+1 Same validation steps used for the 2.0.0 release:
- Validated all signatures - Validated the tag and commit - Confirmed "go build" worked without issue - Confirmed "go test" passed - Ran a simple test app (accessing and printing release_version on system.local) using the downloaded tarball as the gocql module On Thu, Mar 26, 2026 at 1:02 PM James Hartig <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 > > Updated several internal applications to v2.1.0-tentative and they ran > without issues. > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2026, at 11:34 AM, Josh McKenzie wrote: > > +1 > > Checked keys and checksums > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2026, at 1:27 PM, João Reis wrote: > > Hey folks, > > I’m proposing the Apache Cassandra GoCQL Driver 2.1.0 for release. > > sha1: b86c662e14e223d2c85b68c05b537f52e25ed9d6 > git: > https://github.com/apache/cassandra-gocql-driver/tree/v2.1.0-tentative > > The Source release is available here (83391): > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/cassandra/cassandra-gocql-driver/2.1.0/ > > A major highlight of this release is a revamped internal schema metadata > system. This overhaul has already allowed us to optimize the token-aware > policy and introduce new configuration options for users to implement > custom schema and node event listeners. > > This release also bumps the officially supported Go versions to 1.25 and > 1.26. > > To avoid any premature access to this release before the vote is complete > we’ve temporarily used the tag “v2.1.0-tentative” to clearly indicate that > this tag points to a tentative release. Once the vote passes this tag will > be updated to “v2.1.0”. > > The vote will be open for 72 hours (longer if needed). Everyone who has > tested the build is invited to vote. Votes by PMC members are considered > binding. A vote passes if there are at least three binding +1s and no -1s. > > If you are interested in contributing to the testing of this release here > are some ways you can do so: > > - Download artifacts from the subversion repo linked above and verify > signature (using KEYS[1]) and checksums > - Build the source tarball and ensure tests pass (you can use the > provided Makefile) > - Upgrade gocql on an existing project or test app and run their > testing suite > > > Thanks, > João > > [1] https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/cassandra/KEYS > > > >
