Apache Kafka

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A distributed event streaming platform.

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Release activity — 9 releases across 9 days in the last year. Each cell is one day; darker means more releases that day. Older weeks are hidden at this screen width.
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SundayNo releases on May 24, 2026No releases on May 31, 2026No releases on Jun 7, 2026No releases on Jun 14, 2026No releases on Jun 21, 2026No releases on Jun 28, 2026No releases on Jul 5, 2026No releases on Jul 12, 2026No releases on Jul 19, 2026No releases on Jul 26, 2026No releases on Aug 2, 2026No releases on Aug 9, 2026No releases on Aug 16, 2026No releases on Aug 23, 2026No releases on Aug 30, 2026No releases on Sep 6, 2026
MondayNo releases on May 25, 2026No releases on Jun 1, 2026No releases on Jun 8, 2026No releases on Jun 15, 2026No releases on Jun 22, 2026No releases on Jun 29, 2026No releases on Jul 6, 2026No releases on Jul 13, 2026No releases on Jul 20, 2026No releases on Jul 27, 2026No releases on Aug 3, 2026No releases on Aug 10, 2026No releases on Aug 17, 2026No releases on Aug 24, 2026No releases on Aug 31, 2026No releases on Sep 7, 2026
TuesdayNo releases on May 26, 2026No releases on Jun 2, 2026No releases on Jun 9, 2026No releases on Jun 16, 2026No releases on Jun 23, 2026No releases on Jun 30, 2026No releases on Jul 7, 2026No releases on Jul 14, 2026No releases on Jul 21, 2026No releases on Jul 28, 2026No releases on Aug 4, 2026No releases on Aug 11, 2026No releases on Aug 18, 2026No releases on Aug 25, 2026No releases on Sep 1, 2026No releases on Sep 8, 2026
WednesdayNo releases on May 27, 2026No releases on Jun 3, 2026No releases on Jun 10, 2026No releases on Jun 17, 2026No releases on Jun 24, 2026No releases on Jul 1, 2026No releases on Jul 8, 2026No releases on Jul 15, 2026No releases on Jul 22, 2026No releases on Jul 29, 2026No releases on Aug 5, 2026No releases on Aug 12, 2026No releases on Aug 19, 2026No releases on Aug 26, 2026No releases on Sep 2, 2026
ThursdayNo releases on May 28, 2026No releases on Jun 4, 2026No releases on Jun 11, 2026No releases on Jun 18, 20261 release on Jun 25, 2026No releases on Jul 2, 2026No releases on Jul 9, 2026No releases on Jul 16, 2026No releases on Jul 23, 2026No releases on Jul 30, 2026No releases on Aug 6, 2026No releases on Aug 13, 2026No releases on Aug 20, 2026No releases on Aug 27, 2026No releases on Sep 3, 2026
FridayNo releases on May 29, 2026No releases on Jun 5, 2026No releases on Jun 12, 2026No releases on Jun 19, 2026No releases on Jun 26, 2026No releases on Jul 3, 2026No releases on Jul 10, 2026No releases on Jul 17, 2026No releases on Jul 24, 2026No releases on Jul 31, 2026No releases on Aug 7, 2026No releases on Aug 14, 2026No releases on Aug 21, 2026No releases on Aug 28, 2026No releases on Sep 4, 2026
Saturday1 release on May 30, 2026No releases on Jun 6, 2026No releases on Jun 13, 2026No releases on Jun 20, 2026No releases on Jun 27, 2026No releases on Jul 4, 2026No releases on Jul 11, 2026No releases on Jul 18, 2026No releases on Jul 25, 2026No releases on Aug 1, 2026No releases on Aug 8, 2026No releases on Aug 15, 2026No releases on Aug 22, 2026No releases on Aug 29, 2026No releases on Sep 5, 2026

9 releases in the last year

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4.3.1Latest

Apache Kafka 4.3.1 Release Announcement

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…

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  • Fixed a Kafka Streams RocksDB native memory leak
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4.2.1

Apache Kafka 4.2.1 Release Announcement

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 Upgra…

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4.3.0

Apache Kafka 4.3.0 Release Announcement

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 c…

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4.1.2

Apache Kafka 4.1.2 Release Announcement

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 Upgra…

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4.0.2

Apache Kafka 4.0.2 Release Announcement

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 Upgra…

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3.9.2

Apache Kafka 3.9.2 Release Announcement

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 inconsis…

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  • Include critical security updates and fixes
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4.2.0

Apache Kafka 4.2.0 Release Announcement

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 c…

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4.1.1

Apache Kafka 4.1.1 Release Announcement

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 Upgra…

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4.0.1

Apache Kafka 4.0.1 Release Announcement

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 t…

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4.1.0

Apache Kafka 4.1.0 Release Announcement

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…

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3.9.1

Apache Kafka 3.9.1 Release Announcement

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 rele…

Added 1
  • Add Java 23 support
Fixed 1
  • Apply several bug fixes
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4.0.0

Apache Kafka 4.0.0 Release Announcement

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 c…

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3.7.2

Apache Kafka 3.7.2 Release Announcement

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…

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3.9.0

Apache Kafka 3.9.0 Release Announcement

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…

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  • Support for Java 21 as a minimum requirement for running Kafka brokers
Deprecated 1
  • This is the final major release to feature the deprecated Apache ZooKeeper
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3.8.1

Apache Kafka 3.8.1 Release Announcement

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…

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