Hi,

+1 (binding)

Checks & steps:

1.) Verified hashes and PGP signatures: => PASSED
2.) Build successfully from apache-opennlp-2.5.9-src.zip on:

Apache Maven 3.9.14 (996c630dbc656c76214ce58821dcc58be960875b)
Maven home: /Applications/apache-maven-3
Java version: 25.0.3, vendor: Eclipse Adoptium, runtime: 
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/temurin-25.0.3.jdk/Contents/Home
Default locale: de_DE, platform encoding: UTF-8
OS name: "mac os x", version: "26.4.1", arch: "aarch64", family: "mac"

and artifacts were produced as expected. => PASSED

3.) Checked content of RC1’s binary distribution, that is 
apache-opennlp-2.5.9-bin.tar.gz => PASSED
4.) Checked the shipped docs folder is in good shape and contains the expected 
artifacts (dev manual HTML + PDF, and Javadoc per module) => PASSED
5.) Checked NOTICE file’s content provides correct infos / versions => PASSED

Thanks,

mawiesne | Martin

> Am 28.04.2026 um 14:39 schrieb Jeff Zemerick <[email protected]>:
> 
> +1 built and tested on Java 25.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeff
> 
> On Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 4:59 AM Richard Zowalla <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi folks,
>> 
>> I have posted a 1st release candidate for the Apache OpenNLP 2.5.9 release 
>> and it is ready for testing.
>> 
>> Bug
>> [OPENNLP-1819] - Align DictionaryEntryPersistor XML parsing with XmlUtil 
>> helper
>> [OPENNLP-1820] - Restrict ExtensionLoader to allowlisted package prefixes
>> [OPENNLP-1821] - Prevent OutOfMemory Due To Huge Array Allocation
>> 
>> Improvement
>> [OPENNLP-53] - Parser should have simple interface to process a tokenized 
>> input sentence
>> 
>> Dependency upgrade
>> [OPENNLP-1817] - Update log4j2 to 2.25.4
>> [OPENNLP-1822] - Update ONNX runtime to 1.25.0
>> 
>> Thank you to everyone who contributed to this release, including all of our 
>> users and the people who submitted bug reports,
>> contributed code or documentation enhancements.
>> 
>> The release was made using the OpenNLP release process, documented on the 
>> website:
>> https://opennlp.apache.org/release.html
>> 
>> Maven Repo:
>> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapacheopennlp-1063
>> 
>> <repositories>
>> <repository>
>> <id>opennlp-2.5.9-rc1</id>
>> <name>Testing OpenNLP 2.5.9-rc1 release candidate</name>
>> <url>
>> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapacheopennlp-1063
>> </url>
>> </repository>
>> </repositories>
>> 
>> Binaries & Source:
>> 
>> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/opennlp/opennlp-2.5.9-rc1
>> 
>> Tag:
>> 
>> https://github.com/apache/opennlp/releases/tag/opennlp-2.5.9
>> 
>> Tag Hash: 420b7a4b9335bc4824ca9dfa2daa3222de06edb4
>> 
>> Release notes:
>> 
>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12311215&version=12356814
>> 
>> The results of the eval tests for the aforementioned tag can be found
>> here: https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/OpenNLP/job/eval-tests-releases/27/
>> 
>> Reminder: The up-2-date KEYS file for signature verification can be
>> found here: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/opennlp/KEYS
>> 
>> Checklist for reference:
>> 
>> [ ] Both source (tar.gz/zip) and binary artifacts (tar.gz/zip) are present, 
>> along with .asc and .sha512 files for each.
>> [ ] PGP signatures are valid for the release artifacts using the KEYS file 
>> from dist.apache.org
>> [ ] SHA512 checksums are correct and verified.
>> [ ] LICENSE and NOTICE files exist and are accurate.
>> [ ] No unexpected binary files in the source release.
>> [ ] All source files have appropriate ASF headers (excluding generated files 
>> and legacy files).
>> [ ] Build completes successfully from source and the instruction to do so 
>> are clear.
>> 
>> Please vote on releasing these packages as Apache OpenNLP 2.5.9
>> The vote is open for at least the next 72 hours.
>> 
>> Only votes from OpenNLP PMC are binding, but everyone is welcome to
>> check the release candidate and vote.
>> The vote passes if at least three binding +1 votes are cast.
>> 
>> Please VOTE
>> 
>> [+1] go ship it
>> [+0] meh, don't care
>> [-1] stop, there is a ${showstopper}
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Gruß
>> Richard

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