[RESULT][VOTE] Release Apache Commons Parent 94 based on RC1

This lazy vote passes with the following binding vote:

- Gary Gregory (ggregory)

Gary


On Fri, Jan 2, 2026 at 7:46 AM Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> My +1
>
> Gary
>
> On Tue, Dec 30, 2025 at 8:03 AM Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > We fixed one bug and bumped dependencies since the release of Apache
> > Commons Parent 93, so I would like to release Apache Commons Parent
> > 94.
> >
> > Apache Commons Parent 94 RC1 is available for review here:
> >     https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/94-RC1 (svn
> > revision 81569)
> >
> > The Git tag commons-parent-94-RC1 commit for this RC is
> > ef8ac3b8fd3221ebb96b80c08b4b8760aa39e7e4, which you can browse here:
> >     https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=commons-parent.git;a=commit;h=ef8ac3b8fd3221ebb96b80c08b4b8760aa39e7e4
> > You may checkout this tag using:
> >     git clone https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-parent.git
> > --branch commons-parent-94-RC1 commons-parent-94-RC1
> >
> > Maven artifacts are here:
> >     https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachecommons-1894/org/apache/commons/commons-parent/94/
> >
> > These are the artifacts and their hashes:
> >
> > #Release SHA-512s
> > #Tue Dec 30 12:51:57 UTC 2025
> > commons-parent-94-bom.json=f4250e01052df57c0854bfa03c26da90c50cd6430f6b2738ea2ca078bb31460c87c9300bfef4d17303a0431894ecf69b3a4668b7dcd419ab78f70e70be74657b
> > commons-parent-94-bom.xml=cbcbdce09c7f7a0225d925a9c5c373be1b8364d96ed824b19bd4379b1193d66d7ff495f571095044488b46831bb6e7e7591b7572ac46241c4ac9996476927cfb
> > commons-parent-94-site.xml=78fbbc6f0f79a0b7c86f7b298675fba49f01f44f08b2211e41a727835c38c4e32e33fb20cf39284ad33afb427116e6a667888f50f87b5f98d64c23788bb7fd3a
> > commons-parent-94-src.tar.gz=888d32008a574024f12b4410d1e177fa433ff2afec676b8848c287da65eb079d841319d138d48380ae6efb927a3be61fcb2e33b42cc48f7f7d802c8a5c5ace34
> > commons-parent-94-src.zip=65c853154671250d5c2667b243594ae884a3ca280a887782aa36f8a435d82d206d20ce6fcbe909963f7da0a3a9a5c5f1b4b86b760a983b628fdb78d377c25072
> > org.apache.commons_commons-parent-94.spdx.json=fc1c2d5d87b33a92d2c38d910d4389464dfae3c915456126ff84f7d2022072b68507c48744e8106fcdc1570f43aaf806ea89f8e84d243d542435d5b3484c916e
> >
> >
> > I have tested this with 'mvn' and 'mvn clean install site' using:
> >
> > openjdk version "21.0.9" 2025-10-21
> > OpenJDK Runtime Environment Homebrew (build 21.0.9)
> > OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Homebrew (build 21.0.9, mixed mode, sharing)
> >
> > Apache Maven 3.9.12 (848fbb4bf2d427b72bdb2471c22fced7ebd9a7a1)
> > Maven home: /opt/homebrew/Cellar/maven/3.9.12/libexec
> > Java version: 21.0.9, vendor: Homebrew, runtime:
> > /opt/homebrew/Cellar/openjdk@21/21.0.9/libexec/openjdk.jdk/Contents/Home
> > Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: UTF-8
> > OS name: "mac os x", version: "26.2", arch: "aarch64", family: "mac"
> >
> > Darwin Garys-MacBook-Pro.local 25.2.0 Darwin Kernel Version 25.2.0:
> > Tue Nov 18 21:09:56 PST 2025;
> > root:xnu-12377.61.12~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T6041 arm64
> >
> > Docker version 29.1.3, build f52814d
> >
> >
> > Details of changes since 93 are in the release notes:
> >     https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/94-RC1/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
> >     https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/94-RC1/site/changes.html
> >
> > Site:
> >     https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/94-RC1/site/index.html
> >     (Note some *relative* links are broken and the 94 directories are
> > not yet created - these will be OK once the site is deployed.)
> >
> > JApiCmp Report (compared to 93):
> >     https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/94-RC1/site/japicmp.html
> >     This report is _empty_.
> >
> > RAT Report:
> >     https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/94-RC1/site/rat-report.html
> >
> > KEYS:
> >   https://downloads.apache.org/commons/KEYS
> >
> > Please review the release candidate and vote.
> > This vote will close no sooner than 72 hours from now.
> >
> >   [ ] +1 Release these artifacts
> >   [ ] +0 OK, but...
> >   [ ] -0 OK, but really should fix...
> >   [ ] -1 I oppose this release because...
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Gary Gregory,
> > Release Manager (using key 530AA5F25C25011F)
> >
> > The following is intended as a helper and refresher for reviewers.
> >
> > Validating a release candidate
> > ==============================
> >
> > These guidelines are NOT complete.
> >
> > Requirements: Git, Java, and Maven.
> >
> > You can validate a release from a release candidate (RC) tag as follows.
> >
> > 1a) Download and decompress the source archive from:
> >
> > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/parent/94-RC1/source
> >
> > 1b) Check out the RC tag from git (optional)
> >
> > This is optional,  as a reviewer must at least check source distributions.
> >
> > git clone https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-parent.git
> > --branch commons-parent-94-RC1 commons-parent-94-RC1
> > cd commons-parent-94-RC1
> >
> > 2) Checking the build
> >
> > All components should include a default Maven goal, such that you can
> > run 'mvn' from the command line by itself.
> >
> > 2) Check Apache licenses
> >
> > This step is not required if the site includes a RAT report page,
> > which you then must check.
> > This check should be included in the default Maven build, but you can
> > check it with:
> >
> > mvn apache-rat:check
> >
> > 3) Check binary compatibility
> >
> > This step is not required if the site includes a JApiCmp report page,
> > which you then must check.
> > This check should be included in the default Maven build, but you can
> > check it with:
> >
> > mvn verify -DskipTests -P japicmp japicmp:cmp
> >
> > 4) Build the package
> >
> > This check should be included in the default Maven build, but you can
> > check it with:
> >
> > mvn -V clean package
> >
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> > Windows: ver
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> >
> > 4b) Check reproducibility
> >
> > To check that a build is reproducible, run:
> >
> > mvn clean verify artifact:compare -DskipTests
> > -Dreference.repo=https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/staging/
> > '-Dbuildinfo.ignore=*/*.spdx.json'
> >
> > Note that this excludes SPDX files from the check.
> >
> > 5) Build the site for a single module project
> >
> > Note: Some plugins require the components to be installed instead of packaged.
> >
> > mvn site
> > Check the site reports in:
> > - Windows: target\site\index.html
> > - Linux: target/site/index.html
> >
> > -the end-