Good catch, Yeser.

The website needs to be updated, the files CAN NOT have the RC, as if voted
and approved the same files needs to be promoted to release. we can't
change the file name nor content.



On Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 5:24 AM, Yeser Amer <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Alex,
> I’m currently performing the verification.
> I have a question related to the checksums and signatures section of the
> verification guide:
> https://kie.apache.org/docs/community/verify/#checksums-and-signatures
> The guide states that for a release candidate like 10.0.0-rc1, the
> artifacts, checksums, and signatures should include the RC suffix, for
> example: incubator-kie-10.0.0-rc1-sources.zip
> incubator-kie-10.0.0-rc1-sources.zip.sha512
> incubator-kie-10.0.0-rc1-sources.zip.asc
>
> However, for some shared artifacts, the filenames do not include the RC
> suffix. For example:
> apache-kie-10.2.0-incubating-bpmn-vscode-extension.vsix
>
> instead of something like:
> apache-kie-10.2.0-rc2-incubating-bpmn-vscode-extension.vsix
>
> Is this naming difference expected for shared artifacts, or should
> RC-specific artifacts always include the -rcX suffix? Thanks for the
> clarification!
> Best regards,
> Yeser
>
> On 2026/03/30 16:59:41 Alex Porcelli wrote:
>
> Hello Apache KIE (Incubating) Community,
>
> I'm excited to call a vote to release Apache KIE (Incubating) 10.2.0-rc2.
> The previously identified issues have been addressed, so this is ready to
> be properly tested and verified.
>
> IMPORTANT: Completing the checklist below is REQUIRED for a valid vote.
> Please review all items before casting your vote.
>
> The release candidate artifacts are available here:
> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/incubator/kie/10.2.0-rc2/
>
> Notes:
> - Only one source release is available:
>
> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/incubator/kie/10.2.0-rc2/apache-kie-10.2.0-incubating-sources.zip
> - All other artifacts are provided as convenient binaries.
>
> The artifacts are signed with the PGP key associated with [
> [email protected]], which is included in the KEYS file:
> https://downloads.apache.org/incubator/kie/KEYS
>
> The vote will remain open for at least 72 hours, or until the required
> number of votes is reached.
>
> Please vote by replying with:
> [ ] +1 Approve
> [ ] +0 No opinion
> [ ] -1 Disapprove (please provide a reason)
>
> To learn more about Apache KIE, visit: https://kie.apache.org/
>
> ________________________________
>
> Checklist for a valid vote:
>
> [ ] Download KIE artifacts are valid.
> [ ] Checksums and PGP signatures are valid.
> [ ] Source code distributions have correct names matching the current
> release.
> [ ] LICENSE and NOTICE files are correct.
> [ ] All files have license headers if necessary.
> [ ] No compiled archives bundled in source archive.
> [ ] Can compile from source.
>
> More details here:
>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/Incubator+Release+Checklist
>
> For updated guidance on verifying the release (including container image
> checks):
> https://kie.apache.org/docs/community/verify
>
> To learn how to build from the source ZIP:
> https://kie.apache.org/docs/community/build-10.2
>
> -
> Alex
>
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