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Justine Olshan commented on KAFKA-16360: ---------------------------------------- Hey there – there was some discussion on the mailing list. 3.8 should be the last release. See here: [https://lists.apache.org/thread/kvdp2gmq5gd9txkvxh5vk3z2n55b04s5] There is also a KIP. KIP-1012: [https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1012%3A+The+need+for+a+Kafka+3.8.x+release] Hope this clears things up. 3.8 should be the last release. > Release plan of 3.x kafka releases. > ----------------------------------- > > Key: KAFKA-16360 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-16360 > Project: Kafka > Issue Type: Improvement > Reporter: kaushik srinivas > Priority: Major > > KIP > [https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-833%3A+Mark+KRaft+as+Production+Ready#KIP833:MarkKRaftasProductionReady-ReleaseTimeline] > mentions , > h2. Kafka 3.7 > * January 2024 > * Final release with ZK mode > But we see in Jira, some tickets are marked for 3.8 release. Does apache > continue to make 3.x releases having zookeeper and kraft supported > independent of pure kraft 4.x releases ? > If yes, how many more releases can be expected on 3.x release line ? > -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.10#820010)