Thank you.

Now it's a waiting game while keeping an eye on the Jenkins console. I just
had to retrigger the build because it failed - I forgot to manually remove
the tag from the previous run.

I'll keep you posted.

-
Alex


On Sun, Mar 22, 2026 at 11:48 AM Thiago Lugli <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks, Alex!
> Let me know if you need any help with the KIE Tools build today.
>
> Em dom., 22 de mar. de 2026, 12:37, Alex Porcelli <[email protected]>
> escreveu:
>
> > 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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