[ANNOUNCE] Apache Kudu 1.18.1 Released

[Abhishek Chennaka <ac...@apache.org>]

The Apache Kudu team is happy to announce the release of Kudu 1.18.1!

Kudu is an open source storage engine for structured data which
supports low-latency random access together with efficient analytical
access patterns. It is designed within the context of the Apache
Hadoop ecosystem and supports many integrations with other data
analytics projects both inside and outside of the Apache Software
Foundation.

Apache Kudu 1.18.1 is a bug fix release. Please see the release notes
for details:
https://kudu.apache.org/releases/1.18.1/docs/release_notes.html

The Apache Kudu project only publishes source code releases. To build
Kudu 1.18.1, follow these steps:
- Download the Kudu 1.18.1 source release:
https://kudu.apache.org/releases/1.18.1/
- Follow the instructions in the documentation to build Kudu 1.18.1
from source: https://kudu.apache.org/releases/1.18.1/docs/installation.html#build_from_source

For your convenience, binary JAR files for the Kudu Java client
library, Spark DataSource, Flume sink, and other Java integrations are
published to the ASF Maven repository and are now available:
https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:org.apache.kudu%20AND%20v:1.18.1

The Python client source is also available on PyPI:
https://pypi.org/project/kudu-python/

Additionally, experimental Docker images are published to Docker Hub,
including for AArch64-based architectures (ARM):
https://hub.docker.com/r/apache/kudu

Regards,
The Apache Kudu Team

Re: Update needed: [ANNOUNCE] Apache Kudu 1.18.1 Released

[Abhishek Chennaka <ac...@apache.org>]

Hi Craig,

Thanks for pointing this out. The webpage has been updated according
to the guidelines.

Thanks,
Abhishek

On Sat, Jan 10, 2026 at 7:40 AM Craig Russell <ap...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Congratulations on the release.
>
> The download page needs a bit of work. The SHA512 and Signature links must not link to dist/kudu but instead to the relevant file at downloads.apache.org/kudu
>
> Warm regards,
> Craig
>
>
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > From: Abhishek Chennaka <ac...@apache.org>
> > Subject: [ANNOUNCE] Apache Kudu 1.18.1 Released
> > Date: January 9, 2026 at 18:19:00 PST
> > To: announce@apache.org
> > Reply-To: <an...@apache.org>
> >
> > The Apache Kudu project only publishes source code releases. To build
> > Kudu 1.18.1, follow these steps:
> > - Download the Kudu 1.18.1 source release:
> > https://kudu.apache.org/releases/1.18.1/
>
> Craig L Russell
> clr@apache.org
>

Update needed: [ANNOUNCE] Apache Kudu 1.18.1 Released

[Craig Russell <ap...@gmail.com>]

Congratulations on the release.

The download page needs a bit of work. The SHA512 and Signature links must not link to dist/kudu but instead to the relevant file at downloads.apache.org/kudu

Warm regards,
Craig


> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Abhishek Chennaka <ac...@apache.org>
> Subject: [ANNOUNCE] Apache Kudu 1.18.1 Released
> Date: January 9, 2026 at 18:19:00 PST
> To: announce@apache.org
> Reply-To: <an...@apache.org>
> 
> The Apache Kudu project only publishes source code releases. To build
> Kudu 1.18.1, follow these steps:
> - Download the Kudu 1.18.1 source release:
> https://kudu.apache.org/releases/1.18.1/

Craig L Russell
clr@apache.org