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Dylan Meissner updated FLINK-36744: ----------------------------------- Description: Starting with Flink Kubernetes Operator 1.7, the operator supports {_}only the last 4 Flink minor versions corresponding to the date of the operator release{_}. This compatibility notice is hard to discover, and the mapping of versions to release dates is challenging for casual users and even platform teams to perform. The deprecation information does exist in source code: [https://github.com/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator/blob/release-1.10/flink-kubernetes-operator-api/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/api/spec/FlinkVersion.java#L25] However, for best usability we should publish the last-four-versions policy and a history of versions in the operator's *Compatibility Guarantees* documentation: [https://nightlies.apache.org/flink/flink-kubernetes-operator-docs-main/docs/operations/compatibility/] was: Starting with Flink Kubernetes Operator 1.7, the operator supports {_}only the last 4 Flink minor versions corresponding to the date of the operator release{_}. This compatibility notice is hard to discovery, and the mapping of versions to release dates is challenging for casual users and even platform teams to perform. The deprecation information does exist in source code: [https://github.com/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator/blob/release-1.10/flink-kubernetes-operator-api/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/api/spec/FlinkVersion.java#L25] However, for best usability we should publish the last-four-versions policy and a history of versions in the operator's *Compatibility Guarantees* documentation: [https://nightlies.apache.org/flink/flink-kubernetes-operator-docs-main/docs/operations/compatibility/] > Document operator's FlinkVersion compatibility > ---------------------------------------------- > > Key: FLINK-36744 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-36744 > Project: Flink > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: Kubernetes Operator > Affects Versions: kubernetes-operator-1.10.0 > Reporter: Dylan Meissner > Priority: Minor > > Starting with Flink Kubernetes Operator 1.7, the operator supports {_}only > the last 4 Flink minor versions corresponding to the date of the operator > release{_}. > This compatibility notice is hard to discover, and the mapping of versions to > release dates is challenging for casual users and even platform teams to > perform. > The deprecation information does exist in source code: > [https://github.com/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator/blob/release-1.10/flink-kubernetes-operator-api/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/operator/api/spec/FlinkVersion.java#L25] > However, for best usability we should publish the last-four-versions policy > and a history of versions in the operator's *Compatibility Guarantees* > documentation: > [https://nightlies.apache.org/flink/flink-kubernetes-operator-docs-main/docs/operations/compatibility/] -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.10#820010)