Apache Kafka End of Life Dates
Release, end of support and end of life dates for every tracked Apache Kafka version, with current status.
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Status as of 2026-09-23 (UTC): 30 versions tracked; 5 supported, 0 security fixes only, 0 ending within 90 days, 25 end of life.
| Version | Status | Released | Support ends | Extended support ends | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | Supported | 2026-05-20 | Not announced | 2028-06-17 | 4.3.1 |
| 4.2 | Supported | 2026-02-17 | Not announced | 2028-03-04 | 4.2.1 |
| 4.1 | Supported | 2025-09-02 | Not announced | 2027-10-15 | 4.1.2 |
| 4.0 | Supported | 2025-03-18 | Not announced | 2027-06-11 | 4.0.2 |
| 3.9 | Supported | 2024-11-06 | Not announced | 2027-02-19 | 3.9.2 |
| 3.8 | End of life (paid extended support until 2026-12-02) | 2024-07-26 | 2024-11-06 | 2026-12-02 | 3.8.1 |
| 3.7 | End of life | 2024-02-26 | 2024-07-26 | 2026-07-26 | 3.7.2 |
| 3.6 | End of life | 2023-10-03 | 2024-02-27 | 2026-02-09 | 3.6.2 |
| 3.5 | End of life | 2023-06-13 | 2023-10-03 | 2025-08-25 | 3.5.2 |
| 3.4 | End of life | 2023-02-06 | 2023-06-13 | 2025-05-03 | 3.4.1 |
| 3.3 | End of life | 2022-09-28 | 2023-02-06 | 2024-11-04 | 3.3.2 |
| 3.2 | End of life | 2022-05-09 | 2022-09-28 | 2024-07-06 | 3.2.3 |
| 3.1 | End of life | 2022-01-21 | 2022-09-19 | 2024-04-05 | 3.1.2 |
| 3.0 | End of life | 2021-09-20 | 2022-09-19 | 2023-10-27 | 3.0.2 |
| 2.8 | End of life | 2021-04-18 | 2022-09-19 | 2023-06-08 | 2.8.2 |
| 2.7 | End of life | 2020-12-19 | 2021-11-15 | 2023-02-09 | 2.7.2 |
| 2.6 | End of life | 2020-08-03 | 2021-11-15 | 2022-09-24 | 2.6.3 |
| 2.5 | End of life | 2020-04-14 | 2020-08-10 | 2022-04-24 | 2.5.1 |
| 2.4 | End of life | 2019-12-14 | 2020-04-15 | 2022-01-10 | 2.4.1 |
| 2.3 | End of life | 2019-06-24 | 2019-12-16 | 2021-07-19 | 2.3.1 |
| 2.2 | End of life | 2019-03-22 | 2019-12-01 | 2021-03-28 | 2.2.2 |
| 2.1 | End of life | 2018-11-20 | 2019-03-22 | 2020-12-14 | 2.1.1 |
| 2.0 | End of life | 2018-07-28 | 2018-11-20 | 2020-07-31 | 2.0.1 |
| 1.1 | End of life | 2018-03-28 | 2018-07-30 | 2020-04-16 | 1.1.1 |
| 1.0 | End of life | 2017-10-31 | 2018-07-08 | 2019-11-28 | 1.0.2 |
| 0.11 | End of life | 2017-06-28 | 2018-07-02 | 2019-08-01 | 0.11.0.3 |
| 0.10 | End of life | 2016-05-22 | 2018-07-02 | 2019-03-02 | 0.10.2.2 |
| 0.9 | End of life | 2015-11-23 | 2016-05-22 | 2017-12-07 | 0.9.0.1 |
| 0.8 | End of life | 2013-12-03 | 2015-11-23 | - | 0.8.2.2 |
| 0.7 | End of life | 2012-01-04 | 2013-12-03 | - | 0.7.2 |
Note: "Not announced" means the vendor has not published a date. "Ended (no date published)" means the source marks it ended without a date. Dates are compared as calendar days in UTC, so a date can flip up to a day earlier or later than your local calendar.
Data: endoflife.date (MIT license), snapshot 2026-09-23. Dates come from each vendor's published lifecycle. Always confirm with the vendor link before a purchase or migration decision.