Hi all,

I have reviewed the Apache GeaFlow 0.7.0-incubating RC3 release candidate.

Release Candidate:
https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/incubator/geaflow/v0.7.0-rc3
KEYS: https://downloads.apache.org/incubator/geaflow/KEYS

My vote: +1 (binding)

======================
VALIDATION SUMMARY
======================

1. CRYPTOGRAPHIC VERIFICATION - PASSED
   - Downloaded KEYS file and imported 6 release keys
   - GPG signature verification: PASSED
   - SHA512 checksum verification: PASSED
   - Artifact: apache-geaflow-0.7.0-incubating-src.tar.gz

2. APACHE INCUBATOR COMPLIANCE - PASSED
   - Source artifact naming: apache-geaflow-0.7.0-incubating-src.tar.gz
(CORRECT)
   - Directory naming: apache-geaflow-0.7.0-incubating-src/ (CORRECT)
   - LICENSE file: Present (Apache License 2.0)
   - NOTICE file: Present (contains ASF attribution, copyright 2025)
   - DISCLAIMER file: Present (incubation status documented)
   - KEYS URL: Correctly points to release tree (downloads.apache.org)

3. APACHE RAT (LICENSE HEADERS) - PASSED
   - Total files reviewed: 16,248
   - Apache licensed files: 16,248
   - Files with unknown/missing licenses: 0
   - Result: All source files have proper Apache license headers

4. BUILD VERIFICATION - PASSED
   - Built successfully using Maven
   - Build duration: ~10 minutes
   - JAR artifacts produced: 216
   - JAR naming compliance: 216/216 files include "incubating" in filename
   - Example: geaflow-assembly-0.7.0-incubating.jar

5. FUNCTIONAL TESTING - PASSED
   - Executed GQL loop detection demo
   - Test command: ./bin/gql_submit.sh --gql
geaflow/geaflow-examples/gql/loop_detection_file_demo.sql
   - Exit code: 0 (success)
   - Duration: 9 seconds

======================
RC1 vs RC3 COMPARISON
======================

All critical issues from RC1 have been resolved:

RC1 Issues                          | RC3 Status
------------------------------------|------------
Missing "incubating" in artifact    | FIXED
Missing NOTICE file                 | FIXED
Missing DISCLAIMER file             | FIXED
194 files without license headers   | FIXED (0 files missing)
JARs missing "incubating"           | FIXED (216/216 compliant)

Excellent work by the release manager and dev community addressing all
feedback!


On Mon, Nov 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM Qiang Zhou <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> The Apache GeaFlow community has voted and approved the release of Apache
> GeaFlow v0.7.0-rc3 (Incubating). We are now kindly requesting the IPMC
> members to review and vote for this release.
>
> Thanks to Ed Espino <[email protected]>, Sebb <[email protected]>, PJ
> Fanning <[email protected]>, JB <[email protected]>, and Justin <
> [email protected]> for their corrections. We have addressed the
> issues due to our lack of experience in the release process. So we're going
> to start a new round of voting for the RC3 release.
>
>
>
> Apache GeaFlow community vote thread:
>
> -  https://lists.apache.org/thread/j7oq57601f5bhbc8kp4otww3jpsdj0qt
> <https://lists.apache.org/thread/j7oq57601f5bhbc8kp4otww3jpsdj0qt>
>
> Vote result thread:
>
> - https://lists.apache.org/thread/ym6z078j49xqkxgbcj80fzq4zv2o9tbm
>
> Git tag for the release:
>
> - https://github.com/apache/geaflow/tree/v0.7.0-rc3
>
> Git commit for the release:
>
> -
>
> https://github.com/apache/geaflow/commit/40cbddea646ace22c8e8a94125f662a5d4c7be74
>
> The release tar package, signature, and checksum are here:
>
> - https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/incubator/geaflow/v0.7.0-rc3/
>
> You can find the KEYS file here: (The artifacts signed with <*
> [email protected]
> <[email protected]>*>.)
>
> -  https://downloads.apache.org/incubator/geaflow/KEYS
>
> The Maven staging repository:
>
> -
>  https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachegeaflow-1010/
> <https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachegeaflow-1010/
> >
>
> Please download, verify and test.
>
> The vote is open for at least 72 hours.
>
> [ ] +1 approve
> [ ] +0 no opinion
> [ ] -1 disapprove with the reason
>
> To learn more about Apache GeaFlow, please see https://geaflow.apache.org/
> .
>
> Kind Regards,
> loogn
>


-- 
Ed Espino
Apache Cloudberry (Incubating) & MADlib

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