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. …
Apache Kafka 3.9.1 Release Announcement
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 in Release Announcements
We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka 3.9.1. This bug-fix release has several fixes, and most importantly, it adds Java 23 support. For a full list of changes, be sure to check the release notes. See the Upgrading to 3.9.1 from any …
Apache Kafka 4.0.0 Release Announcement
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 in Release Announcements
We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka® 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 3.7.2 Release Announcement
Friday, December 13, 2024 in Release Announcements
We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka 3.7.2. This is a bugfix release. For a full list of changes, be sure to check the release notes. See the Upgrading to 3.7.2 from any version 0.8.x through 3.6.x section in the documentation for …
Apache Kafka 3.9.0 Release Announcement
Wednesday, November 06, 2024 in Release Announcements
We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka 3.9.0. This is a major release, the final one in the 3.x line. This will also be the final major release to feature the deprecated Apache ZooKeeper mode. Starting in 4.0 and later, Kafka will …
Apache Kafka 3.8.1 Release Announcement
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 in Release Announcements
We are proud to announce the release of Apache Kafka 3.8.1. This is a bugfix release. For a full list of changes, be sure to check the release notes. See the Upgrading to 3.8.1 from any version 0.8.x through 3.7.x section in the documentation for …