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Posted to dev@cassandra.apache.org by Mick <mc...@apache.org> on 2026/04/09 21:37:06 UTC
Branch cassandra-6.0 and 6.0-alpha2
We said* we would, are we ready to branch cassandra-6.0 and cut 6.0-alpha2 ?
There's a bit to do and often a few new unknowns each time around. Unless someone else is willing to step in and do it, I'll need to do it this week, or wait til June…
*) We have agreed that we cut our first proper alphas in April (and branching off trunk), so this should be to plan.
This would kick off the alpha release lifecycle definition/expectations.
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CASSANDRA/Release+Lifecycle
> On 4 Apr 2026, at 00:00, Mick <mc...@apache.org> wrote:
>
>
> The Cassandra team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Cassandra version 6.0-alpha1.
>
> Apache Cassandra is a fully distributed database. It is the right choice when you need scalability and high availability without compromising performance.
>
> https://cassandra.apache.org/
>
> Source and binary distributions for this version can be downloaded from: https://downloads.apache.org/cassandra/
>
> This version is a quarterly alpha release[1] on the 6.0 series. Please note, the cassandra-6.0 branch has not been created, and this release does not start the alpha quality release lifecycle guidelines. Quarterly alphas are intended only for development and testing purposes, read more here: https://lists.apache.org/thread/y3fyv596h83vwmpc85x4vpq78p1r12l4
>
> As always, please pay attention to the release notes[2] and let us know[3] if you encounter any problem.
>
> [WARNING] Debian and RedHat package repositories have moved! Debian /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cassandra.sources.list and RedHat /etc/yum.repos.d/cassandra.repo files must be updated to the new repository URLs. For Debian it is now https://debian.cassandra.apache.org <https://debian.cassandra.apache.org/> . For RedHat it is now https://redhat.cassandra.apache.org/60x/ .
>
> Enjoy!
>
> [1]: CHANGES.txt https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-6.0-alpha1/CHANGES.txt
> [2]: NEWS.txt https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-6.0-alpha1/NEWS.txt
> [3]: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA
>
>
Re: Branch cassandra-6.0 and 6.0-alpha2
Posted by David Capwell <dc...@apple.com>.
+1
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 14, 2026, at 3:44 AM, Štefan Miklošovič <sm...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> +1 yeah let's do that.
>
>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM Mick <mc...@apache.org> wrote:
>>
>> We said* we would, are we ready to branch cassandra-6.0 and cut 6.0-alpha2 ?
>>
>> There's a bit to do and often a few new unknowns each time around. Unless someone else is willing to step in and do it, I'll need to do it this week, or wait til June…
>>
>> *) We have agreed that we cut our first proper alphas in April (and branching off trunk), so this should be to plan.
>>
>> This would kick off the alpha release lifecycle definition/expectations.
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CASSANDRA/Release+Lifecycle
>>
>>
>>
>>>> On 4 Apr 2026, at 00:00, Mick <mc...@apache.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> The Cassandra team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Cassandra version 6.0-alpha1.
>>>
>>> Apache Cassandra is a fully distributed database. It is the right choice when you need scalability and high availability without compromising performance.
>>>
>>> https://cassandra.apache.org/
>>>
>>> Source and binary distributions for this version can be downloaded from: https://downloads.apache.org/cassandra/
>>>
>>> This version is a quarterly alpha release[1] on the 6.0 series. Please note, the cassandra-6.0 branch has not been created, and this release does not start the alpha quality release lifecycle guidelines. Quarterly alphas are intended only for development and testing purposes, read more here: https://lists.apache.org/thread/y3fyv596h83vwmpc85x4vpq78p1r12l4
>>>
>>> As always, please pay attention to the release notes[2] and let us know[3] if you encounter any problem.
>>>
>>> [WARNING] Debian and RedHat package repositories have moved! Debian /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cassandra.sources.list and RedHat /etc/yum.repos.d/cassandra.repo files must be updated to the new repository URLs. For Debian it is now https://debian.cassandra.apache.org <https://debian.cassandra.apache.org/> . For RedHat it is now https://redhat.cassandra.apache.org/60x/ .
>>>
>>> Enjoy!
>>>
>>> [1]: CHANGES.txt https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-6.0-alpha1/CHANGES.txt
>>> [2]: NEWS.txt https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-6.0-alpha1/NEWS.txt
>>> [3]: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA
>>>
>>>
>>
Re: Branch cassandra-6.0 and 6.0-alpha2
Posted by Štefan Miklošovič <sm...@apache.org>.
