+1 (non-binding) - Built from source with java 17 - Checked the signatures of the source and binary release artifacts - Ran pulsar standalone - Checked producer and consumer - Verified the Cassandra connector - Verified the Stateful function
Regards, Yike ________________________________ From: Lari Hotari <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 8:34 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [VOTE] Release Apache Pulsar 4.2.3 based on 4.2.3-candidate-1 Hello Apache Pulsar Community, This is a call for the vote to release the Apache Pulsar version 4.2.3 based on 4.2.3-candidate-1. Included changes since the previous release: https://jpn01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fapache%2Fpulsar%2Fcompare%2Fv4.2.2...v4.2.3-candidate-1&data=05%7C02%7C%7C14e9402f1cfa4aa8317408ded63f7484%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639183765204470118%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JSh24MiZH0bs%2FcfTfs1Hnpc8%2BF9OIyaYxq2HrRJn%2BwQ%3D&reserved=0<https://github.com/apache/pulsar/compare/v4.2.2...v4.2.3-candidate-1> *** Please download, test and vote on this release. This vote will stay open for at least 72 hours *** Only votes from PMC members are binding, but members of the community are encouraged to test the release and vote with "(non-binding)". Note that we are voting upon the source (tag), binaries are provided for convenience. The release candidate is available at: https://jpn01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdist.apache.org%2Frepos%2Fdist%2Fdev%2Fpulsar%2Fpulsar-4.2.3-candidate-1%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7C14e9402f1cfa4aa8317408ded63f7484%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639183765204538445%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5rDWnqMVHeqMGVPAGr0ytGT3IQptFnrkGw%2FZYjxlbYQ%3D&reserved=0<https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/pulsar/pulsar-4.2.3-candidate-1/> SHA-512 checksums: 0e11d58e42dc60643237b7d400cd6be1da358c6400c76c47c8446039260bd680a84eeeac0ec321a4eb00ee96e0681e680b00a0c483422dfee94a06e6632b2b47 apache-pulsar-4.2.3-src.tar.gz 6c7a94d90e7480927d9c895061d5c4796afa00153f0d6160ac85bf6fb424b71811d2afad8f1534398be2ebf25305b0548cc7e4df1682ea848ad1f89693b3ce18 apache-pulsar-4.2.3-bin.tar.gz Maven staging repo: https://jpn01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frepository.apache.org%2Fcontent%2Frepositories%2Forgapachepulsar-1413&data=05%7C02%7C%7C14e9402f1cfa4aa8317408ded63f7484%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639183765204583749%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=dLM%2FaCx1LQrtI%2BqtGieGalgKR%2BdKkqQKffDsx9HdGhc%3D&reserved=0<https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachepulsar-1413> The tag to be voted upon: v4.2.3-candidate-1 (commit 7302d10deae29488f06d33507ba7110365534a9d) https://jpn01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fapache%2Fpulsar%2Freleases%2Ftag%2Fv4.2.3-candidate-1&data=05%7C02%7C%7C14e9402f1cfa4aa8317408ded63f7484%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639183765204623291%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bN3PJ%2FuARSp%2FG%2Fv0bdfremidxH%2F7M4IQ2CrXnYUADG8%3D&reserved=0<https://github.com/apache/pulsar/releases/tag/v4.2.3-candidate-1> Pulsar's KEYS file containing PGP keys you use to sign the release: https://jpn01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdownloads.apache.org%2Fpulsar%2FKEYS&data=05%7C02%7C%7C14e9402f1cfa4aa8317408ded63f7484%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639183765204660058%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LldDVPIt97s6O6gqHeeSWoa5jh2xzDyXN%2BQzn9ikPWk%3D&reserved=0<https://downloads.apache.org/pulsar/KEYS> Docker images: docker pull lhotari/pulsar:4.2.3-7302d10 https://jpn01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhub.docker.com%2Flayers%2Flhotari%2Fpulsar%2F4.2.3-7302d10%2Fimages%2Fsha256-df2b687bf703ed0269c59228b4f27e141182baf6bf8e6dda182f5b299a8a8f79&data=05%7C02%7C%7C14e9402f1cfa4aa8317408ded63f7484%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639183765204687209%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pC%2BBzY4pBSn3Zdxy5YzmUIpF4vjtNHvzbBX1Er7oq1U%3D&reserved=0<https://hub.docker.com/layers/lhotari/pulsar/4.2.3-7302d10/images/sha256-df2b687bf703ed0269c59228b4f27e141182baf6bf8e6dda182f5b299a8a8f79> docker pull lhotari/pulsar-all:4.2.3-7302d10 https://jpn01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhub.docker.com%2Flayers%2Flhotari%2Fpulsar-all%2F4.2.3-7302d10%2Fimages%2Fsha256-500c74983996cce3820bb8b4194acada8d112bfb480dd47e9f53b90c01e81eac&data=05%7C02%7C%7C14e9402f1cfa4aa8317408ded63f7484%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639183765204709337%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zfFhrQ5cihM7iRhPVuZ4q7gghwZujCsArN1pm2jCjZs%3D&reserved=0<https://hub.docker.com/layers/lhotari/pulsar-all/4.2.3-7302d10/images/sha256-500c74983996cce3820bb8b4194acada8d112bfb480dd47e9f53b90c01e81eac> Please download the source package, and follow the README to build and run the Pulsar standalone service. More advanced release validation instructions can be found at https://jpn01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpulsar.apache.org%2Fcontribute%2Fvalidate-release-candidate%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7C14e9402f1cfa4aa8317408ded63f7484%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639183765204731831%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=w0bBYBuMH1kU0tf0nFBBggYF5EmtbOYa8Iu0cDpr%2B%2Bk%3D&reserved=0<https://pulsar.apache.org/contribute/validate-release-candidate/> Thanks, Lari Hotari
