Release arrow-rs / parquet Minor version `57.1.0` (November 2025)

[mbrobbel]

Let's keep the code flowing. Part of

• [EPIC] A collection of release tickets #7392

Release Checklist:

• Verify with downstream DataFusion tests: [WIP] Update to arrow, parquet 57.1.0 datafusion#18820
• Release notes and bump version: Prepare for 57.1.0 release: Changelog and Version #8874
• Release Candidate + Vote thread: https://lists.apache.org/thread/y439t9m1o5h6p6h6c7zbfoohlcx781kn
• Release to crates.io / approval:
• Create follow on tickets

Requested items for release

• Parquet 56: encounter error: item_reader def levels are None when reading nested field with row filter #8657
• [Parquet] Writing in 57.0.0 seems 10% slower than 56.0.0 #8783
• Rewrite ParquetRecordBatchStream in terms of the PushDecoder #8159
• [Parquet] Adaptive Parquet Predicate Pushdown #8733
• General virtual columns support + row numbers as a first use-case #8715

[alamb]

I am hoping to make a release candidate early net week, Nov 17 2025. Please put let us know anything that is important to get in for then.

[vustef]

I hope that #8715 can make it

[alamb]

I hope that #8715 can make it

Added to the list. I think we can make it happen

[alamb]

Ok, we are now feature complete now in my mind for this release

All that is needed is fixing the regression

• Parquet 56: encounter error: item_reader def levels are None when reading nested field with row filter #8657

[vustef]

#8715 needs this fix: #8863

Are we also waiting for #8657 before release candidate is picked, or is that supposed to be back-ported?

[alamb]

#8715 needs this fix: #8863

Are we also waiting for #8657 before release candidate is picked, or is that supposed to be back-ported?

Someone needs to fix #8657. I probably will wait to make a branch until we have a fix and hope to find time to work on it today

[vustef]

Ok, thanks for the info.

For:

#8715 needs this fix: #8863

I added a issue to be added to the milestone (not sure I have permissions to add it): #8864

[alamb]

Thanks -- I have added it to the milestone