Hi again :) another thought about the high level target. The proposed initial deadline (KIP freeze on June 8) shortens the 4 month window (4.3 KIP freeze was Feb 25). Any reason for shortening this or could we consider updating all dates to keep the ~4 month window between deadlines and the final release? Release would target mid September (instead of the proposed September 1st) With 4.3 released May 22nd, we would still be within a release every 4 months with 4.4 targeting mid-September. Thoughts?
Thanks! Lianet On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 10:27 AM Bill Bejeck <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Omnia, > > Thanks for the updated release plan but my intention was that we move the > feature freeze date out ot July 18th and keep the code freeze where it was > previously. > > Thanks! > Bill > > On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 9:41 AM Lianet Magrans <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Omnia, > > > > Thanks for the update on the code freeze (it brings back the ~3 weeks > after > > feature freeze). > > > > But still, we have only 2 weeks between KIP and FF. Should we move the > > feature freeze date to allow for ~3 weeks after KIP freeze? (FF ~ June > 29). > > Similar to what we had for 4.3 (~3 weeks in between each deadline) . > > > > Thanks! > > Lianet > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, May 23, 2026 at 3:37 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Thanks Bill, > > > I updated the code freeze to 20th of July > > > > > > Thanks > > > Omnia > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > On 22 May 2026, at 19:41, Bill Bejeck <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Omnia, > > > > > > > > Thanks again for the 4.4 release plan. > > > > > > > > The release plan has June 23 as the feature freeze with code freeze > of > > > > August 8, which is roughly 6 weeks. For 4.3 there was 3 weeks > between > > > > feature and code freeze, so can we adjust feature freeze to July > 18th? > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > Bill > > > > > > > >> On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM Bill Bejeck <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> > > > >> Hi Omnia, > > > >> > > > >> Thanks for the release plan. > > > >> I've updated it to include KIP-892. > > > >> > > > >> -Bill > > > >> > > > >> On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 2:06 PM Omnia Ibrahim < > > [email protected]> > > > >> wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> Hi everyone thanks for support on this. > > > >>> I have put an initial release plan to the wiki > > > >>> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Release+Plan+4.4.0 > > > If > > > >>> I've missed a KIP, feel free to add it to the list. > > > >>> > > > >>> The initial goal is to aim for Sep 2026 for this release and KIP > > freeze > > > >>> 8th Jun 2026. > > > >>> > > > >>> Let me know if you have any questions. > > > >>> > > > >>>> On 15 May 2026, at 09:04, Christo Lolov <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Hello, > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Thanks for stepping forward Omnia, +1 from me! > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Best, > > > >>>> Christo > > > >>>> > > > >>>> On Fri, 15 May 2026 at 02:52, Ming-Yen Chung < > [email protected]> > > > >>> wrote: > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Hi all, > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> +1, thanks Omnia for running 4.4 release! > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> I'd also like to push KIP-1232: Deprecate broker.id config into > > the > > > >>> 4.4 > > > >>>>> release. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Best, > > > >>>>> Ming-Yen > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Muralidhar Basani via dev <[email protected]> 於 2026年5月15日週五 > > > >>> 上午3:57寫道： > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>> Hi all, > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> Thanks Omnia for volunteering for 4.4.0. > > > >>>>>> +1 from me too. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> I'd also like to add KIP-1325 (adding a new streams config to > > handle > > > >>>>>> restore-state path) to 4.4 release. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> Thanks, > > > >>>>>> Murali > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> On Thu, May 14, 2026 at 1:59 PM TaiJu Wu <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> Hi all, > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> +1 , thanks Omnia for running 4.4 release! > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> Best, > > > >>>>>>> TaiJuWu > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> 黃竣陽 <[email protected]> 於 2026年5月14日週四 下午7:52寫道： > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> Hi all, > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> +1 > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> Thanks Omnia for running 4.4 release! > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> And I’d also like to push KIP-1327: Prevent Hot Data Loss on > > > >>> Partition > > > >>>>>>>> Expansion for Latest Policy > > > >>>>>>>> into the 4.4 release. > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> Best Regards, > > > >>>>>>>> Jiunn-Yang > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> PoAn Yang <[email protected]> 於 2026年5月14日 晚上7:37 寫道： > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> Hi all, > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> Thanks Omnia for running 4.4 release! +1 from me. > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> Regards, > > > >>>>>>>>> PoAn > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> On May 14, 2026, at 