diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index a3dbca59c475..c34ab710038e 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ markers = [
     "s3: marks a test as requiring access to s3 compliant storage (use with --aws-access-key-id, --aws-secret-access-key, and --endpoint-url args)",
     "adlfs: marks a test as requiring access to adlfs compliant storage (use with --adlfs.account-name, --adlfs.account-key, and --adlfs.endpoint args)"
 ]
+# Turns an warning into an error
+filterwarnings = [
+    "error"
+]
 
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 130
diff --git a/python/release-announcement-email.txt b/python/release-announcement-email.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..04130702f4fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/release-announcement-email.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+To: dev@iceberg.apache.org
+Subject: [VOTE] Release Apache PyIceberg 
+Hi Everyone,
+
+I propose that we release the following RC as the official PyIceberg  release.
+
+The commit ID is 
+
+* This corresponds to the tag:  ()
+* https://github.com/apache/iceberg/releases/tag/
+* https://github.com/apache/iceberg/tree/
+
+The release tarball, signature, and checksums are here:
+
+* https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/iceberg/pyiceberg-/
+
+You can find the KEYS file here:
+
+* https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/iceberg/KEYS
+
+Convenience binary artifacts are staged on pypi:
+
+https://pypi.org/project/pyiceberg//
+
+And can be installed using: pip3 install pyiceberg==
+
+Please download, verify, and test.
+
+Please vote in the next 72 hours.
+[ ] +1 Release this as PyIceberg 
+[ ] +0
+[ ] -1 Do not release this because...
diff --git a/python/tests/catalog/test_glue.py b/python/tests/catalog/test_glue.py
index af12435415b2..b786c9283ada 100644
--- a/python/tests/catalog/test_glue.py
+++ b/python/tests/catalog/test_glue.py
@@ -67,7 +67,18 @@ def get_random_databases(n: int) -> Set[str]:
 
 @pytest.fixture(name="_bucket_initialize")
 def fixture_s3_bucket(_s3) -> None:  # type: ignore
-    _s3.create_bucket(Bucket=BUCKET_NAME)
+    bucket = _s3.create_bucket(Bucket=BUCKET_NAME)
+    yield bucket
+
+    response = _s3.list_objects_v2(
+        Bucket=BUCKET_NAME,
+    )
+    while response["KeyCount"] > 0:
+        _s3.delete_objects(Bucket=BUCKET_NAME, Delete={"Objects": [{"Key": obj["Key"]} for obj in response["Contents"]]})
+        response = _s3.list_objects_v2(
+            Bucket=BUCKET_NAME,
+        )
+    _s3.delete_bucket(Bucket=BUCKET_NAME)
 
 
 @mock_glue
diff --git a/python/tests/test_transforms.py b/python/tests/test_transforms.py
index 8ba80e396b95..3675ef0a8268 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_transforms.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_transforms.py
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ def test_void_transform() -> None:
 
 class TestType(IcebergBaseModel):
     __root__: Transform[Any, Any]
+    __test__ = False
 
 
 def test_bucket_transform_serialize() -> None: