Kafka

To all Kafka users, There is a discussion thread [0] in the dev channel about `streams-scala`. Could you please share your feedback there? The main topic is to deprecate the module now and remove it in 5.0. [0] https://lists.apache.org/thread/jpqpoxq3jr22hjpwrskzvwcjfm0j0z22 Best, Chia-Ping

Hello Kafka users, developers, and client-developers, This is the third candidate for the release of Apache Kafka 4.1.1. This is a bug-fix release, including several critical ones. All listed in the release notes. Release notes for the 4.1.1 release: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.1.1-rc2/RELEASE_NOTES.html *** Please download, test, and vote by Friday, Oct 31th, 9:00 AM EDT Kafka's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the release: https://kafka.apache.org/KEYS * Release artifacts to be voted upon (source and binary): https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.1.1-rc2/ * Docker release artifacts to be voted upon: apache/kafka:4.1.1-rc2 https://hub.docker.com/layers/apache/kafka/4.1.1-rc2/images/sha256-7240ff4534bd23dac2f215ba03a2d0aa9d041b45b830804bbdec3b81c2bdf479 apache/kafka-native:4.1.1-rc2 https://hub.docker.com/layers/apache/kafka-native/4.1.1-rc2/images/sha256-017871b0ef2ad665030fc66596b4b9ce583c7faee530829d17d02...

Yes, Java 21 support started with Kafka 4.0. See KAFKA-17086  ---- On Mon, 27 Oct 2025 07:08:12 -0400 srebecchi@kameleoon.com.INVALID wrote ---- Hello Can we use Java 21 to run Apache Kafka 4.1.0 on production environment? Thanks, Sébastien.

Hello Can we use Java 21 to run Apache Kafka 4.1.0 on production environment? Thanks, Sébastien.

Hi Chia. The gap seems sensitive enough, so I think it makes sense to include the minor fix if we can stabilize it shortly. Follow-up on the PR. Thanks! Lianet On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM Chia-Ping Tsai < chia7712@gmail.com > wrote: > hi Lianet > > Would you mind taking a look at https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/20759 > ? > > Best, > Chia-Ping > > Lianet M. < lianetmr@gmail.com > 於 2025年10月24日 週五 上午2:43寫道： > > > Hello Kafka users, developers, and client-developers, > > > > This is the second candidate for the release of Apache Kafka 4.1.1. > > > > This is a bug-fix release, including several critical ones. All listed > > in the release notes. > > > > Release notes for the 4.1.1 release: > > > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.1.1-rc1/RELEASE_NOTES.html > > > > *** Please download, test, and vote by Wednesday, Oct 29th, 9:0...

hi Lianet Would you mind taking a look at https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/20759 ? Best, Chia-Ping Lianet M. < lianetmr@gmail.com > 於 2025年10月24日 週五 上午2:43寫道： > Hello Kafka users, developers, and client-developers, > > This is the second candidate for the release of Apache Kafka 4.1.1. > > This is a bug-fix release, including several critical ones. All listed > in the release notes. > > Release notes for the 4.1.1 release: > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.1.1-rc1/RELEASE_NOTES.html > > *** Please download, test, and vote by Wednesday, Oct 29th, 9:00 AM EDT > > Kafka's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the release: > https://kafka.apache.org/KEYS > > * Release artifacts to be voted upon (source and binary): > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.1.1-rc1/ > > * Docker release artifacts to be voted upon: > apache/kafka:4.1.1-rc1 > > http...

Hello Kafka users, developers, and client-developers, This is the second candidate for the release of Apache Kafka 4.1.1. This is a bug-fix release, including several critical ones. All listed in the release notes. Release notes for the 4.1.1 release: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.1.1-rc1/RELEASE_NOTES.html *** Please download, test, and vote by Wednesday, Oct 29th, 9:00 AM EDT Kafka's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the release: https://kafka.apache.org/KEYS * Release artifacts to be voted upon (source and binary): https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.1.1-rc1/ * Docker release artifacts to be voted upon: apache/kafka:4.1.1-rc1 https://hub.docker.com/layers/apache/kafka/4.1.1-rc1/images/sha256-262d880caa26f510bdbc890b9a2d03a7c4f24f22194e6e19fe35637a3073663b apache/kafka-native:4.1.1-rc1 https://hub.docker.com/layers/apache/kafka-native/4.1.1-rc1/images/sha256-3a094cb1f462c23ee56e887ba410441956537ab2a6c7d4ae1...