > release too. > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> We are near, but still need some reviews! > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Peter > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aihua Xu <[email protected]> ezt írta (időpont: 2025. > dec. 19., P, 20:38): > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi community, > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Following up on the Java 1.11.0 release we discussed > during our last Iceberg community sync. We're targeting an early February > 2026 release and below are the features currently planned for this release. > Please let me know if you have concerns or any additional feature requests. > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Geo predicates > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> REST scan planning > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Flink 2.1 (already in main) > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Add Spark 4.1( > https://github.com/apache/iceberg/pull/14155) > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Remove Spark 3.4 > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Drop java 11 > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aihua >
