+1 (binding) - release early and often! This email encrypted by tiny buttons & fat thumbs, beta voice recognition, and autocorrect on my iPhone.
> On Sep 16, 2026, at 1:06 AM, Jinwoo Hwang via dev <[email protected]> > wrote: > > +1 (binding) > > I verified the release artifacts, signatures, and checksums, and successfully > validated core functionality, including cluster startup, region management, > data operations, and query execution. > > Based on these validation results, I vote +1 to release Apache Geode 2.0.3. > > Best regards, > Jinwoo Hwang (he/him/his) > SAS® Research and Development > http://JinwooHwang.com<http://jinwoohwang.com/> > > From: Sai Boorlagadda <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Cc: Jinwoo Hwang <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache Geode 2.0.3.RC3 > > +1 (binding) > > Verified 2.0.3.RC3 (rel/v2.0.3.RC3, 39c57fd): sha256 > > Verified signature from Jinwoo Hwang (5C3DA8FB...B7D8F26C) on all five > archives; > LICENSE/NOTICE present; > > .buildinfo matches tag; > > RC2->RC3 delta is only GEODE-10640 (removes plaintext credential/token > logging from REST auth); > geode-web-management compiles under JDK 17 with > JwtAuthenticationFilterTest 4/4; > > binary smoke (locator/server, put/get/query, clean shutdown) OK; > > Sai > >> On 9/11/2026 6:07 PM, Jinwoo Hwang via dev wrote: >> Hello Geode Dev Community, >> >> This is a release candidate for Apache Geode version 2.0.3.RC3. >> Thanks to all the community members for their contributions to this release! >> >> Please do a review and give your feedback, including the checks you >> performed. >> >> Voting deadline: >> 3PM PST Wed, September 16 2026. >> >> Please note that we are voting upon the source tag: >> rel/v2.0.3.RC3 >> >> Release notes: >> 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