+1 I tested the source zip: - ASC OK - SHA512 OK - mvn clean verify
Using: openjdk version "17.0.16" 2025-07-15 OpenJDK Runtime Environment Homebrew (build 17.0.16+0) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Homebrew (build 17.0.16+0, mixed mode, sharing) Apache Maven 3.9.11 (3e54c93a704957b63ee3494413a2b544fd3d825b) Maven home: /opt/homebrew/Cellar/maven/3.9.11/libexec Java version: 17.0.16, vendor: Homebrew, runtime: /opt/homebrew/Cellar/openjdk@17/17.0.16/libexec/openjdk.jdk/Contents/Home Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: UTF-8 OS name: "mac os x", version: "15.7", arch: "aarch64", family: "mac" Darwin ****.local 24.6.0 Darwin Kernel Version 24.6.0: Mon Aug 11 21:15:09 PDT 2025; root:xnu-11417.140.69.701.11~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T6041 arm64 Docker version 28.3.2, build 578ccf6 Gary On Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM Volkan Yazıcı <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is a vote to release the Apache Log4j `2.25.2`. > > Website: https://logging.staged.apache.org/log4j/2.25.2/index.html > GitHub: https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2 > Commit: 6923bd90cbbbbe4d7e5e99013097559ba6228b73 > Distribution: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/logging/log4j/2.25.2 > Nexus: > https://repository.apache.org:443/content/repositories/orgapachelogging-1322 > Signing key: 0x077e8893a6dcc33dd4a4d5b256e73ba9a0b592d0 > Review kit: > https://logging.apache.org/logging-parent/release-review-instructions.html > > Please download, test, and cast your votes on this mailing list. > > [ ] +1, release the artifacts > [ ] -1, don't release, because... > > This vote is open for 72 hours and will pass unless getting a > net negative vote count. All votes are welcome and we encourage > everyone to test the release, but only the Logging Services PMC > votes are officially counted. At least 3 +1 votes and more > positive than negative votes are required. > > == Errata > > The generic release review instructions[1] are still applicable. > Though `CI=true` environment variable needs to be passed > to verify the reproducibility[2]. > > The incorrect release date in the staged website's release > notes page[3] will be corrected once the release is finalized. > > [1] https://logging.apache.org/logging-parent/release-review-instructions.html > [2] https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/issues/3804 > [3] > https://logging.staged.apache.org/log4j/2.25.2/release-notes.html#release-notes-2-25-2 > > == Release Notes > > This patch release addresses certain minor issues detailed > in the changelog. > > === Fixed > > * Fix potential memory leak involving `LogBuilder` in Log4j API > to Logback bridge (#3819, #3824) > * Prevent unnecessary warnings in > `AbstractDriverManagerConnectionSource` (#3828, #3831) > * Fix missing newlines in default logging configuration for > `log4j-core` (#3835, #3851) > * Fix missing default `Target` value in Console Appender (#3852) > * Discard the sub-second part while obtaining the initial time (i.e., > creation time) of a file in `RollingFileManager` (#3068, #3872) > * Fix Pattern Layout exception stack trace converters to no longer > prepend newlines based on context (#3873, #3919) > * Fix the `com.google.errorprone:error_prone_annotations` > dependency whose version property gets erased due to flattening > (#3779, #3785, #3822, #3905) > * Fix detection of `Throwable` converters inside nested Pattern > Layout patterns when applying `alwaysWriteExceptions` (#3920) > * Fix parsing and merging of literals in > `InstantPatternDynamicFormatter` (#3930, #3932)
