Apache Kafka 4.3.1 Release Announcement
Thursday, June 25, 2026 in Release Announcements
We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka 4.3.1. This is a bugfix release that includes several critical fixes, most notably a fix for a Kafka Streams RocksDB native memory leak. For a full list of changes, be sure to check the release …
Apache Kafka 4.2.1 Release Announcement
Saturday, May 30, 2026 in Release Announcements
We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka 4.2.1. This is a bugfix release that includes several critical fixes. For a full list of changes, be sure to check the release notes. See the Upgrading to 4.2.1 from any version 0.8.x through …
Apache Kafka 4.3.0 Release Announcement
Friday, May 22, 2026 in Release Announcements
We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka® 4.3. This release contains many new features and improvements. This blog post will highlight some of the more prominent ones. For a full list of changes, be sure to check the release notes. With …
Apache Kafka 4.1.2 Release Announcement
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 in Release Announcements
We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka 4.1.2. This is a bugfix release that includes several critical fixes. For a full list of changes, be sure to check the release notes. See the Upgrading to 4.1.2 from any version 0.8.x through …
Apache Kafka 4.0.2 Release Announcement
Monday, March 16, 2026 in Release Announcements
We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka 4.0.2. This is a bugfix release that includes several critical fixes. For a full list of changes, be sure to check the release notes. See the Upgrading to 4.0.2 from any version 0.8.x through …
Apache Kafka 3.9.2 Release Announcement
Saturday, February 21, 2026 in Release Announcements
We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka 3.9.2. This bug-fix release contains several critical fixes and security updates. Notably, this release includes KIP-1252, which addresses inconsistent behavior between ZooKeeper and KRaft modes. …
Apache Kafka 4.2.0 Release Announcement
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 in Release Announcements
We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka® 4.2. This release contains many new features and improvements. This blog post will highlight some of the more prominent ones. For a full list of changes, be sure to check the release notes. Kafka …
Apache Kafka 4.1.1 Release Announcement
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 in Release Announcements
We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka 4.1.1. This is a bugfix release that includes several critical fixes. For a full list of changes, be sure to check the release notes. See the Upgrading to 4.1.1 from any version 0.8.x through …
Apache Kafka 4.0.1 Release Announcement
Monday, October 13, 2025 in Release Announcements
We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka 4.0.1. For a full list of changes, be sure to check the release notes. See the Upgrading to 4.0.1 from any version 0.8.x through 3.9.x section in the documentation for the list of notable changes …
Apache Kafka 4.1.0 Release Announcement
Thursday, September 04, 2025 in Release Announcements
We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka® 4.1.0. This release contains many new features and improvements. This blog post will highlight some of the more prominent ones. For a full list of changes, be sure to check the release notes. …