+1 yeah let's do that.
On Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM Mick <mc...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> We said* we would, are we ready to branch cassandra-6.0 and cut 6.0-alpha2 ?
>
> There's a bit to do and often a few new unknowns each time around. Unless someone else is willing to step in and do it, I'll need to do it this week, or wait til June…
>
> *) We have agreed that we cut our first proper alphas in April (and branching off trunk), so this should be to plan.
>
> This would kick off the alpha release lifecycle definition/expectations.
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CASSANDRA/Release+Lifecycle
>
>
>
> > On 4 Apr 2026, at 00:00, Mick <mc...@apache.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > The Cassandra team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Cassandra version 6.0-alpha1.
> >
> > Apache Cassandra is a fully distributed database. It is the right choice when you need scalability and high availability without compromising performance.
> >
> > https://cassandra.apache.org/
> >
> > Source and binary distributions for this version can be downloaded from: https://downloads.apache.org/cassandra/
> >
> > This version is a quarterly alpha release[1] on the 6.0 series. Please note, the cassandra-6.0 branch has not been created, and this release does not start the alpha quality release lifecycle guidelines. Quarterly alphas are intended only for development and testing purposes, read more here: https://lists.apache.org/thread/y3fyv596h83vwmpc85x4vpq78p1r12l4
> >
> > As always, please pay attention to the release notes[2] and let us know[3] if you encounter any problem.
> >
> > [WARNING] Debian and RedHat package repositories have moved! Debian /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cassandra.sources.list and RedHat /etc/yum.repos.d/cassandra.repo files must be updated to the new repository URLs. For Debian it is now https://debian.cassandra.apache.org <https://debian.cassandra.apache.org/> . For RedHat it is now https://redhat.cassandra.apache.org/60x/ .
> >
> > Enjoy!
> >
> > [1]: CHANGES.txt https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-6.0-alpha1/CHANGES.txt
> > [2]: NEWS.txt https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-6.0-alpha1/NEWS.txt
> > [3]: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA
> >
> >
>
Re: Branch cassandra-6.0 and 6.0-alpha2
Posted by Patrick McFadin <pm...@gmail.com>.
My goal is to have docs ready for Beta so +1 from me on this
> On Apr 10, 2026, at 8:42 AM, Josh McKenzie <jm...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> +1 here. No major blockers that I know of.
>
> On Thu, Apr 9, 2026, at 5:37 PM, Mick wrote:
>> We said* we would, are we ready to branch cassandra-6.0 and cut 6.0-alpha2 ?
>>
>> There's a bit to do and often a few new unknowns each time around. Unless someone else is willing to step in and do it, I'll need to do it this week, or wait til June…
>>
>> *) We have agreed that we cut our first proper alphas in April (and branching off trunk), so this should be to plan.
>>
>> This would kick off the alpha release lifecycle definition/expectations.
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CASSANDRA/Release+Lifecycle
>>
>>
>>
>> > On 4 Apr 2026, at 00:00, Mick <mck@apache.org <ma...@apache.org>> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > The Cassandra team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Cassandra version 6.0-alpha1.
>> >
>> > Apache Cassandra is a fully distributed database. It is the right choice when you need scalability and high availability without compromising performance.
>> >
>> > https://cassandra.apache.org <https://cassandra.apache.org/>/
>> >
>> > Source and binary distributions for this version can be downloaded from: https://downloads.apache.org/cassandra/
>> >
>> > This version is a quarterly alpha release[1] on the 6.0 series. Please note, the cassandra-6.0 branch has not been created, and this release does not start the alpha quality release lifecycle guidelines. Quarterly alphas are intended only for development and testing purposes, read more here: https://lists.apache.org/thread/y3fyv596h83vwmpc85x4vpq78p1r12l4
>> >
>> > As always, please pay attention to the release notes[2] and let us know[3] if you encounter any problem.
>> >
>> > [WARNING] Debian and RedHat package repositories have moved! Debian /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cassandra.sources.list and RedHat /etc/yum.repos.d/cassandra.repo files must be updated to the new repository URLs. For Debian it is now https://debian.cassandra.apache.org <https://debian.cassandra.apache.org/> <https://debian.cassandra.apache.org <https://debian.cassandra.apache.org/>/> . For RedHat it is now https://redhat.cassandra.apache.org/60x/ .
>> >
>> > Enjoy!
