Apache Iceberg 1.10.0 release just dropped. It’s a dense, significant release. Here's the directions the community is pushing to see what's next.

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Apache Iceberg 1.10.0 introduces major improvements including full Spark 4.0 and Flink 2.0 compatibility, production-ready Deletion Vectors for faster row-level updates, and a hardened REST Catalog API. The release matures the V3 specification with features like row lineage and variant types. Google contributed native BigQuery Metastore Catalog support and Google AuthManager, enabling seamless integration with BigLake-managed tables through open REST protocols.

Apache Iceberg 1.10: Maturing the V3 spec, the REST API and Google contributions

Hardening the Core for Speed and Stability