3:59 AM, Lianet Magrans < > > [email protected] > > > > > > > >>>>>>> wrote: > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Hi all, > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Thanks Omnia for volunteering for 4.4! +1 from me. > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> We're working on KIP-1332: Dynamic memory allocation for the > > > Kafka > > > >>>>>>>>>> producer, under discussion at the moment but aiming at a > > phased > > > >>>>>>> delivery > > > >>>>>>>>>> starting in 4.4 (I updated the jiras) > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Best! > > > >>>>>>>>>> Lianet > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, May 13, 2026 at 7:35 AM Omnia Ibrahim < > > > >>>>>>> [email protected]> > > > >>>>>>>>>> wrote: > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Chia for starting the thread and for the support > with > > my > > > >>>>>> first > > > >>>>>>>>>>> release process, > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> I had a quick look into open and resolved issues on jira > and > > I > > > >>> can > > > >>>>>>> see > > > >>>>>>>> we > > > >>>>>>>>>>> have > > > >>>>>>>>>>> 66 resolved tickets. > > > >>>>>>>>>>> 43 open tickets (with status not resolved, or closed) > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> The KIPs I can see marked for 4.4.0, have sub-tasks marked > > for > > > >>>>>> 4.4.0 > > > >>>>>>> or > > > >>>>>>>>>>> remaining followups are > > > >>>>>>>>>>> KIP-1191: Dead-letter queues for share groups < > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>> > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1191%3A+Dead-letter+queues+for+share+groups > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> majority of it has been resolved and marked for 4.4.0 > except > > > >>> single > > > >>>>>>>>>>> remaining jira which in progress > > > >>>>>>>>>>> KIP-892: Transactional Semantics for StateStores < > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>> > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-892%3A+Transactional+Semantics+for+StateStores > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> is also marked for 4.4.0 but it has too many in-progress > > tasks > > > at > > > >>>>>> the > > > >>>>>>>>>>> moment > > > >>>>>>>>>>> KIP-1263: Group Coordinator Assignment Batching and > Offload < > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>> > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1263%3A+Group+Coordinator+Assignment+Batching+and+Offload > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> it has a couple of open jiras one of them marked for 4.4.0 > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Single resolved jira for KIP-1226: Introducing Share > > Partition > > > >>> Lag > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Persistence and Retrieval < > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>> > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1226%3A+Introducing+Share+Partition+Lag+Persistence+and+Retrieval > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Open Jira for KIP-1298: Per-Resource-Type Authorization for > > > >>>>>>>>>>> LIST_CONFIG_RESOURCES < > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>> > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1298%3A+Per-Resource-Type+Authorization+for+LIST_CONFIG_RESOURCES?src=jira > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> but this still under discussion > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Open Jira for KIP-1170: Unify cluster metadata > bootstrapping > > < > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>> > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1170%3A+Unify+cluster+metadata+bootstrapping?src=jira > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Open Jira for KIP-1260: Enable ProducerPerformance to abort > > > >>>>>>>> transactions < > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>> > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1260%3A+Enable+ProducerPerformance+to+abort+transactions > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> but this still under discussion > > > >>>>>>>>>>> KIP-939: Support Participation in 2PC < > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>> > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-939%3A+Support+Participation+in+2PC > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> marked for 4.4.0 but I can it still has couple of jiras > still > > > not > > > >>>>>>>> resolved > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Some open jiras as followup for KIP-853 > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Best > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Omnia > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> On 13 May 2026, at 11:21, Chia-Ping Tsai < > > [email protected]> > > > >>>>>>> wrote: > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> While there are still a few pending RCs, I'd like to start > > the > > > >>>>>>>> discussion > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> for the 4.4.0 Release Manager. Omnia has raised her hand > > > >>> offline, > > > >>>>>>> and > > > >>>>>>>> we > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> (myself and our team) are fully committed to supporting > her > > > >>>>>>> throughout > > > >>>>>>>>>>> her > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> first release process. > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Of course, please feel free to shout out if anyone else is > > > also > > > >>>>>>>>>>> interested > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> in volunteering or co-managing this release. > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Best, Chia-Ping > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > > > >
