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[RELEASE] Release version 2.19.4 #5717
Description
Release OpenSearch and OpenSearch Dashboards 2.19.4
I noticed that a manifest was automatically created in manifests/2.19.4. Please follow the following checklist to make a release.
How to use this issue
This Release Issue
This issue captures the state of the OpenSearch release, its assignee (Release Manager) is responsible for driving the release. Please contact them or @mention them on this issue for help. There are linked issues on components of the release where individual components can be tracked. For more information check the the Release Process OpenSearch Guide.
Please refer to the following link for the release version dates: Release Schedule and Maintenance Policy.
Entrance Criteria
| Criteria | Status | Comments | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Each component release issue has an assigned owner | N/A | No new release issues created as it is a patch release | |
| Documentation draft PRs are up and in tech review for all component changes | 🟢 | ||
| Sanity testing is done for all components | 🟢 | ||
| Code coverage has not decreased (all new code has tests) | 🟢 | ||
| Release notes are ready and available for all components | 🟢 | ||
| Roadmap is up-to-date (information is available to create release highlights) | N/A | ||
| Release ticket is cut, and there's a forum post announcing the start of the window | N/A | No release issues are created for patch release | |
| Any necessary security reviews are complete | N/A | No new features or enhancements added |
OpenSearch 2.19.4 exit criteria status:
| Criteria | Status | Comments | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance tests are run, results are posted to the release ticket and there no unexpected regressions | N/A | ||
| No unpatched vulnerabilities of medium or higher severity that have been publicly known for more than 60 days | 🟢 | ||
| Documentation has been fully reviewed and signed off by the documentation community. | N/A | No new features added so no documentation to review | |
| All integration tests are passing | 🟢 | ||
| Release blog is ready | N/A |
OpenSearch-Dashboards 2.19.4 exit criteria status:
| Criteria | Status | Comments | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Documentation has been fully reviewed and signed off by the documentation community | N/A | No new features added so no documentation to review | |
| No unpatched vulnerabilities of medium or higher severity that have been publicly known for more than 60 days | 🟢 | ||
| All integration tests are passing | 🟢 | ||
| Release blog is ready | N/A |
Preparation
- Release manager assigned.
- Update release page on the website with release manager and release issue details. Sample PR
- Existence of label in each component repo. For more information check the release-label section.
- Increase the build frequency.
- Release Issue.
Campaigns
Version Increment - _Ends REPLACE_RELEASE-minus-10-days
Feature Freeze - _Ends REPLACE_RELEASE-minus-12-days
- OpenSearch / OpenSearch-Dashboards core and components teams finalize their features.
Code Complete - Ends REPLACE_RELEASE-minus-10-days
- Mark this as done once the Code Complete is reviewed.
- Create/Verify pull requests to add each component to relase input manifests/2.19.4/opensearch-2.19.4.yml and manifests/2.19.4/opensearch-dashboards-2.19.4.yml.
Release Branch, Release Candidate Creation and Testing - Ends REPLACE_RELEASE-minus-6-days
- Core Release Branch.
- Components Release Branch.
- Generate Release Candidate.
- Docker Scan.
- Integ Test.
- TAR
- RPM
- DEB
- Windows
- Backwards Compatibility Tests.
- Broadcast and Communication.
- Release Candidate Lock.
- Stop Release Candidate periodic auto builds
Performance testing validation - Ends REPLACE_RELEASE-minus-6-days
- Post the benchmark-tests
- Longevity tests do not show any issues.
Pre Release - Ends REPLACE_RELEASE-minus-1-days
Release - _Ends {_REPLACE_RELEASE-day}
Release Checklist.
Release Checklist
Pre-Release activities
- Promote Repos.
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- OS
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- OSD
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- Promote Artifacts.
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- Windows
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- Linux Debian
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- Linux RPM
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- Linux TAR
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- Consolidated Release Notes.
Release activities
- Docker Promotion.
- Release Validation part 1.
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- OpenSearch and OpenSearch Dashboard Validation.
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- Validate the native plugin installation.
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- Merge consolidated release notes PR.
- Website and Documentation Changes.
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- Merge staging website PR.
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- Promote the website changes to prod.
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- Add website alert.
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- Release Validation part 2.
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- Validate the artifact download URL's and signatures.
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- Release Validation part 3.
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- Trigger the validation build (Search for
Completed validation for <>in the logs).
- Trigger the validation build (Search for
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- Maven Promotion.
- Publish blog posts.
- Advertise on Social Media.
- Post on public slack and Github Release issue.
Post Release
- Release Tags.
- Input Manifest Update.
- OpenSearch Build Release notes.
- Decrease the Build Frequency.
- Retrospective Issue.
- Helm and Ansible Playbook release.
