Quick update on the 10.2 release progress: The OptaPlanner build had some failures due to changes in the repository structure since the 10.1.0 release, specifically related to relocated documentation. I've fixed the issues, and the build is now complete.
I am now starting the kogito-runtime build. - Alex On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 5:54 PM Alex Porcelli <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the quick support. > > Based on this initial feedback, and to help keep things moving, I’ll > go ahead and start working on the release over the weekend. > > I’ll share progress as I go, and we can continue coordinating together > early next week on the remaining pieces. > > On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 1:05 PM Fabrizio Antonangeli > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > +1 from me as well > > > > On Fri, 2026-03-20 at 16:57 +0200, Toni Rikkola wrote: > > > I will +1 adding Alex in. He has worked on this before and can help. > > > > > > Toni > > > > > > On 20/03/2026 16.54, Alex Porcelli 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. > > > > > > > > - > > > > 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] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > >
