From 5d3af44dd562787e2bb7c8c96a77f8ac237afbaa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeremiah D Jordan Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2025 14:04:42 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add a note to the top of NEWS.txt about upgrading and TCM patch by Jeremiah Jordan; reviewed by Jon Haddad for CASSANDRA-20945 --- NEWS.txt | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt index a6849079cd..b3c525c213 100644 --- a/NEWS.txt +++ b/NEWS.txt @@ -1,3 +1,12 @@ +**CRITICAL: UPGRADING** +---------------------- + +In order to support the new Cluster Metadata Service, added to Apache Cassandra +in "CEP-21: Transactional Cluster Metadata", upgrading to this version of +Cassandra involves operational steps above and beyond most previous upgrades. +See the instructions below in the "Upgrading" section for more details on how +to proceed. + PLEASE READ: MAXIMUM TTL EXPIRATION DATE NOTICE (CASSANDRA-14092 & CASSANDRA-14227) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (General upgrading instructions are available in the next section)