Apache Kafka 4.4.0 Release Announcement
Thursday, October 22, 2026 in Release Announcements
We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka® 4.4.0. 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. …
Apache Kafka 4.2.2 Release Announcement
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 in Release Announcements
We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka 4.2.2. 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 4.2.2 from any version 0.8.x through …
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 …