- Upcoming Release Preparation.
Components
Replace with links to all component tracking issues.
| Component | On track | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|
| {COMPONENT_ISSUE_LINK} | {INDICATOR} | {STATUS} |
Legend
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 🟢 | On track with overall release |
| 🟡 | Missed last milestone |
| 🔴 | Missed multiple milestones |
Activity
opensearch-ci-bot commentedon Oct 31, 2025
See OpenSearch RC 1 and OpenSearch-Dashboards RC 1 details
OpenSearch 1 and OpenSearch-Dashboards 1 details
## OpenSearch 11510 and OpenSearch-Dashboards 8695 is ready for your test.
OpenSearch - Build 11510
OpenSearch Dashboards - Build 8695
Use the following Docker-Compose to setup a cluster
docker-compose.yml
docker-compose pull.docker-compose up.OpenSearch docker 2.19.4.11510
docker pull opensearchstaging/opensearch:2.19.4.11510 && docker run -it -p 9200:9200 -e "discovery.type=single-node" -e "DISABLE_SECURITY_PLUGIN=true" opensearchstaging/opensearch:2.19.4.11510curl http://localhost:9200/curl --insecure 'https://admin:myStrongPassword123!@localhost:9200/'OpenSearch-Dashboards docker 2.19.4.8695
docker pull opensearchstaging/opensearch-dashboards:2.19.4.8695 && docker run -it --network="host" -e "DISABLE_SECURITY_DASHBOARDS_PLUGIN=true" opensearchstaging/opensearch-dashboards:2.19.4.8695http://localhost:5601/docker pull opensearchstaging/opensearch-dashboards:2.19.4.8695 && docker run -it --network="host" opensearchstaging/opensearch-dashboards:2.19.4.8695http://localhost:5601/Use TARs to deploy OpenSearch Manually
Check how to install opensearch and dashboards on different platforms
Integration Test Results
Use the https://metrics.opensearch.org/_dashboards/goto/9ed74dd90eb31c7b83f3542e43328088?security_tenant=global.
Filter by the
distribution_build_number. Use 11510 for OpenSearch and 8695 for OpenSearch Dashboards.Example when filtered with 11510 we can see all the passed/failed OpenSearch components. Check the metrics here.
Find the list of the created AUTOCUT issues here https://github.com/issues?page=1&q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+user%3Aopensearch-project+label%3Av2.19.4+label%3Aautocut+%5BAUTOCUT%5D+in%3Atitle.
Thank you
OpenSearch Docker-Scan Results
Workflow run
OpenSearch-Dashboards Docker-Scan Results
Workflow run
opensearch-ci-bot commentedon Nov 4, 2025
See OpenSearch RC 2 and OpenSearch-Dashboards RC 2 details
OpenSearch 2 and OpenSearch-Dashboards 2 details
## OpenSearch 11515 and OpenSearch-Dashboards 8703 is ready for your test.
OpenSearch - Build 11515
OpenSearch Dashboards - Build 8703
Use the following Docker-Compose to setup a cluster
docker-compose.yml
docker-compose pull.docker-compose up.OpenSearch docker 2.19.4.11515
docker pull opensearchstaging/opensearch:2.19.4.11515 && docker run -it -p 9200:9200 -e "discovery.type=single-node" -e "DISABLE_SECURITY_PLUGIN=true" opensearchstaging/opensearch:2.19.4.11515curl http://localhost:9200/curl --insecure 'https://admin:myStrongPassword123!@localhost:9200/'OpenSearch-Dashboards docker 2.19.4.8703
docker pull opensearchstaging/opensearch-dashboards:2.19.4.8703 && docker run -it --network="host" -e "DISABLE_SECURITY_DASHBOARDS_PLUGIN=true" opensearchstaging/opensearch-dashboards:2.19.4.8703http://localhost:5601/docker pull opensearchstaging/opensearch-dashboards:2.19.4.8703 && docker run -it --network="host" opensearchstaging/opensearch-dashboards:2.19.4.8703http://localhost:5601/Use TARs to deploy OpenSearch Manually
Check how to install opensearch and dashboards on different platforms
Integration Test Results
Use the https://metrics.opensearch.org/_dashboards/goto/9ed74dd90eb31c7b83f3542e43328088?security_tenant=global.
Filter by the
distribution_build_number. Use 11515 for OpenSearch and 8703 for OpenSearch Dashboards.Example when filtered with 11515 we can see all the passed/failed OpenSearch components. Check the metrics here.
Find the list of the created AUTOCUT issues here https://github.com/issues?page=1&q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+user%3Aopensearch-project+label%3Av2.19.4+label%3Aautocut+%5BAUTOCUT%5D+in%3Atitle.
