Hi Apoorv, Thanks for running the release. I performed the following validation:
* Checked the release notes * Built from source, ran quickstart and checked Kafka version * Downloaded the binaries too, ran quickstart and checked Kafka version * Downloaded the tagged assets from GitHub, unpacked and ran simple test * Checked the javadoc * Browsed the docs as md * Downloaded and ran both Docker images * Verified the checksums and signatures of the release artefacts * Built a simple application using the 4.2.2 Maven artefacts I think you need to add a section to the upgrading docs. +1 (binding) Thanks, Andrew On 2026/09/23 13:13:09 Jakub Scholz wrote: > Great, thanks a lot. I did some manual smoke testing and also run all the > Strimzi tests with it. And all seems to work fine for me ... so +1 > non-binding. > > Thanks for running the release. > > Jakub > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2026 at 5:37 PM Apoorv Mittal <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I have re-uploaded the artifacts. Thanks Jakub for checking. > > > > Regards, > > Apoorv Mittal > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2026 at 4:08 PM Apoorv Mittal <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > It looks like someone dropped the artifacts from the staging repository. > > I > > > am checking. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Apoorv Mittal > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2026 at 3:08 PM Jakub Scholz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> Did the staged Maven artifacts disappear from the staging repo for > > >> everyone > > >> or only for me? I was able to pull them yesterday and earlier today. But > > >> 4.2.2 now seems to be gone. E.g.: > > >> > > >> > > https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/org/apache/kafka/kafka_2.13/4.2.2/ > > >> and so on. > > >> > > >> Thanks & Regards > > >> Jakub > > >> > > >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2026 at 10:32 PM Apoorv Mittal < > > [email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >> > Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers, > > >> > > > >> > This is the second (RC1) candidate for release of Apache Kafka 4.2.2. > > >> > > > >> > This is a bug fix release in the 4.2 line. > > >> > > > >> > Release notes for the 4.2.2 release: > > >> > > > >> > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.2.2-rc1/RELEASE_NOTES.html > > >> > > > >> > Please download, test and vote by *24 September, Monday 5PM PST* > > >> > > > >> > Kafka's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the release: > > >> > https://downloads.apache.org/kafka/KEYS < > > https://kafka.apache.org/KEYS> > > >> > > > >> > * Release artifacts to be voted upon (source and binary): > > >> > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.2.2-rc1/ > > >> > > > >> > * Docker release artifacts to be voted upon: > > >> > apache/kafka:4.2.2-rc1 > > >> > < > > >> > > > >> > > https://hub.docker.com/layers/apache/kafka/4.2.2-rc1/images/sha256-daa39dc85acd37b148fad74d6b22b60fa5f7fa05048a5c8aa3b654140c63dd58 > > >> > > > > >> > apache/kafka-native:4.2.2-rc1 > > >> > < > > >> > > > >> > > https://hub.docker.com/layers/apache/kafka-native/4.2.2-rc1/images/sha256-eae4a5c3675030bb3c854eb89fab50bbb75fd2f7800d4385b0b3fda642852d2b > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > * 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/4.2.2-rc1/javadoc/index.html > > >> > > > >> > * Tag to be voted upon (off 4.2 branch) is the 4.2.2 tag: > > >> > https://github.com/apache/kafka/releases/tag/4.2.2-rc1 > > >> > > > >> > * Documentation: > > >> > https://kafka.apache.org/42/documentation.html > > >> > > > >> > * Protocol: > > >> > https://kafka.apache.org/42/design/protocol > > >> > > > >> > * Successful CI builds for the 4.2 branch: > > >> > Unit/integration tests: > > >> > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/35636810731 > > >> > System tests: Before Test Only fix - > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > https://confluent-open-source-kafka-system-test-results.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/4.2/2026-09-20--002.7c3ba21d-079a-4799-8f1e-1f798f499541--1789972353--confluentinc--4.2--0fbf14c557/report.html > > >> > I have retriggered system tests though; will update the thread. > > >> > > > >> > * Successful Docker Image Github Actions Pipeline for 4.2 branch: > > >> > Docker Build Test Pipeline (JVM): > > >> > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/35637052515 > > >> > Docker Build Test Pipeline (Native): > > >> > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/35637084838 > > >> > > > >> > Regards, > > >> > Apoorv Mittal > > >> > > > >> > > > > > >
