End of life
Apache Software Foundation Kafka · 3.6
All published support, including security fixes, has ended. The published end-of-support date was 2024-02-27 — 885 days ago.
Scope: software releaseAs of 2026-08-01
Lifecycle timeline
- 2023-10-03 — Release date · General availability
- 2024-02-27 — End of support · End of standard support
- 2026-02-09 — Extended support end · End of extended support
Why this status?
“Extended support end” (end-of-extended-support, 2026-02-09, confirmed) has also passed — extended support is over.
Evidence
- Apache Kafka supported releases Official · checked 2026-08-01
- endoflife.date product data independent-open · checked 2026-08-01
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