+1 I validated 5.0.1-candidate-2 and found no blocking issues in the checks performed:
- Verified the source and binary SHA-512 checksums, PGP signatures, and signed Git tag. The source archive matches the tag. - Built the source with JDK 21 using ./gradlew assemble rat, including a rerun with build-cache reuse disabled. RAT reported no unapproved licenses. - Passed 90 focused tests, including the candidate-2 compressed cursor metadata regression and V5 client interoperability tests. - Tested source-built and binary standalone services, Java 17 client/CLI compatibility, pub/sub, redelivery, message recovery after restart, and Java Functions. - Tested the candidate Docker image on Linux ARM64. Thanks, Penghui On Thu, Oct 22, 2026 at 3:44 PM Lari Hotari <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Apache Pulsar Community, > > This is a call for the vote to release the Apache Pulsar version 5.0.1 > based on 5.0.1-candidate-2. > > Included changes since the previous release: > https://github.com/apache/pulsar/compare/v5.0.0...v5.0.1-candidate-2 > > *** 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://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/pulsar/pulsar-5.0.1-candidate-2/ > > SHA-512 checksums: > > be1dfbda6ff1eb0ded4f4ab3a19a7cff19daf070055e325d41f40f2df00f780b25150dc54e8f32e9272bc783573edeb7683ca06422f3c817a3b864545610089a > apache-pulsar-5.0.1-src.tar.gz > > 97baef9c5d04d906b1a5fb7b9a8905fd8f9db5e639c400bcedf0e5092dcde56d5b036bef4d9213fbe52fcc0030708689db1d7c8bffe13e4781d5659ca2637f27 > apache-pulsar-5.0.1-bin.tar.gz > > Maven staging repo: > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachepulsar-1424 > > The tag to be voted upon: > v5.0.1-candidate-2 (commit 9ef1a62af60850cfae91c386e8d3bf84aa401a5c) > https://github.com/apache/pulsar/releases/tag/v5.0.1-candidate-2 > > Pulsar's KEYS file containing PGP keys you use to sign the release: > https://downloads.apache.org/pulsar/KEYS > > Docker images: > docker pull lhotari/pulsar:5.0.1-9ef1a62 > > https://hub.docker.com/layers/lhotari/pulsar/5.0.1-9ef1a62/images/sha256-fb95bc2d73687ef7df3a21f3424a897860926e25303bd3857898ab887ead85c3 > > 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://pulsar.apache.org/contribute/validate-release-candidate/ > > Thanks, > > Lari Hotari >
