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Here, the key ID is the 8-digit hex string in the pub line: 845E6689.
Now, add your Apache GPG key to the Hudi’s KEYS file both in dev and release repositories at dist.apache.org. Follow the instructions listed at the top of these files. (Note: Only PMC members have write access to the release repository. If you end up getting 403 errors ask on the mailing list for assistance.)
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Once the release candidate has been reviewed and approved by the community, the release should be finalized. This involves the final deployment of the release candidate to the release repositories, merging of the website changes, etc.
Promote the release
Once the release has been finalized, the last step of the process is to promote the release within the project and beyond. Please wait for 24h after finalizing the release in accordance with the ASF release policy.
Apache mailing lists
Announce on the dev@ mailing list that the release has been finished.
Announce on the release on the user@ mailing list, listing major improvements and contributions.
Announce the release on the announce@apache.org , general@incubator.apache.org mailing lists.
Recordkeeping
Use reporter.apache.org to seed the information about the release into future project reports.
Social media
Tweet, post on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other platforms. Ask other contributors to do the same.
Improve the process
It is important that we improve the release processes over time. Once you’ve finished the release, please take a step back and look what areas of this process and be improved. Perhaps some part of the process can be simplified. Perhaps parts of this guide can be clarified.
If we have specific ideas, please start a discussion on the dev@ mailing list and/or propose a pull request to update this guide. Thanks!