>> >
>> > [1]: CHANGES.txt https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-6.0-alpha1/CHANGES.txt
>> > [2]: NEWS.txt https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-6.0-alpha1/NEWS.txt
>> > [3]: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
Re: Branch cassandra-6.0 and 6.0-alpha2
Posted by Josh McKenzie <jm...@apache.org>.
+1 here. No major blockers that I know of.
On Thu, Apr 9, 2026, at 5:37 PM, Mick wrote:
> We said* we would, are we ready to branch cassandra-6.0 and cut 6.0-alpha2 ?
>
> There's a bit to do and often a few new unknowns each time around. Unless someone else is willing to step in and do it, I'll need to do it this week, or wait til June…
>
> *) We have agreed that we cut our first proper alphas in April (and branching off trunk), so this should be to plan.
>
> This would kick off the alpha release lifecycle definition/expectations.
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CASSANDRA/Release+Lifecycle
>
>
>
> > On 4 Apr 2026, at 00:00, Mick <mc...@apache.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > The Cassandra team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Cassandra version 6.0-alpha1.
> >
> > Apache Cassandra is a fully distributed database. It is the right choice when you need scalability and high availability without compromising performance.
> >
> > https://cassandra.apache.org/
> >
> > Source and binary distributions for this version can be downloaded from: https://downloads.apache.org/cassandra/
> >
> > This version is a quarterly alpha release[1] on the 6.0 series. Please note, the cassandra-6.0 branch has not been created, and this release does not start the alpha quality release lifecycle guidelines. Quarterly alphas are intended only for development and testing purposes, read more here: https://lists.apache.org/thread/y3fyv596h83vwmpc85x4vpq78p1r12l4
> >
> > As always, please pay attention to the release notes[2] and let us know[3] if you encounter any problem.
> >
> > [WARNING] Debian and RedHat package repositories have moved! Debian /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cassandra.sources.list and RedHat /etc/yum.repos.d/cassandra.repo files must be updated to the new repository URLs. For Debian it is now https://debian.cassandra.apache.org <https://debian.cassandra.apache.org/> . For RedHat it is now https://redhat.cassandra.apache.org/60x/ .
> >
> > Enjoy!
> >
> > [1]: CHANGES.txt https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-6.0-alpha1/CHANGES.txt
> > [2]: NEWS.txt https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-6.0-alpha1/NEWS.txt
> > [3]: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA
> >
> >
>
>
Re: Branch cassandra-6.0 and 6.0-alpha2
Posted by Brandon Williams <dr...@gmail.com>.
alpha1 as of right now is 19 days old. I'm not against alpha2, it
just seems a bit premature.
Kind Regards,
Brandon
On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 11:37 AM Patrick McFadin <pm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I think our plan was to cut an alpha with what's on the bus. June/July will pick up the next items on the bus. I'm +1 on now.
>
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 2:04 AM Štefan Miklošovič <sm...@apache.org> wrote:
>>
>> Do we want to release 6.0-alpha2 _now_ or the next quarter, that would
>> be ... June / July, not sure what you prefer. I don't mind either way.
>>
>> In Mick's first mail there is: "This would kick off the alpha release
>> lifecycle definition/expectations."
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 19, 2026 at 7:28 PM Mick <mc...@apache.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > Only agreement !
>> >
>> > CASSANDRA-21319 for the branching, which is in progress.
>> > I need to leave the 6.0-alpha2 cut to others.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > > On 9 Apr 2026, at 23:37, Mick <mc...@apache.org> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > We said* we would, are we ready to branch cassandra-6.0 and cut 6.0-alpha2 ?
>> > >
>> > > There's a bit to do and often a few new unknowns each time around. Unless someone else is willing to step in and do it, I'll need to do it this week, or wait til June…
>> > >
>> > > *) We have agreed that we cut our first proper alphas in April (and branching off trunk), so this should be to plan.
>> > >
>> > > This would kick off the alpha release lifecycle definition/expectations.
>> > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CASSANDRA/Release+Lifecycle
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >> On 4 Apr 2026, at 00:00, Mick <mc...@apache.org> wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> The Cassandra team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Cassandra version 6.0-alpha1.
>> > >>
>> > >> Apache Cassandra is a fully distributed database. It is the right choice when you need scalability and high availability without compromising performance.
>> > >>
>> > >> https://cassandra.apache.org/
>> > >>
>> > >> Source and binary distributions for this version can be downloaded from: https://downloads.apache.org/cassandra/
>> > >>
>> > >> This version is a quarterly alpha release[1] on the 6.0 series. Please note, the cassandra-6.0 branch has not been created, and this release does not start the alpha quality release lifecycle guidelines. Quarterly alphas are intended only for development and testing purposes, read more here: https://lists.apache.org/thread/y3fyv596h83vwmpc85x4vpq78p1r12l4
>> > >>
>> > >> As always, please pay attention to the release notes[2] and let us know[3] if you encounter any problem.
