KIE Tools release build is now running. This is the longest step - it
contains about 40 different release artifacts (other repos had only 1
artifact - maven jars).

The first trigger failed, and while investigating, I found and fixed the
following:

- Default parameters still referenced `10.1.x`/`10.1.0` instead of
`10.2.x`/`10.2.0`
- The release-candidate pipeline passed the branch name instead of the tag
name to downstream jobs, preventing SCM checkout
- A result variable bug in the sandbox accelerator job could cause
incorrect pipeline gating
- Several individual release artifact jobs were missing from the 10.2.x
Jenkins folder

I'll post again once we have an update.

-
Alex

On Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 10:26 PM Alex Porcelli <[email protected]> wrote:

> Kogito Apps has finished, no issues.
>
> Triggering KIE Tools, we'll be back tomorrow to check.
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 9:12 PM Alex Porcelli <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Another update on the 10.2 release:
>>
>> The build for the last runtime repository, Kogito Apps, has now started.
>>
>> Regarding Kogito Runtime, we encountered another issue where a new Gradle
>> test module broke the javadoc release build. I have disabled it to move
>> forward and created the following ticket to track the fix:
>> https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-issues/issues/2274
>>
>> -
>> Alex
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 6:08 PM Alex Porcelli <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>> > > > > >
>>>> > > > > >
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