diff --git a/.github/workflows/rc.yml b/.github/workflows/rc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d1a97b9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/rc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+name: RC
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+      - '!dependabot/**'
+    tags:
+      - '*-rc*'
+  pull_request:
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.repository }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}-${{ github.workflow }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+jobs:
+  archive:
+    name: Archive
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+      - name: Prepare for tag
+        if: github.ref_type == 'tag'
+        run: |
+          version=${GITHUB_REF_NAME%-rc*}
+          version=${version#v}
+          rc=${GITHUB_REF_NAME#*-rc}
+          echo "VERSION=${version}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          echo "RC=${rc}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+      - name: Prepare for branch
+        if: github.ref_type == 'branch'
+        run: |
+          version=$(grep -o '^  <version>.*</version>' "pom.xml" |
+            sed \
+              -e 's,^  <version>,,' \
+              -e 's,</version>$,,')
+          rc=$(date +%Y%m%d)
+          echo "VERSION=${version}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          echo "RC=${rc}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+      - name: Archive
+        run: |
+          id="apache-arrow-java-${VERSION}"
+          tar_gz="${id}.tar.gz"
+          echo "TAR_GZ=${tar_gz}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}
+          git archive HEAD --prefix "${id}/" --output "${tar_gz}"
+          sha256sum "${tar_gz}" > "${tar_gz}.sha256"
+          sha512sum "${tar_gz}" > "${tar_gz}.sha512"
+      - name: Audit
+        run: |
+          dev/release/run_rat.sh "${TAR_GZ}"
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@6f51ac03b9356f520e9adb1b1b7802705f340c2b # v4.5.0
+        with:
+          name: archive
+          path: |
+            apache-arrow-java-*
+  verify:
+    name: Verify
+    needs:
+      - archive
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os:
+          - macos-latest
+          - ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
+        with:
+          name: archive
+      - name: Verify
+        run: |
+          tar_gz=$(echo apache-arrow-java-*.tar.gz)
+          version=${tar_gz#apache-arrow-java-}
+          version=${version%.tar.gz}
+          # rc isn't used with VERIFY_DOWNLOAD=0
+          if [ "${GITHUB_REF_TYPE}" = "tag" ]; then
+            rc="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#*-rc}"
+          else
+            rc=$(date +%Y%m%d)
+          fi
+          VERIFY_DEFAULT=0 \
+            VERIFY_SOURCE=1 \
+            dev/release/verify_rc.sh "${version}" "${rc}"
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  upload:
+    name: Upload
+    if: github.ref_type == 'tag'
+    needs:
+      - verify
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
+        with:
+          name: archive
+      - name: Upload
+        run: |
+          # TODO: Add support for release note
+          version=${GITHUB_REF_NAME%-rc*}
+          version=${version#v}
+          rc=${GITHUB_REF_NAME#*-rc}
+          gh release create ${GITHUB_REF_NAME} \
+            --notes "TODO" \
+            --prerelease \
+            --title "Apache Arrow Java ${version} RC${rc}" \
+            --verify-tag \
+            apache-arrow-java-*.tar.gz \
+            apache-arrow-java-*.tar.gz.sha*
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0b866e84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+name: RC
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '*'
+      - '!*-rc*'
+  pull_request:
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.repository }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.sha }}-${{ github.workflow }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+env:
+  GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    name: Publish
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - name: Download RC contents
+        run: |
+          set -x
+          latest_rc_tag=$(gh release list --json tagName --jq '.[].tagName' | \
+                            grep -F "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}-rc" | \
+                            head -n1)
+          gh release download ${latest_rc_tag} --dir dists
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        run: |
+          version=${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}
+          gh release create ${GITHUB_REF_NAME} \
+            --notes "TODO" \
+            --title "Apache Arrow Java ${version}" \
+            --verify-tag \
+            dists/*
diff --git a/dev/release/README.md b/dev/release/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27142406f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/release/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+<!---
+  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+  distributed with this work for additional information
+  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+  to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+  "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+  with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+  software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+  "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+  KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+  specific language governing permissions and limitations
+  under the License.
