Hi Sergey,
There is no plan on having a 3.10 release. 3.9.x is the last release series
in the 3 major version family.
Regarding the EOL, Apache Kafka supports the last 3 minor/major releases.
This means at this moment: 3.8.x, 3.9.x and 4.0.x.
Once 4.1.x is released, we will drop support for 3.8.x. And the moment
4.2.0 release happens (in around 4 months probably) 3.9.x will reach EOL.
If many community users have the need for a longer support for 3.9.x
series, let us know please.
Best,
On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM Сергей Иванов <delta45666@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Could you please help us clarify the support timeline for Kafka 3.x
> releases?
>
> According to the following page:
>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Time+Based+Release+Plan#TimeBasedReleasePlan-WhatIsOurEOLPolicy
> ,
> it seems that the community generally supports the latest three minor
> releases. However, the transition from 3.x to 4.x appears to be a special
> case.
>
> Could you please share more details on the expected end-of-life (EOL)
> timeline for Kafka 3.x versions? Are you going to release new minor/feature
> versions for 3.x release (3.10.x etc)?
>
> Even an approximate window would be very helpful for our migration
> planning.
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Sergey Ivanov
>
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There is no plan on having a 3.10 release. 3.9.x is the last release series
in the 3 major version family.
Regarding the EOL, Apache Kafka supports the last 3 minor/major releases.
This means at this moment: 3.8.x, 3.9.x and 4.0.x.
Once 4.1.x is released, we will drop support for 3.8.x. And the moment
4.2.0 release happens (in around 4 months probably) 3.9.x will reach EOL.
If many community users have the need for a longer support for 3.9.x
series, let us know please.
Best,
On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM Сергей Иванов <delta45666@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Could you please help us clarify the support timeline for Kafka 3.x
> releases?
>
> According to the following page:
>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Time+Based+Release+Plan#TimeBasedReleasePlan-WhatIsOurEOLPolicy
> ,
> it seems that the community generally supports the latest three minor
> releases. However, the transition from 3.x to 4.x appears to be a special
> case.
>
> Could you please share more details on the expected end-of-life (EOL)
> timeline for Kafka 3.x versions? Are you going to release new minor/feature
> versions for 3.x release (3.10.x etc)?
>
> Even an approximate window would be very helpful for our migration
> planning.
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Sergey Ivanov
>
--
[image: Aiven] <https://www.aiven.io>
*Josep Prat*
Sr. Engineering Director, Streaming Services, *Aiven*
josep.prat@aiven.io | +491715557497
aiven.io <https://www.aiven.io> | <https://www.facebook.com/aivencloud>
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/aiven/> <https://twitter.com/aiven_io>
*Aiven Deutschland GmbH*
Alexanderufer 3-7, 10117 Berlin
Geschäftsführer: Oskari Saarenmaa, Hannu Valtonen,
Kenneth Chen
Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 209739 B
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