Hello! I have volunteered to be the release manager for the 4.0.1 release.
I have put together the release plan at https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Release+Plan+4.0.1 The first release candidate will be cut on the 23rd of July (~3 weeks from the date of this email). Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns about the schedule! Best, Christo
