On Fri, 20 Mar 2026 at 14:54, Alex Porcelli <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi everyone, > > I’d like to propose stepping in as an additional release manager for the > 10.2 release so we can help move things forward. > > It looks like progress has slowed a bit, and rather than let the release > sit any longer, I’m happy to help push things along this weekend on the > backend repositories where I can contribute directly. Then, at the > beginning of next week, we can continue the effort together and coordinate > on the remaining pieces. > > My goal here is simply to help accelerate the release and get us to an RC > as smoothly as possible. > > If there are no objections, I’m ready to jump in and assist with the > release work. > +1 Mark > > - > Alex > > On Sun, Mar 15, 2026 at 4:07 PM, Alex Porcelli <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Kennedy, > > > > Looks like you didn't close the Drools nexus repository as documented in > > the release document. > > > > Let me know if you need additional help to speed up this release, I'm > more > > than happy to work on this release with you. > > > > - > > Alex > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 9:03 AM, Kennedy Bowers <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> Hi Alex, > >> > >> Thanks, I appreciate it. > >> > >> I've managed to fix the issues and successfully branched all > repositories > >> to 10.2. They have all now been updated to version 10.2.999-SNAPSHOT. > >> > >> I continued the release process by running the Drools release job and it > >> completed successfully. However, when running the OptaPlanner job, I’m > >> getting an error that appears to be related to invalid credentials, as > it > >> cannot access the staging repository. > >> > >> Do you have any ideas on how this could be resolved? > >> > >> Many thanks, > >> Kennedy > >> > >> On 2026/03/06 16:48:59 Alex Porcelli wrote: > >> > >> Kennedy, > >> > >> I can help and work on this, the sooner we have the release the better. > >> > >> - > >> Alex > >> > >> On Thu, Mar 05, 2026 at 2:46 PM, Kennedy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Alex, > >> > >> The Drools CI ran successfully and updated the 999-SNAPSHOT versions as > >> expected. However, the OptaPlanner and Kogito builds were unstable and > >> didn't correctly update the 999-SNAPSHOT version, so I'm currently > >> investigating those issues before proceeding with the kie-tools build. I > >> plan on branching the kie-tools repo next week once that's resolved. > >> > >> I'll update the Zulip thread as I make progress. > >> > >> Best regards, > >> Kennedy > >> > >> On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM Alex Porcelli <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Kennedy, > >> > >> I wanted to follow up and see if you could share an update on the > release > >> status. I took a look at the repositories, and while some now have > 10.2.x > >> branches, I noticed the versions are still set to 999-SNAPSHOT, which > >> suggests the automation may not have completed successfully. > >> > >> I also noticed that kie-tools doesn't appear to have been branched yet, > >> which could put us at risk of getting out of sync with the rest of the > >> release. > >> > >> Could you provide some clarity on the current state and next steps? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Alex > >> > >> On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 3:44 AM, Dominik Hanak <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> Good news! > >> > >> Thank you Kennedy! > >> > >> Following our past practice I have created a zulip topic[1] to > facilitate > >> collaboration on the release. > >> > >> [1] > >> > >> > https://kie.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/386449-kie-dev/topic/10.2E2.2E0. > >> > >> > >> 20Release.20Thread/with/575482378 > >> > >> Dominik > >> > >> On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 at 15:35, Kennedy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Hi everyone, > >> > >> Thank you for your patience as we finalize preparations for the 10.2 > >> release. I appreciate everyone pitching in with PRs and reviews to keep > >> > >> the > >> > >> momentum going. > >> > >> I’m pleased to share that the final PR related to the new BPMN Editor, > >> first announced here [1], has now been merged [2]. A big thank you to > >> > >> Tiago > >> > >> Bento for the significant work behind this modernization effort, which > >> allows us to move away from our GWT dependency and brings us further > into > >> compliance with Apache guidelines. > >> > >> Additionally, all Quarkus and Spring Boot upgrades have been > successfully > >> merged. Many thanks to Jijo Thomas K and Nithin R Krishnan for your work > >> > >> on > >> > >> these updates [3]. > >> > >> Our original plan for the 10.2 release was to remove the GWT-based > >> BPMN/DMN/SceSim Editors from the codebase, with the Quarkus and Spring > >> > >> Boot > >> > >> upgrades scheduled for the following release. Because the GWT work took > >> longer than anticipated, it’s great that we are now able to include > these > >> upgrades in 10.2 as well. > >> > >> I will begin running the CI pipelines tomorrow morning (CET) which will > >> create the new 10.2.x branches. If you have any PRs that you believe > >> > >> should > >> > >> be included in this release and would justify a short delay, please > >> > >> respond > >> > >> here. That said, given the time since 10.1, I believe it’s important > that > >> we move forward and publish this release soon to re-establish a > >> > >> consistent > >> > >> and reliable release cadence. > >> > >> Kind regards, > >> > >> Kennedy > >> > >> [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/87863y10qxm564cc76svvonslponv2f9 > >> [2] https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-tools/pull/3448 > >> [3] https://lists.apache.org/thread/314vb9wxt22r0t4rh6xqlcf78yz66wv5 > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To > >> unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional > >> commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >> > > > > > > >
