This is a vote to release Log4j 2.17.1, the next version of the Log4j 2 project.
Please download, test, and cast your votes on the log4j developers list. [] +1, release the artifacts [] -1, don't release because... The vote will remain open for as short amount as time as required to vet the release. All votes are welcome and we encourage everyone to test the release, but only Logging PMC votes are “officially” counted. As always, at least 3 +1 votes and more positive than negative votes are required. Changes in this version include: Fixed Bugs * [LOG4J2-3290](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3290): Remove unused method. * [LOG4J2-3292](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3292): ExtendedLoggerWrapper.logMessage no longer double-logs when location is requested. * [LOG4J2-3289](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3289): log4j-to-slf4j no longer re-interpolates formatted message contents. * [LOG4J2-3204](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3204): Correct SpringLookup package name in Interpolator. Thanks to Francis-FY. * [LOG4J2-3284](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3284): log4j-to-slf4j takes the provided MessageFactory into account Thanks to Michael Vorburger. * [LOG4J2-3264](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3264): Fix MapLookup to lookup MapMessage before DefaultMap Thanks to Yanming Zhou. * [LOG4J2-3274](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3274): Buffered I/O checked had inverted logic in RollingFileAppenderBuidler. Thanks to Faisal Khan Thayub Khan. * [](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3274): Fix NPE when input is null in StrSubstitutor.replace(String, Properties). * [LOG4J2-3270](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3270): Lookups with no prefix only read values from the configuration properties as expected. * [LOG4J2-3256](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3256): Reduce ignored package scope of KafkaAppender. Thanks to Lee Dongjin. Tag: a) for a new copy do "git clone https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2.git <https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2.git> and then "git checkout tags/log4j-2.17.1-rc1” or just "git clone -b log4j-2.17.1-rc1 https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2.git <https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2.git>" b) for an existing working copy to “git pull” and then “git checkout tags/log4j-2.17.1-rc1” Web Site: https://logging.staged.apache.org/log4j/2.x/index.html <https://logging.staged.apache.org/log4j/2.x/index.html> Maven Artifacts: https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachelogging-1078/ Distribution archives: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/logging/log4j/ <https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/logging/log4j/> You may download all the Maven artifacts by executing: wget -e robots=off --cut-dirs=7 -nH -r -p -np --no-check-certificate https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachelogging-1078/org/apache/logging/log4j/ -- Matt Sicker