Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers, This is the first candidate for the release of Apache Kafka 3.3.0. There are some issues that we still have to resolve before we can make a final release. Those issues are documented here: https://issues.apache.org/jira/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20KAFKA%20AND%20fixVersion%20%3D%203.3.0%20AND%20status%20not%20in%20(resolved%2C%20closed)%20ORDER%20BY%20priority%20DESC%2C%20status%20DESC%2C%20updated%20DESC%20%20%20%20%20%20
Even though there are known issues, I think there is value in testing this release candidate. Release notes for the 3.3.0 release: https://home.apache.org/~jsancio/kafka-3.3.0-rc1/RELEASE_NOTES.html Please download and test. Kafka's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the release: https://kafka.apache.org/KEYS * Release artifacts (source and binary): https://home.apache.org/~jsancio/kafka-3.3.0-rc1/ * Maven artifacts: https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/org/apache/kafka/ * Javadoc: https://home.apache.org/~jsancio/kafka-3.3.0-rc1/javadoc/ * The 3.3.0 tag: https://github.com/apache/kafka/releases/tag/3.3.0-rc1 * Documentation: The documentation specifically for 3.3 didn't get updated. I am working on that. * Protocol: The protocol documentation for 3.3 did get updated. I am working on that. * Successful Jenkins builds for the 3.3 branch: Unit/integration tests: https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/Kafka/job/kafka/job/3.3/50/ The system tests are flaky. I am working on getting a green build. Thanks, -- -José
