+1 (non-binding)
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e43375d6d87cbbf46189eedbe786a44a86f64828
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- Maven staging repo (orgapachepolaris-1064) contains all
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- Ajantha
On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 7:52 PM Dmitri Bourlatchkov <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> +1 (binding)
>
> Verified:
> * Checksums
> * Signatures
> * LICENSE / NOTICE (manually)
> * Helm install (with 1.3.0-incubating images)
> * Bootstrap (via Admin Tool)
> * Basic smoke test in k8s
>
> Cheers,
> Dmitri.
>
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 9:34 AM Dmitri Bourlatchkov <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Adnan,
> >
> > You're right. It was my mistake (too late in the day :)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Dmitri.
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 8:23 PM Adnan Hemani via dev <
> > [email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm not sure what the right directory is supposed to be for the Helm
> chart
> >> - but I see an index.yaml under
> >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/polaris/helm-chart/
> >>
> >> Was it supposed to go under
> >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/polaris/helm-chart/1.4.0/?
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Adnan Hemani
> >>
> >> On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 4:06 PM Dmitri Bourlatchkov <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hi Adnan,
> >> >
> >> > Voting +0 for now.
> >> >
> >> > The helm charts are still missing the index, although the GH workflow
> >> > appears to have committed it to svn [1]
> >> >
> >> > DEBUG: Executing 'svn add helm-chart/index.yaml'
> >> > A helm-chart/index.yaml
> >> > DEBUG: Executing 'svn add helm-chart/artifacthub-repo.yml'
> >> > svn: warning: W150002:
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> '/home/runner/work/polaris/polaris/releasey/polaris-dist-dev/helm-chart/artifacthub-repo.yml'
> >> > is already under version control
> >> > svn: E200009: Could not add all targets because some targets are
> already
> >> > versioned
> >> > svn: E200009: Illegal target for the requested operation
> >> > DEBUG: Executing 'svn commit --username *** --password ***
> >> > --non-interactive -m Update Helm index and artifacthub-repo.yml for
> >> 1.4.0
> >> > RC2'
> >> > Adding helm-chart/index.yaml
> >> > Transmitting file data .done
> >> > Committing transaction...
> >> > Committed revision 83797.
> >> >
> >> > I wonder if the error actually prevented publication... WDYT?
> >> >
> >> > [1]
> >> >
> >>
> https://github.com/apache/polaris/actions/runs/24420600494/job/71345953739
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Dmitri.
> >> >
> >> > On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM Adnan Hemani via dev <
> >> > [email protected]>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Hi everyone,
> >> > >
> >> > > I propose that we release the following RC as the official Apache
> >> Polaris
> >> > > 1.4.0 release.
> >> > >
> >> > > This corresponds to the tag: apache-polaris-1.4.0-rc2
> >> > > *
> https://github.com/apache/polaris/commits/apache-polaris-1.4.0-rc2
> >> > > *
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://github.com/apache/polaris/tree/e43375d6d87cbbf46189eedbe786a44a86f64828
> >> > >
> >> > > The release tarball, signature, and checksums are here:
> >> > > * https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/polaris/1.4.0
> >> > >
> >> > > Helm charts are available on:
> >> > > * https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/polaris/helm-chart/1.4.0
> >> > > NB: you have to build the Docker images locally in order to test
> Helm
> >> > > charts.
> >> > >
> >> > > You can find the KEYS file here:
> >> > > * https://downloads.apache.org/polaris/KEYS
> >> > >
> >> > > Convenience binary artifacts are staged on Nexus. The Maven
> repository
> >> > URL
> >> > > is:
> >> > > *
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachepolaris-1064/
> >> > >
> >> > > Please download, verify, and test according to the release
> >> verification
> >> > > guide, which can be found at:
> >> > > *
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://polaris.apache.org/community/release-guides/release-verification-guide/
> >> > >
> >> > > Please vote in the next 72 hours.
> >> > >
> >> > > [ ] +1 Release this as Apache Polaris 1.4.0
> >> > > [ ] +0
> >> > > [ ] -1 Do not release this because...
> >> > >
> >> > > Only PMC members have binding votes, but other community members are
> >> > > encouraged to cast non-binding votes.
> >> > > This vote will pass if there are 3 binding +1 votes and more binding
> >> +1
> >> > > votes than -1 votes.
> >> > >
> >> > > Best,
> >> > > Adnan Hemani
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
