Component
Apache Kafka
- Current LTS
- 3.9.2
- Versioning
- SemVer
- Custom resources
- 1
- Upstream
- https://kafka.apache.org
Version timeline
Versions of Apache Kafka across shippedand upcoming SDP releases, oldest to newest.Upcoming columns are provisional. Cells marked LTS trace the recommended upgrade path.
| Version line | 22.6 | 22.9 | 22.11 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 23.7 | 23.11 | 24.3 | 24.7 | 24.11 | 25.3 | 25.7 | 25.11 | 26.3 | 26.7 current | 26.11 Next major November 2026 |
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| 4.3.x | 4.3.1(Supported) | |||||||||||||||
| 4.2.x | 4.2.1(Experimental) | 4.2.1(Supported) | ||||||||||||||
| 4.1.x | 4.1.0(Experimental) | 4.1.1(Experimental) | 4.1.1(Experimental) | |||||||||||||
| 3.9.x | 3.9.0(Supported) | 3.9.0(Deprecated)3.9.1(Supported) | 3.9.1(LTS) | 3.9.1(LTS) | 3.9.1(Deprecated)3.9.2(LTS) | 3.9.2(LTS) | ||||||||||
| 3.8.x | 3.8.0(Supported) | 3.8.0(Deprecated) | ||||||||||||||
| 3.7.x | 3.7.1(LTS) | 3.7.1(LTS) | 3.7.1(Deprecated)3.7.2(LTS) | 3.7.2(LTS) | 3.7.2(Deprecated) | |||||||||||
| 3.6.x | 3.6.1(Supported) | 3.6.1(Deprecated)3.6.2(Deprecated) | ||||||||||||||
| 3.5.x | 3.5.1(Supported) | 3.5.1(Deprecated)3.5.2(Deprecated) | ||||||||||||||
| 3.4.x | 3.4.0(LTS) | 3.4.0(Deprecated)3.4.1(LTS) | 3.4.1(LTS) | 3.4.1(Deprecated) | ||||||||||||
| 3.3.x | 3.3.1(Supported) | 3.3.1(Supported) | 3.3.1(Supported) | 3.3.1(Deprecated) | ||||||||||||
| 3.2.x | 3.2.0(Supported) | 3.2.0(Supported) | 3.2.0(Supported) | 3.2.0(Supported) | 3.2.0(Supported) | 3.2.0(Deprecated) | ||||||||||
| 3.1.x | 3.1.0(Supported) | 3.1.0(Supported) | 3.1.0(Supported) | 3.1.0(Supported) | 3.1.0(Supported) | 3.1.0(Deprecated) | ||||||||||
| 2.8.x | 2.8.1(Supported) | 2.8.1(Supported) | 2.8.1(Supported) | 2.8.1(Supported) | 2.8.1(Supported) | 2.8.1(Deprecated) | 2.8.1(Deprecated)2.8.2(Deprecated) | |||||||||
| 2.7.x | 2.7.1(Supported) | 2.7.1(Supported) | 2.7.1(Supported) | 2.7.1(Supported) | 2.7.1(Supported) | 2.7.1(Deprecated) |
Plan a path through these versions alongside the rest of what you run.
Custom resources
Kubernetes custom resource definitions managed by the Apache Kafka operator.