Hi, So we've technically passed the vote.
However I just noticed that we're doing another 4.2.1 release candidate (even though RC3 had also passed the vote) to include fixes for KAFKA-19851 and KAFKA-20380. These fixes are not included in 4.3.0 RC1. It's not clear to me that these are high importance fixes (opened for several versions, not marked as blockers) needed for 4.3.0. If people want to make a case for including these in 4.3.0, please let me know. Otherwise I'll proceed with the release of 4.3.0 using RC1. - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-19851 - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20380 Thanks, Mickael On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 1:35 PM Luke Chen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Mickael, > > I found a non-blocking doc issue KAFKA-20569 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20569> that might also affect > v4.3.0. > We might need to fix it for v4.3.0. > > Thanks, > Luke > > On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM Federico Valeri <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi Mickael, > > > > - built from source using Java 21 > > - tested KAFKA-19655 > > - ran various test client applications > > - browsed Javadoc > > > > +1 non binding > > > > Thanks for running the release. > > Fede > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 9:09 AM Maroš Orsák <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi Mickael, > > > > > > I have run the Strimzi test container tests on Aarch64 image build from > > > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.3.0-rc1/kafka_2.13-4.3.0.tgz > > , > > > all tests passed without issues. > > > > > > +1 (non-binding) > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Maros > > > > > > po 11. 5. 2026 o 23:54 Lianet Magrans <[email protected]> napísal(a): > > > > > > > Hi Mickael, > > > > > > > > I did the following: > > > > - verified the checksums and signatures > > > > - build from source (java 21) -> run quickstart, basic produce/consume > > with > > > > Classic and Consumer groups > > > > - run basic consume/produce on both docker images > > > > - run the network degrade sys test that was failing on your side. I > > got a > > > > green run for the test_rate on 4.3 after some retries > > > > > > > > > > https://confluent-open-source-kafka-branch-builder-system-test-results.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/trunk/2026-05-11--001.f3134388-b3df-48e5-ae8b-98d07ddfff55--1778526564--apache--4.3--84b51283d6/report.html > > > > > > > > +1 (binding) > > > > > > > > Best! > > > > Lianet > > > > > > > > On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 2:51 PM Jakub Scholz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > @Maciej: You mean within Strimzi? The system tests we have covering > > OAuth > > > > > passed. But I have not done any special testing for that as OAuth is > > not > > > > > really my specialty. > > > > > > > > > > Jakub > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM Maciej Malecki <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Does this version work with strimzi oauth 0.17.1? > > > > > > > > > > > > *__________________* > > > > > > *Regards,* > > > > > > > > > > > > *Maciej Małecki* > > > > > > > > > > > > pon., 11 maj 2026, 16:58 użytkownik Jakub Scholz <[email protected]> > > > > > > napisał: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I used the staged binaries and Maven artifacts, and: > > > > > > > * did some manual smoke testing > > > > > > > * Run it within Strimzi and its system tests > > > > > > > > > > > > > > All seems to work fine, so +1 (non-binding). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks & Regards > > > > > > > Jakub > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 1:41 PM Mickael Maison < > > > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is the 2nd candidate for release of Apache Kafka 4.3.0. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This release includes 25 KIPs bringing improvements to all > > > > > components. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Release notes for the 4.3.0 release: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.3.0-rc1/RELEASE_NOTES.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *** Please download, test and vote by May 11, 5pm CEST > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kafka's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the > > release: > > > > > > > > https://downloads.apache.org/kafka/KEYS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * Release artifacts to be voted upon (source and binary): > > > > > > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.3.0-rc1/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * Docker release artifacts to be voted upon: > > > > > > > > apache/kafka:4.3.0-rc1 > > > > > > > > apache/kafka-native:4.3.0-rc1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * Maven artifacts to be voted upon: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/org/apache/kafka/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * Javadoc: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.3.0-rc1/javadoc/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * Tag to be voted upon (off 4.3 branch) is the 4.3.0 tag: > > > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/releases/tag/4.3.0-rc1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * Documentation: > > > > > > > > PR: https://github.com/apache/kafka-site/pull/853 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * Protocol: > > > > > > > > PR: https://github.com/apache/kafka-site/pull/853 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * Successful CI builds for the 4.3 branch: > > > > > > > > Unit/integration tests: > > > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/25372903952 > > > > > > > > System tests: Tests are currently running > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > * Successful Docker Image Github Actions Pipeline for 4.3 > > branch: > > > > > > > > Docker Build Test Pipeline (JVM): > > > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/25367577186 > > > > > > > > Docker Build Test Pipeline (Native): > > > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/25367591295 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Mickael > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
