Lifecycle data
Apache Kafka end-of-life dates
27 of the 31 tracked Kafka releases carry a published support-end date. None is currently inside a published support window.
Sources checked 2026-11-10
Every tracked Kafka release
| Release | Status | End of active support | End of support |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.4 | No verified dates | — | — |
| 4.3 | No verified dates | — | — |
| 4.2 | No verified dates | — | — |
| 4.1 | No verified dates | — | — |
| 4.0 | End of support | — | 2026-07-03 |
| 3.9 | End of support | — | 2026-07-03 |
| 3.8 | End of support | — | 2024-11-06 |
| 3.7 | End of support | — | 2024-07-26 |
| 3.6 | End of support | — | 2024-02-27 |
| 3.5 | End of support | — | 2023-10-03 |
| 3.4 | End of support | — | 2023-06-13 |
| 3.3 | End of support | — | 2023-02-06 |
| 3.2 | End of support | — | 2022-09-28 |
| 3.1 | End of support | — | 2022-09-19 |
| 3.0 | End of support | — | 2022-09-19 |
| 2.8 | End of support | — | 2022-09-19 |
| 2.7 | End of support | — | 2021-11-15 |
| 2.6 | End of support | — | 2021-11-15 |
| 2.5 | End of support | — | 2020-08-10 |
| 2.4 | End of support | — | 2020-04-15 |
| 2.3 | End of support | — | 2019-12-16 |
| 2.2 | End of support | — | 2019-12-01 |
| 2.1 | End of support | — | 2019-03-22 |
| 2.0 | End of support | — | 2018-11-20 |
| 1.1 | End of support | — | 2018-07-30 |
| 1.0 | End of support | — | 2018-07-08 |
| 0.11 | End of support | — | 2018-07-02 |
| 0.10 | End of support | — | 2018-07-02 |
| 0.9 | End of support | — | 2016-05-22 |
| 0.8 | End of support | — | 2015-11-23 |
| 0.7 | End of support | — | 2013-12-03 |
“—” means the source publishes no date for that row. It is not a statement that support continues.
Sources for these dates
- Apache Kafka supported releases Official · checked 2026-11-10
- endoflife.date product data Aggregator · checked 2026-11-10
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