Thank you
OpenSearch Docker-Scan Results
Workflow run
OpenSearch-Dashboards Docker-Scan Results
Workflow run
opensearch-ci-bot commentedon Nov 4, 2025
See OpenSearch RC 2 and OpenSearch-Dashboards RC 3 details
OpenSearch 2 and OpenSearch-Dashboards 3 details
## OpenSearch 11515 and OpenSearch-Dashboards 8706 is ready for your test.
OpenSearch - Build 11515
OpenSearch Dashboards - Build 8706
Use the following Docker-Compose to setup a cluster
docker-compose.yml
docker-compose pull.docker-compose up.OpenSearch docker 2.19.4.11515
docker pull opensearchstaging/opensearch:2.19.4.11515 && docker run -it -p 9200:9200 -e "discovery.type=single-node" -e "DISABLE_SECURITY_PLUGIN=true" opensearchstaging/opensearch:2.19.4.11515curl http://localhost:9200/curl --insecure 'https://admin:myStrongPassword123!@localhost:9200/'OpenSearch-Dashboards docker 2.19.4.8706
docker pull opensearchstaging/opensearch-dashboards:2.19.4.8706 && docker run -it --network="host" -e "DISABLE_SECURITY_DASHBOARDS_PLUGIN=true" opensearchstaging/opensearch-dashboards:2.19.4.8706http://localhost:5601/docker pull opensearchstaging/opensearch-dashboards:2.19.4.8706 && docker run -it --network="host" opensearchstaging/opensearch-dashboards:2.19.4.8706http://localhost:5601/Use TARs to deploy OpenSearch Manually
Check how to install opensearch and dashboards on different platforms
Integration Test Results
Use the https://metrics.opensearch.org/_dashboards/goto/9ed74dd90eb31c7b83f3542e43328088?security_tenant=global.
Filter by the
distribution_build_number. Use 11515 for OpenSearch and 8706 for OpenSearch Dashboards.Example when filtered with 11515 we can see all the passed/failed OpenSearch components. Check the metrics here.
Find the list of the created AUTOCUT issues here https://github.com/issues?page=1&q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+user%3Aopensearch-project+label%3Av2.19.4+label%3Aautocut+%5BAUTOCUT%5D+in%3Atitle.
Thank you
OpenSearch Docker-Scan Results
Workflow run
OpenSearch-Dashboards Docker-Scan Results
Workflow run
opensearch-ci-bot commentedon Nov 5, 2025
See OpenSearch RC 2 and OpenSearch-Dashboards RC 4 details
OpenSearch 2 and OpenSearch-Dashboards 4 details
## OpenSearch 11515 and OpenSearch-Dashboards 8708 is ready for your test.
OpenSearch - Build 11515
OpenSearch Dashboards - Build 8708
Use the following Docker-Compose to setup a cluster
docker-compose.yml
docker-compose pull.docker-compose up.OpenSearch docker 2.19.4.11515
docker pull opensearchstaging/opensearch:2.19.4.11515 && docker run -it -p 9200:9200 -e "discovery.type=single-node" -e "DISABLE_SECURITY_PLUGIN=true" opensearchstaging/opensearch:2.19.4.11515curl http://localhost:9200/curl --insecure 'https://admin:myStrongPassword123!@localhost:9200/'OpenSearch-Dashboards docker 2.19.4.8708
docker pull opensearchstaging/opensearch-dashboards:2.19.4.8708 && docker run -it --network="host" -e "DISABLE_SECURITY_DASHBOARDS_PLUGIN=true" opensearchstaging/opensearch-dashboards:2.19.4.8708http://localhost:5601/docker pull opensearchstaging/opensearch-dashboards:2.19.4.8708 && docker run -it --network="host" opensearchstaging/opensearch-dashboards:2.19.4.8708http://localhost:5601/Use TARs to deploy OpenSearch Manually
Check how to install opensearch and dashboards on different platforms
Integration Test Results
Use the https://metrics.opensearch.org/_dashboards/goto/9ed74dd90eb31c7b83f3542e43328088?security_tenant=global.
Filter by the
distribution_build_number. Use 11515 for OpenSearch and 8708 for OpenSearch Dashboards.Example when filtered with 11515 we can see all the passed/failed OpenSearch components. Check the metrics here.
Find the list of the created AUTOCUT issues here https://github.com/issues?page=1&q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+user%3Aopensearch-project+label%3Av2.19.4+label%3Aautocut+%5BAUTOCUT%5D+in%3Atitle.
Thank you
OpenSearch Docker-Scan Results
Workflow run
OpenSearch-Dashboards Docker-Scan Results
Workflow run
gaiksaya commentedon Nov 6, 2025
We have just release 2.19.4 to the public! 🎉