+-->
+
+# Release
+
+## Overview
+
+  1. Test the revision to be released
+  2. Bump version by `dev/release/bump_version.sh X.Y.Z`
+  3. Prepare RC and vote (detailed later)
+  4. Publish (detailed later)
+  5. Bump version by `dev/release/bump_version.sh X.Y.Z-SNAPSHOT`
+
+### Prepare RC and vote
+
+Run `dev/release/release_rc.sh` on a working copy of
+`git@github.com:apache/arrow-java` not your fork:
+
+```console
+$ git clone git@github.com:apache/arrow-java.git
+$ dev/release/release_rc.sh ${RC}
+(Send a vote email to dev@arrow.apache.org.
+ You can use a draft shown by release_rc.sh for the email.)
+```
+
+Here is an example to release RC1:
+
+```console
+$ GH_TOKEN=${YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN} dev/release/release_rc.sh 1
+```
+
+The argument of `release_rc.sh` is the RC number. If RC1 has a
+problem, we'll increment the RC number such as RC2, RC3 and so on.
+
+Requirements to run `release_rc.sh`:
+
+  * You must be an Apache Arrow committer or PMC member
+  * You must prepare your PGP key for signing
+
+If you don't have a PGP key,
+https://infra.apache.org/release-signing.html#generate may be helpful.
+
+Your PGP key must be registered to the followings:
+
+  * https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/arrow/KEYS
+  * https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/arrow/KEYS
+
+See the header comment of them how to add a PGP key.
+
+Apache arrow committers can update them by Subversion client with
+their ASF account. e.g.:
+
+```console
+$ svn co https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/arrow
+$ cd arrow
+$ editor KEYS
+$ svn ci KEYS
+```
+
+### Publish
+
+We need to do the followings to publish a new release:
+
+  * Publish to apache.org
+
+Run `dev/release/release.sh` on a working copy of
+`git@github.com:apache/arrow-java` not your fork to publish to
+apache.org:
+
+```console
+$ GH_TOKEN=${YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN} dev/release/release.sh ${VERSION} ${RC}
+```
+
+Here is an example to release 19.0.0 RC1:
+
+```console
+$ GH_TOKEN=${YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN} dev/release/release.sh 19.0.0 1
+```
+
+Add the release to ASF's report database via [Apache Committee Report
+Helper](https://reporter.apache.org/addrelease.html?arrow).
+
+### Verify
+
+We have a script to verify a RC.
+
+You must install the following commands to use the script:
+
+  * `curl`
+  * `gpg`
+  * `shasum` or `sha256sum`/`sha512sum`
+  * `tar`
+
+To verify a RC, run the following command line:
+
+```console
+$ dev/release/verify_rc.sh ${VERSION} ${RC}
+```
+
+Here is an example to verify the release 19.0.0 RC1:
+
+```console
+$ dev/release/verify_rc.sh 19.0.0 1
+```
+
+If the verification is successful, the message `RC looks good!` is shown.
diff --git a/dev/release/bump_version.sh b/dev/release/bump_version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..84eded468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/release/bump_version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+set -eu
+
+SOURCE_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+SOURCE_TOP_DIR="$(cd "${SOURCE_DIR}/../../" && pwd)"
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <version>"
+  echo " e.g.: $0 19.0.1"
+  echo " e.g.: $0 20.0.0-SNAPSHOT"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+version=$1
+
+cd "${SOURCE_TOP_DIR}"
+
+git switch -c bump-version-${version}
+mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=${version} -DprocessAllModules -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+case "${version}" in
+  *-SNAPSHOT)
+    tag=main
+    ;;
+  *)
+    tag=v${version}
+    ;;
+esac
+mvn versions:set-scm-tag -DnewTag=${tag} -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -pl :arrow-java-root
+mvn versions:set-scm-tag -DnewTag=${tag} -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -pl :arrow-bom
+git add "pom.xml"
+git add "**/pom.xml"
+git commit -m "MINOR: Bump version to ${version}"
+gh pr create --fill
diff --git a/dev/release/release.sh b/dev/release/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ff3f854b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/release/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+set -eu
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <version> <rc>"
+  echo " e.g.: $0 19.0.1 1"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+version=$1
+rc=$2
+
+git_origin_url="$(git remote get-url origin)"
+repository="${git_origin_url#*github.com?}"
+repository="${repository%.git}"
+if [ "${git_origin_url}" != "git@github.com:apache/arrow-java.git" ]; then
+  echo "This script must be ran with working copy of apache/arrow-java."