>> > >>
>> > >> [WARNING] Debian and RedHat package repositories have moved! Debian /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cassandra.sources.list and RedHat /etc/yum.repos.d/cassandra.repo files must be updated to the new repository URLs. For Debian it is now https://debian.cassandra.apache.org <https://debian.cassandra.apache.org/> . For RedHat it is now https://redhat.cassandra.apache.org/60x/ .
>> > >>
>> > >> Enjoy!
>> > >>
>> > >> [1]: CHANGES.txt https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-6.0-alpha1/CHANGES.txt
>> > >> [2]: NEWS.txt https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-6.0-alpha1/NEWS.txt
>> > >> [3]: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >
>> >
Re: Branch cassandra-6.0 and 6.0-alpha2
Posted by Patrick McFadin <pm...@gmail.com>.
I think our plan was to cut an alpha with what's on the bus. June/July will
pick up the next items on the bus. I'm +1 on now.
On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 2:04 AM Štefan Miklošovič <sm...@apache.org>
wrote:
> Do we want to release 6.0-alpha2 _now_ or the next quarter, that would
> be ... June / July, not sure what you prefer. I don't mind either way.
>
> In Mick's first mail there is: "This would kick off the alpha release
> lifecycle definition/expectations."
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 19, 2026 at 7:28 PM Mick <mc...@apache.org> wrote:
> >
> > Only agreement !
> >
> > CASSANDRA-21319 for the branching, which is in progress.
> > I need to leave the 6.0-alpha2 cut to others.
> >
> >
> >
> > > On 9 Apr 2026, at 23:37, Mick <mc...@apache.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > We said* we would, are we ready to branch cassandra-6.0 and cut
> 6.0-alpha2 ?
> > >
> > > There's a bit to do and often a few new unknowns each time around.
> Unless someone else is willing to step in and do it, I'll need to do it
> this week, or wait til June…
> > >
> > > *) We have agreed that we cut our first proper alphas in April (and
> branching off trunk), so this should be to plan.
> > >
> > > This would kick off the alpha release lifecycle
> definition/expectations.
> > >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CASSANDRA/Release+Lifecycle
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> On 4 Apr 2026, at 00:00, Mick <mc...@apache.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> The Cassandra team is pleased to announce the release of Apache
> Cassandra version 6.0-alpha1.
> > >>
> > >> Apache Cassandra is a fully distributed database. It is the right
> choice when you need scalability and high availability without compromising
> performance.
> > >>
> > >> https://cassandra.apache.org/
> > >>
> > >> Source and binary distributions for this version can be downloaded
> from: https://downloads.apache.org/cassandra/
> > >>
> > >> This version is a quarterly alpha release[1] on the 6.0 series.
> Please note, the cassandra-6.0 branch has not been created, and this
> release does not start the alpha quality release lifecycle guidelines.
> Quarterly alphas are intended only for development and testing purposes,
> read more here:
> https://lists.apache.org/thread/y3fyv596h83vwmpc85x4vpq78p1r12l4
> > >>
> > >> As always, please pay attention to the release notes[2] and let us
> know[3] if you encounter any problem.
> > >>
> > >> [WARNING] Debian and RedHat package repositories have moved! Debian
> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cassandra.sources.list and RedHat
> /etc/yum.repos.d/cassandra.repo files must be updated to the new repository
> URLs. For Debian it is now https://debian.cassandra.apache.org <
> https://debian.cassandra.apache.org/> . For RedHat it is now
> https://redhat.cassandra.apache.org/60x/ .
> > >>
> > >> Enjoy!
> > >>
> > >> [1]: CHANGES.txt
> https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-6.0-alpha1/CHANGES.txt
> > >> [2]: NEWS.txt
> https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-6.0-alpha1/NEWS.txt
> > >> [3]: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> >
>
Re: Branch cassandra-6.0 and 6.0-alpha2
Posted by Štefan Miklošovič <sm...@apache.org>.
Do we want to release 6.0-alpha2 _now_ or the next quarter, that would
be ... June / July, not sure what you prefer. I don't mind either way.
In Mick's first mail there is: "This would kick off the alpha release
lifecycle definition/expectations."
On Sun, Apr 19, 2026 at 7:28 PM Mick <mc...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> Only agreement !
