I backported https://github.com/apache/lucene/pull/16788 to 10.6, and I’d like 
to get https://github.com/apache/lucene/pull/16891 in as well.  I think we’ll 
need to get fixes for the docBlock/indexSort issues that Salvatore has 
identified before we can release too?

> On 22 Oct 2026, at 12:34, Michael Sokolov <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I pushed a couple of changes out of 10.6 (changed their milestones to
> 11) that did not look ready to me, but I wouldn't object to seeing
> them in 10.6 if it can happen soon
> 
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2026 at 3:16 AM Luca Cavanna <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Sounds like a plan, Houston.
>> 
>> On your question: I added the milestone to some PRs that did not have
>> it as a best effort, for tracking purposes. Those looked like changes
>> that would be good to have, but we should not block the 10.6 release
>> if they don't make it in.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Luca
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2026 at 7:44 PM Houston Putman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Both of those are fine with me then Luca, and thanks for volunteering to do 
>>> them!
>>> 
>>> Maybe move the 10.7 issues to 10.6 and give them a few more days to sort 
>>> themselves out (since it's obviously going to be longer to get those 
>>> features than if we were doing a 10.7).
>>> And after the release is done, I'll move the open bug fix issues to the 
>>> newly created 10.6.1 milestone and move all the other open issues to 11.0.0.
>>> That way if we need to do an RC2, those issues are still being watched and 
>>> maybe someone will be able to get them merged by then.
>>> 
>>> Quick question. I notice you added the milestone for some of these. Did you 
>>> do that with a purpose of having them make the release, or just giving them 
>>> the next milestone in case they were ready at the time?
>>> 
>>> - Houston
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2026 at 3:55 AM Michael Sokolov <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Weird, I saw two of your emails, Luca, the original and the re send.
>>>> 
>>>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2026, 1:19 AM Luca Cavanna <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> LOL, not sure what happened with my previous email and its background
>>>>> :)  Let me try that again with plain text.
>>>>> 
>>>>> ---------------------------------------------
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks Houston!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Based on parallel conversations about Lucene 11.0, I believe 10.6 will
>>>>> be the final 10.x release.
>>>>> 
>>>>> With that, I think we should remove the newly created 10.7 milestone,
>>>>> and push those issues to 11.0 instead. Also, to avoid confusion around
>>>>> backporting and prevent needless backporting overhead, I think we
>>>>> should decommission branch_10x like we did with branch_9x, see
>>>>> https://github.com/apache/lucene/tree/branch_9x .
>>>>> 
>>>>> I can take care of both in the coming days if nobody has objections.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> Luca
>>>>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2026 at 10:13 AM Luca Cavanna <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks Houston!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Based on parallel conversations about Lucene 11.0, I believe 10.6 will 
>>>>>> be the final 10.x release.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> With that, I think we should remove the newly created 10.7 milestone, 
>>>>>> and push those issues to 11.0 instead. Also, to avoid confusion around 
>>>>>> backporting and prevent needless backporting overhead, I think we should 
>>>>>> decommission branch_10x like we did with branch_9x, see 
>>>>>> https://github.com/apache/lucene/tree/branch_9x .
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I can take care of both in the coming days if nobody has objections.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>> Luca
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 20, 2026, 23:21 Houston Putman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I have also added a draft release notes (no content currently) at 
>>>>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/spaces/LUCENE/pages/451980277/ReleaseNote10_6_0
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> So please add things there if you want them included in the 
>>>>>>> announcement.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> - Houston
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Tue, Oct 20, 2026 at 1:50 PM Houston Putman <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Ok, I'm going through the list of issues with the 10.6 milestone that 
>>>>>>>> haven't been merged and two are outstanding.
>>>>>>>> I'm going to move the milestones of both (#16623 and #16576), since no 
>>>>>>>> one has made a fuss on them since I announced the feature freeze last 
>>>>>>>> week.
>>>>>>>> Please let me know now if they will land in the next few days.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Other than that, there are a few issues/prs missing backports from 
>>>>>>>> main that were tagged 10.6 in the changelog.
>>>>>>>> I'm tracking those down, and will get them resolved before making the 
>>>>>>>> RC.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> - Houston
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM Houston Putman <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> NOTICE:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Branch branch_10_6 has been cut and versions updated to 10.7 on 
>>>>>>>>> stable branch.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Please observe the normal rules:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> * No new features may be committed to the branch.
>>>>>>>>> * Documentation patches, build patches and serious bug fixes may be
>>>>>>>>>  committed to the branch. However, you should submit all patches you
>>>>>>>>>  want to commit as pull requests first to give others the chance to 
>>>>>>>>> review
>>>>>>>>>  and possibly vote against them. Keep in mind that it is our
>>>>>>>>>  main intention to keep the branch as stable as possible.
>>>>>>>>> * All patches that are intended for the branch should first be 
>>>>>>>>> committed
>>>>>>>>>  to the unstable branch, merged into the stable branch, and then into
>>>>>>>>>  the current release branch.
>>>>>>>>> * Normal unstable and stable branch development may continue as usual.
>>>>>>>>>  However, if you plan to commit a big change to the unstable branch
>>>>>>>>>  while the branch feature freeze is in effect, think twice: can't the
>>>>>>>>>  addition wait a couple more days? Merges of bug fixes into the branch
>>>>>>>>>  may become more difficult.
>>>>>>>>> * Only Github issues with Milestone 10.6
>>>>>>>>>  will delay a release candidate build.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I plan to make an RC on 10/20. So please let me know if any of the 
>>>>>>>>> remaining open issues in the 10.6.0 milestone are blockers, or if 
>>>>>>>>> there's anything else you need to make it to the branch.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> - Houston
>>>>> 
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