+1, thank you Evgeniy
On Mon, Jan 19, 2026 at 2:52 PM Dmitriy Pavlov <[email protected]> wrote: > > Igniters, > > ++1 from my side. > > Evgeniy, thank you for kicking off the discussion on Apache Ignite 2.18.0! > I fully support starting the release and your candidacy as Release Manager. > > The list of issues looks good, and I think it’s better to release as is. > Does anyone in the community see any must-have items missing before the > Scope Freeze? > > Looking forward to a smooth and successful 2.18.0 release! > > Best regards, > Dmitriy Pavlov > > пн, 19 янв. 2026 г. в 15:40, zstan <[email protected]>: > > > > > Dear Ignite Community! > > > > > > I suggest starting Apache Ignite 2.18.0 release activities. > > > > It's been almost eleven months since our last release (14 Feb 2025) and > > there are a lot of new commits [1] (since > > c257a369d84b1ccfde7242664143e4d43fa) in master. I think it is a good time > > to > > start the discussion for 2.18.0. > > > > List of fixed issues [2] which are waiting for their release date. For > > example: > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-24130 Ability to configure > > persitence folder for DataRegion > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-24777 Performance > > statistics: > > wrong number of SQL query executions > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-24884 SQL. Limit joins > > number > > to commute in planning > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-25680?jql=labels%20%3D%20IEP-119 > > > > Numerous IEP-119 related issues > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-25449 Fix Memory Leak in > > HeavyQueriesTracker > > > > .. and so on > > > > > > Are there any other must have items that we want to include in the release? > > > > > > I would like to be the release manager. Proposed timeline: > > > > > > Scope Freeze: January 30, 2026 > > > > Code Freeze: February 16, 2026 > > > > Voting Date: February 23, 2026 > > > > Release Date: March 02, 2026 > > > > [1] git rev-list 8acb7deb7535a52e6aa2e6d89fa166 > > c257a369d84b1ccfde7242664143e4d43fa --count > > > > [2] > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/issues/?jql=(project%20%3D%20%27Ignite%27%20AND%20fixVersion%20is%20not%20empty%20AND%20fixVersion%20in%20(2.18))%20AND%20(component%20is%20EMPTY%20OR%20component%20not%20in%20(documentation))%20and%20status%20in%20(%27CLOSED%27%2C%20%27RESOLVED%27)%20AND%20resolution%20in(Fixed%2C%20Done%2C%20Implemented%2C%20Delivered)%20ORDER%20BY%20priority > > > > > > -- > > Best wishes, > > Stanilovskiy Evgeniy > >
