Apache Kafka 3.1

Current status

standard supportlow

Apache Kafka 3.1 is currently in standard support.

Official lifecycle source: Apache Kafka community downloads

Support phase: standard support
End of life: Not officially published
Latest release: 3.1.2
Released: —

At a glance

Version line: 3.1
Initial release: 24 Jan 2022
Lifecycle phase: standard support
Latest stable: 3.1.2
Latest release date: —
EOL: Not officially published
Risk: low
Releases tracked: 3

Lifecycle timeline

Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.

Release
24 Jan 2022
standard supportcurrent
24 Jan 2022 → —
Source: Apache Kafka community downloads

Apache Kafka 3.1 is currently in standard support.

Latest release

3.1.2

Released — · stable

https://kafka.apache.org/community/downloads/

Previous releases

3.1.1
13 May 2022
3.1.0
24 Jan 2022

Release history

3 concrete releases tracked for this line.

Version	Release date	Channel	Source
3.1.2	—	stable	Source
3.1.1	13 May 2022	stable	Source
3.1.0	24 Jan 2022	stable	Source

Release activity

Total releases: 3
Last 30 days: 0
Last 90 days: 0

Should I use this version?

Suitable for new deployments

Apache Kafka 3.1 is currently supported (standard support).

Upgrade options

Newer supported Apache Kafka version lines from CompatHub lifecycle data. Compatibility and security context use existing evidence only.

You are on Apache Kafka 3.1

Supported

Supported upgrade options

Apache Kafka 11.0
Supported· 8 major versions newer
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Apache Kafka 10.2
Supported· 7 major versions newer
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Apache Kafka 10.1
Supported· 7 major versions newer
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Version comparison

Compact comparison against the nearest relevant release lines.

	3.1	11.0
Status	standard support	standard support
Latest release	3.1.2	11.0.2
EOL	Not published	Not published
Risk	low	low

Sources

Where this information comes from.

Lifecycle sources

Apache Kafka community downloadsfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://kafka.apache.org/community/downloads/
Last verified 31 Aug 2026
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitiesfirst party
Official source: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Verification time not recorded
NVD (NIST)first party
Official source: https://nvd.nist.gov
Verification time not recorded
OSV.devfirst party
Official source: https://osv.dev
Verification time not recorded

Release sources

Apache Kafka community downloadsfirst party · high confidence
Official source: https://kafka.apache.org/community/downloads/
Last verified 31 Aug 2026
Apache Kafka GitHub tagsfirst party
Official source: https://api.github.com/repos/apache/kafka/tags
Verification time not recorded

Data coverage

Last checked = last successful upstream check. Latest source update = when upstream content last changed.

Releases tracked: 3
Lifecycle periods: 1
EOL: Not officially published
Provenance records: 2
Data last checked: 31 Aug 2026
Latest source update: 31 Aug 2026

EOL: Not officially published