>
> CASSANDRA-21319 for the branching, which is in progress.
> I need to leave the 6.0-alpha2 cut to others.
>
>
>
> > On 9 Apr 2026, at 23:37, Mick <mc...@apache.org> wrote:
> >
> > We said* we would, are we ready to branch cassandra-6.0 and cut 6.0-alpha2 ?
> >
> > There's a bit to do and often a few new unknowns each time around. Unless someone else is willing to step in and do it, I'll need to do it this week, or wait til June…
> >
> > *) We have agreed that we cut our first proper alphas in April (and branching off trunk), so this should be to plan.
> >
> > This would kick off the alpha release lifecycle definition/expectations.
> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CASSANDRA/Release+Lifecycle
> >
> >
> >
> >> On 4 Apr 2026, at 00:00, Mick <mc...@apache.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> The Cassandra team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Cassandra version 6.0-alpha1.
> >>
> >> Apache Cassandra is a fully distributed database. It is the right choice when you need scalability and high availability without compromising performance.
> >>
> >> https://cassandra.apache.org/
> >>
> >> Source and binary distributions for this version can be downloaded from: https://downloads.apache.org/cassandra/
> >>
> >> This version is a quarterly alpha release[1] on the 6.0 series. Please note, the cassandra-6.0 branch has not been created, and this release does not start the alpha quality release lifecycle guidelines. Quarterly alphas are intended only for development and testing purposes, read more here: https://lists.apache.org/thread/y3fyv596h83vwmpc85x4vpq78p1r12l4
> >>
> >> As always, please pay attention to the release notes[2] and let us know[3] if you encounter any problem.
> >>
> >> [WARNING] Debian and RedHat package repositories have moved! Debian /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cassandra.sources.list and RedHat /etc/yum.repos.d/cassandra.repo files must be updated to the new repository URLs. For Debian it is now https://debian.cassandra.apache.org <https://debian.cassandra.apache.org/> . For RedHat it is now https://redhat.cassandra.apache.org/60x/ .
> >>
> >> Enjoy!
> >>
> >> [1]: CHANGES.txt https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-6.0-alpha1/CHANGES.txt
> >> [2]: NEWS.txt https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-6.0-alpha1/NEWS.txt
> >> [3]: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA
> >>
> >>
> >
>
Re: Branch cassandra-6.0 and 6.0-alpha2
Posted by Mick <mc...@apache.org>.
Only agreement !
CASSANDRA-21319 for the branching, which is in progress.
I need to leave the 6.0-alpha2 cut to others.
> On 9 Apr 2026, at 23:37, Mick <mc...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> We said* we would, are we ready to branch cassandra-6.0 and cut 6.0-alpha2 ?
>
> There's a bit to do and often a few new unknowns each time around. Unless someone else is willing to step in and do it, I'll need to do it this week, or wait til June…
>
> *) We have agreed that we cut our first proper alphas in April (and branching off trunk), so this should be to plan.
>
> This would kick off the alpha release lifecycle definition/expectations.
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CASSANDRA/Release+Lifecycle
>
>
>
>> On 4 Apr 2026, at 00:00, Mick <mc...@apache.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> The Cassandra team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Cassandra version 6.0-alpha1.
>>
>> Apache Cassandra is a fully distributed database. It is the right choice when you need scalability and high availability without compromising performance.
>>
>> https://cassandra.apache.org/
>>
>> Source and binary distributions for this version can be downloaded from: https://downloads.apache.org/cassandra/
>>
>> This version is a quarterly alpha release[1] on the 6.0 series. Please note, the cassandra-6.0 branch has not been created, and this release does not start the alpha quality release lifecycle guidelines. Quarterly alphas are intended only for development and testing purposes, read more here: https://lists.apache.org/thread/y3fyv596h83vwmpc85x4vpq78p1r12l4
>>
>> As always, please pay attention to the release notes[2] and let us know[3] if you encounter any problem.
>>
>> [WARNING] Debian and RedHat package repositories have moved! Debian /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cassandra.sources.list and RedHat /etc/yum.repos.d/cassandra.repo files must be updated to the new repository URLs. For Debian it is now https://debian.cassandra.apache.org <https://debian.cassandra.apache.org/> . For RedHat it is now https://redhat.cassandra.apache.org/60x/ .
>>
>> Enjoy!
>>
>> [1]: CHANGES.txt https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-6.0-alpha1/CHANGES.txt
>> [2]: NEWS.txt https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-6.0-alpha1/NEWS.txt
>> [3]: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA
>>
>>
>