[VOTE] Release Candidate v3.0.0-rc.3

[lance-community]

Release Candidate: v3.0.0-rc.3

This is a release candidate for version 3.0.0-rc.3.

Release Information

• RC Tag: v3.0.0-rc.3
• Release Branch: release/v3.0
• Release Notes: https://github.com/lance-format/lance/releases/tag/v3.0.0-rc.3

Testing Instructions

Python

pip install --pre --extra-index-url https://pypi.fury.io/lance-format/pylance==3.0.0-rc.3

Java (Maven)

Add to your pom.xml:

<dependency>
  <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
  <artifactId>lance-core</artifactId>
  <version>3.0.0-rc.3</version>
</dependency>

Rust (Cargo)

Add to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
lance = { version = "=3.0.0-rc.3", git = "https://github.com/lance-format/lance", tag = "v3.0.0-rc.3" }

Voting Instructions

Please test the RC artifacts and vote by commenting:

• +1 to approve
• 0 to abstain or neutral
• -1 if issues found (please include details)

Vote Duration: If there are enough binding votes and no vetoes, the vote will end at 2026-03-11 22:48:46 UTC (Pacific time: 2026-03-11 15:48:46 PDT).

Next Steps

• If approved: Approve RC using approve-rc workflow
• If issues found: Fix on release branch and create new RC using create-rc workflow

[wjones127]

+1, verified on LanceDB OSS and LanceDB Enterprise test suites.

[Xuanwo]

+1 binding. This will be nice release!

[jackye1995]

+1 binding!

[westonpace]

It's been 7 days and we have 3 +1 votes. I declare this vote passed and will work on getting the release out tomorrow.

[westonpace]

The publish to cargo failed because the arrow-scalar crate did not have a README. I am going to address this by backporting #6199