Hi all, I would be interested in volunteering to help with the Release Manager role for the Apache Texera v1.2 release line. I would also appreciate guidance from experienced members and am happy to help coordinate the release process.
Best regards, Xuan On Mon, Jun 1, 2026 at 12:34 AM Yicong Huang <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Following the adoption of the Release Manager role definition, I would like > to call for volunteers to serve as the Release Manager for the Apache > Texera v1.2 release line. > > The Release Manager will help shepherd the v1.2 release line, including the > initial v1.2.0-incubating release and follow-up patch releases in the same > line, such as v1.2.1-incubating, v1.2.2-incubating, and so on. > > This is a coordination and execution role. The Release Manager does not > have special authority to approve a release alone. The release still > follows the normal Apache voting process, including PPMC approval and IPMC > approval where required during incubation. The Release Manager must be a > Texera committer. The expected responsibilities include but not limited to: > - Coordinating the release timeline, branch cut and release candidate > preparation > - Preparing release artifacts, source packages, tags, checksums, and > signatures > - Coordinating the release vote and the incubation release vote > - Publishing approved release artifacts with help from PPMC members when > needed > - Updating website/download links, documentation, and announcements as > needed > - Keeping the community informed about release status, blockers, and next > steps > > * We are preparing a more detailed doc for Release Manager to follow. > > If you are interested in serving as the Release Manager for the v1.2 > release line, please reply to this thread at your earliest convenience. > Since the v1.2 release branch is scheduled to be cut on June 1, 2026, which > is today, we need to identify a Release Manager as soon as possible. To > keep the process moving, once we have enough volunteers, we may start > coordinating to select one as the Release Manager. If there are no > volunteers, the PPMC may encourage, nominate, or appoint a Release Manager > when needed. > > > Best regards, > Yicong Huang >
