Hi Sergey, There is no plan on having a 3.10 release. 3.9.x is the last release series in the 3 major version family.
Regarding the EOL, Apache Kafka supports the last 3 minor/major releases. This means at this moment: 3.8.x, 3.9.x and 4.0.x. Once 4.1.x is released, we will drop support for 3.8.x. And the moment 4.2.0 release happens (in around 4 months probably) 3.9.x will reach EOL. If many community users have the need for a longer support for 3.9.x series, let us know please. Best, On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM Сергей Иванов <delta45...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > Could you please help us clarify the support timeline for Kafka 3.x > releases? > > According to the following page: > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/Time+Based+Release+Plan#TimeBasedReleasePlan-WhatIsOurEOLPolicy > , > it seems that the community generally supports the latest three minor > releases. However, the transition from 3.x to 4.x appears to be a special > case. > > Could you please share more details on the expected end-of-life (EOL) > timeline for Kafka 3.x versions? Are you going to release new minor/feature > versions for 3.x release (3.10.x etc)? > > Even an approximate window would be very helpful for our migration > planning. > > Thank you in advance! > > > -- > Best Regards, > Sergey Ivanov > -- [image: Aiven] <https://www.aiven.io> *Josep Prat* Sr. Engineering Director, Streaming Services, *Aiven* josep.p...@aiven.io | +491715557497 aiven.io <https://www.aiven.io> | <https://www.facebook.com/aivencloud> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/aiven/> <https://twitter.com/aiven_io> *Aiven Deutschland GmbH* Alexanderufer 3-7, 10117 Berlin Geschäftsführer: Oskari Saarenmaa, Hannu Valtonen, Kenneth Chen Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 209739 B
