ASF Plus One Newsletter: December 2025

The Apache Software Foundation wraps up 2025 with significant milestones including 10,000 committers, 10 graduated incubator projects, and 4 retired projects. Key achievements include advancing SBOM and vulnerability standards through ECMA/ISO participation, launching the Apache Trusted Releases platform alpha, and strengthening security compliance tooling.

The foundation sustained operations through diversified sponsorship while expanding the ASF Tooling Initiative. Community highlights include the #ASFNewLeaf social media campaign, new logo launch, and Community Over Code events in Beijing and Minneapolis with nearly 1,200 attendees.

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Dec 18, 2025•5m read time•From news.apache.org