Hi PMC, I've added my PGP key for Ranger 2.9.0 RM to dist/dev/ranger/KEYS (revision 85777, key ID D49DAD7F7A2F45BC, [email protected]). Could a PMC member please copy it to dist/release/ranger/KEYS before RC0 vote on Jul 12? Thanks, Ram
On Wed, Jul 8, 2026 at 4:34 PM Ramachandran Krishnan <[email protected]> wrote: > Rangers, > > I am volunteering as Release Manager for Apache Ranger 2.9.0. Here is the > proposed release plan: > > 1. > > *Branch:* The ranger-2.9 branch will be used for this release. > 2. > > *Jul-11, Friday:* The release branch will be closed for commits. Any > commits after this date will require explicit approval from a PMC member. > 3. > > *Jul-12, Saturday:* Release Candidate #0 (RC0) will be cut and put up > for a community vote. > 4. > > *Jul-15, Tuesday:* Tentative completion of the vote (observing the > 72-hour minimum). > 5. > > *Jul-17, Thursday:* Tentative official release date. > > If you want to include any fixes or updates in the 2.9.0 release, please > make sure they land in the ranger-2.9 branch by *Friday, July 11*. > > Please object if you see issues with the timeline above, or flag any > blocker tickets that must land before the branch lock. > > - > > *Release process documentation:* > https://apache.github.io/ranger/project/release-process/ > > Looking forward to your support in getting Apache Ranger 2.9.0 out as > planned. > > Thank you, > > *Ramachandran Krishnan* > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM Ramachandran Krishnan <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> >> On 2026/07/08 09:40:32 Ramachandran Krishnan wrote: >> > sure Madhan >> > >> > On 2026/07/06 23:30:46 Madhan Neethiraj wrote: >> > > Ram, >> > > >> > > Thank you for volunteering to be the release manager for 2.9.0. >> Please review release process details at >> https://apache.github.io/ranger/project/release-process/. Let's target >> the release by July-17, which would require the release branch to be locked >> by end of this week. >> > > >> > > Thanks, >> > > Madhan >> > > >> > > >> > > On 7/3/26, 9:52 AM, "Ramachandran Krishnan" <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > > >> > > >> > > Hi, >> > > If the 2.9 release lead is not yet decided then I would like to take >> this >> > > opportunity. I want to learn about the background process of a >> release. >> > > Regards, >> > > Ram >> > > >> > > >> > > On 2026/06/08 17:15:56 Madhan Neethiraj wrote: >> > > > Rangers, >> > > > >> > > > I propose we target 2.9.0 release for June-30. Please share your >> thoughts. >> > > > >> > > > Thanks, >> > > > Madhan >> > > > >> > > > On 4/28/26, 12:35 PM, "Madhan Neethiraj" <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto: >> [email protected]>>> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > Rangers, >> > > > >> > > > The community has added 30+ commits since 2.8.0 release couple of >> months back, including the following: >> > > > >> > > > - PDP (policy decision point) server implementation >> > > > - PDP client in Python and Java >> > > > - support for HTTP header-based authentication >> > > > - reduced library dependency for ranger-plugins-common library >> > > > - tagsync update to support Trino >> > > > - Polaris service-def updates >> > > > - dependent components version updates >> > > > >> > > > I propose we get started on next release, Apache Ranger 2.9.0, to >> include above updates, with tentative release date of May-15. If you would >> like to include any fixes or enhancements in this release, please align >> with this timeline. >> > > > >> > > > Thanks, >> > > > Madhan >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> >