+  echo "The origin's URL: ${git_origin_url}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+tag="v${version}"
+rc_tag="${tag}-rc${rc}"
+echo "Tagging for release: ${tag}"
+git tag -a -m "${version}" "${tag}" "${rc_tag}"
+git push origin "${tag}"
+
+dist_url="https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/arrow"
+dist_dir="dev/release/dist"
+echo "Checking out ${dist_url}"
+rm -rf "${dist_dir}"
+svn co --depth=empty "${dist_url}" "${dist_dir}"
+gh release download "${rc_tag}" \
+  --repo "${repository}" \
+  --dir "${dist_dir}" \
+  --skip-existing
+
+release_id="apache-arrow-java-${version}"
+echo "Uploading to release/"
+pushd "${dist_dir}"
+svn add .
+svn ci -m "Apache Arrow Java ${version}"
+popd
+rm -rf "${dist_dir}"
+
+echo "Keep only the latest versions"
+old_releases=$(
+  svn ls https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/arrow/ |
+    grep -E '^apache-arrow-java-' |
+    sort --version-sort --reverse |
+    tail -n +2
+)
+for old_release_version in ${old_releases}; do
+  echo "Remove old release ${old_release_version}"
+  svn \
+    delete \
+    -m "Remove old Apache Arrow Java release: ${old_release_version}" \
+    "https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/arrow/${old_release_version}"
+done
+
+echo "Success! The release is available here:"
+echo "  https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/arrow/${release_id}"
+echo
+echo "Add this release to ASF's report database:"
+echo "  https://reporter.apache.org/addrelease.html?arrow"
diff --git a/dev/release/release_rc.sh b/dev/release/release_rc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7e820aab8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/release/release_rc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+set -eu
+
+SOURCE_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+SOURCE_TOP_DIR="$(cd "${SOURCE_DIR}/../../" && pwd)"
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <rc>"
+  echo " e.g.: $0 1"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+rc=$1
+
+: "${RELEASE_DEFAULT:=1}"
+: "${RELEASE_PULL:=${RELEASE_DEFAULT}}"
+: "${RELEASE_PUSH_TAG:=${RELEASE_DEFAULT}}"
+: "${RELEASE_SIGN:=${RELEASE_DEFAULT}}"
+: "${RELEASE_UPLOAD:=${RELEASE_DEFAULT}}"
+
+cd "${SOURCE_TOP_DIR}"
+
+if [ "${RELEASE_PULL}" -gt 0 ] || [ "${RELEASE_PUSH_TAG}" -gt 0 ]; then
+  git_origin_url="$(git remote get-url origin)"
+  if [ "${git_origin_url}" != "git@github.com:apache/arrow-java.git" ]; then
+    echo "This script must be ran with working copy of apache/arrow-java."
+    echo "The origin's URL: ${git_origin_url}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ "${RELEASE_PULL}" -gt 0 ]; then
+  echo "Ensure using the latest commit"
+  git checkout main
+  git pull --rebase --prune
+fi
+
+version=$(grep -o '^  <version>.*</version>' "pom.xml" |
+  sed \
+    -e 's,^  <version>,,' \
+    -e 's,</version>$,,')
+
+case "${version}" in
+  *-SNAPSHOT)
+    echo "Version isn't bumped: ${version}"
+    echo "Run dev/release/bump_version.sh before you run this script."
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+rc_tag="v${version}-rc${rc}"
+if [ "${RELEASE_PUSH_TAG}" -gt 0 ]; then
+  echo "Tagging for RC: ${rc_tag}"
+  git tag -a -m "${version} RC${rc}" "${rc_tag}"
+  git push origin "${rc_tag}"
+fi
+
+rc_hash="$(git rev-list --max-count=1 "${rc_tag}")"
+
+id="apache-arrow-java-${version}"
+tar_gz="${id}.tar.gz"
+
+if [ "${RELEASE_SIGN}" -gt 0 ]; then
+  git_origin_url="$(git remote get-url origin)"
+  repository="${git_origin_url#*github.com?}"
+  repository="${repository%.git}"
+
+  echo "Looking for GitHub Actions workflow on ${repository}:${rc_tag}"
+  run_id=""
+  while [ -z "${run_id}" ]; do
+    echo "Waiting for run to start..."
+    run_id=$(gh run list \
+      --branch "${rc_tag}" \
+      --jq ".[].databaseId" \
+      --json 'databaseId' \
+      --limit 1 \
+      --repo "${repository}" \
+      --workflow rc.yml)
+    sleep 1
+  done
+
+  echo "Found GitHub Actions workflow with ID: ${run_id}"
+  gh run watch --repo "${repository}" --exit-status "${run_id}"
+
+  echo "Downloading .tar.gz from GitHub Releases"
+  gh release download "${rc_tag}" \
+    --dir . \
+    --pattern "${tar_gz}" \
+    --repo "${repository}" \
+    --skip-existing
+
+  echo "Signing tar.gz and creating checksums"
+  gpg --armor --output "${tar_gz}.asc" --detach-sig "${tar_gz}"
+fi
+
+if [ "${RELEASE_UPLOAD}" -gt 0 ]; then
+  echo "Uploading signature"
+  gh release upload "${rc_tag}" \
+    --clobber \
+    --repo "${repository}" \
+    "${tar_gz}.asc"
+fi
+
+echo "Draft email for dev@arrow.apache.org mailing list"
+echo ""
+echo "---------------------------------------------------------"
+cat <<MAIL
+To: dev@arrow.apache.org
+Subject: [VOTE][Java] Release Apache Arrow Java ${version} RC${rc}
+
+Hi,
+
+I would like to propose the following release candidate (RC${rc}) of
+Apache Arrow Java version ${version}.
+
+This release candidate is based on commit:
+${rc_hash} [1]
+
+The source release rc${rc} is hosted at [2].
+
+Please download, verify checksums and signatures, run the unit tests,
+and vote on the release. See [3] for how to validate a release candidate.
+
+The vote will be open for at least 72 hours.
+
+[ ] +1 Release this as Apache Arrow Java ${version}
+[ ] +0
+[ ] -1 Do not release this as Apache Arrow Java ${version} because...
+
+[1]: https://github.com/apache/arrow-java/tree/${rc_hash}
+[2]: https://github.com/apache/arrow-java/releases/${rc_tag}
+[3]: https://github.com/apache/arrow-java/blob/main/dev/release/README.md#verify
+MAIL
+echo "---------------------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/dev/release/verify_rc.sh b/dev/release/verify_rc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..debf2b916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/release/verify_rc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+set -eu
+
+SOURCE_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+TOP_SOURCE_DIR="$(dirname "$(dirname "${SOURCE_DIR}")")"
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <version> <rc>"
+  echo " e.g.: $0 19.0.1 1"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+set -o pipefail
+set -x
+
+VERSION="$1"
+RC="$2"
+
+ARROW_DIST_BASE_URL="https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/arrow"
+DOWNLOAD_RC_BASE_URL="https://github.com/apache/arrow-java/releases/download/v${VERSION}-rc${RC}"
+ARCHIVE_BASE_NAME="apache-arrow-java-${VERSION}"
+
+: "${VERIFY_DEFAULT:=1}"
+: "${VERIFY_DOWNLOAD:=${VERIFY_DEFAULT}}"
+: "${VERIFY_SIGN:=${VERIFY_DEFAULT}}"
+: "${VERIFY_SOURCE:=${VERIFY_DEFAULT}}"
+: "${VERIFY_BINARY:=${VERIFY_DEFAULT}}"
+
+VERIFY_SUCCESS=no
+
+setup_tmpdir() {
+  cleanup() {
+    if [ "${VERIFY_SUCCESS}" = "yes" ]; then
+      rm -rf "${VERIFY_TMPDIR}"
+    else
+      echo "Failed to verify release candidate. See ${VERIFY_TMPDIR} for details."
+    fi
+  }
+
+  if [ -z "${VERIFY_TMPDIR:-}" ]; then
+    VERIFY_TMPDIR="$(mktemp -d -t "$1.XXXXX")"
+    trap cleanup EXIT
+  else
+    mkdir -p "${VERIFY_TMPDIR}"
+  fi
+}
+
+download() {
+  curl \
+    --fail \
+    --location \
+    --remote-name \
+    --show-error \
+    --silent \
+    "$1"
+}
+
+download_rc_file() {
+  if [ "${VERIFY_DOWNLOAD}" -gt 0 ]; then
+    download "${DOWNLOAD_RC_BASE_URL}/$1"
+  else
+    cp "${TOP_SOURCE_DIR}/$1" "$1"
+  fi
+}
+
+import_gpg_keys() {
+  if [ "${VERIFY_SIGN}" -gt 0 ]; then
+    download "${ARROW_DIST_BASE_URL}/KEYS"
+    gpg --import KEYS
+  fi
+}
+
+if type shasum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  sha256_verify="shasum -a 256 -c"
+  sha512_verify="shasum -a 512 -c"
+else
+  sha256_verify="sha256sum -c"
+  sha512_verify="sha512sum -c"
+fi
+
+fetch_archive() {
+  download_rc_file "${ARCHIVE_BASE_NAME}.tar.gz"
+  if [ "${VERIFY_SIGN}" -gt 0 ]; then
+    download_rc_file "${ARCHIVE_BASE_NAME}.tar.gz.asc"
+    gpg --verify "${ARCHIVE_BASE_NAME}.tar.gz.asc" "${ARCHIVE_BASE_NAME}.tar.gz"
+  fi
+  download_rc_file "${ARCHIVE_BASE_NAME}.tar.gz.sha256"
+  ${sha256_verify} "${ARCHIVE_BASE_NAME}.tar.gz.sha256"
+  download_rc_file "${ARCHIVE_BASE_NAME}.tar.gz.sha512"
+  ${sha512_verify} "${ARCHIVE_BASE_NAME}.tar.gz.sha512"
+}
+
+ensure_source_directory() {
+  tar xf "${ARCHIVE_BASE_NAME}".tar.gz
+
+  if [ -d "${TOP_SOURCE_DIR}/testing/data" ]; then
+    cp -a "${TOP_SOURCE_DIR}/testing" "${ARCHIVE_BASE_NAME}/"
+  else
+    git clone \
+      https://github.com/apache/arrow-testing.git \
+      "${ARCHIVE_BASE_NAME}/testing"
+  fi
+
+  ARROW_TEST_DATA="${ARCHIVE_BASE_NAME}/testing/data"
+  export ARROW_TEST_DATA
+}
+
+test_source_distribution() {
+  if [ ${VERIFY_SOURCE} -le 0 ]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  "${TOP_SOURCE_DIR}/ci/scripts/build.sh" "$(pwd)"
+  "${TOP_SOURCE_DIR}/ci/scripts/test.sh" "$(pwd)"
+  # TODO: JNI test
+  # TODO: Integration test
+}
+
+test_binary_distribution() {
+  if [ ${VERIFY_SOURCE} -le 0 ]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  # TODO: jar test
+}
+
+setup_tmpdir "arrow-java-${VERSION}-${RC}"
+echo "Working in sandbox ${VERIFY_TMPDIR}"
+cd "${VERIFY_TMPDIR}"
+
+import_gpg_keys
+fetch_archive
+ensure_source_directory
+pushd "${ARCHIVE_BASE_NAME}"
+test_source_distribution
+test_binary_distribution
+popd
+
+VERIFY_SUCCESS=yes
+echo "RC looks good!"