Apache Kafka 4.0
Current status
Apache Kafka 4.0 is currently in standard support.
Official lifecycle source: Apache Kafka community downloads
- Support phase
- standard support
- End of life
- Not officially published
- Latest release
- 4.0.2
- Released
- 16 Mar 2026
At a glance
- Version line
- 4.0
- Initial release
- 18 Mar 2025
- Lifecycle phase
- standard support
- Latest stable
- 4.0.2
- Latest release date
- 16 Mar 2026
- EOL
- Not officially published
- Risk
- low
- Releases tracked
- 3
Lifecycle timeline
Phases from published LifecyclePeriod records. Missing phases are not inferred.
Release
18 Mar 2025
standard supportcurrent
18 Mar 2025 → —
Source: Apache Kafka community downloads
Apache Kafka 4.0 is currently in standard support.
Latest release
Previous releases
4.0.1
13 Oct 2025
4.0.0
18 Mar 2025
Release history
3 concrete releases tracked for this line.
Release activity
- Total releases
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
- Last 90 days
- 0
- Avg. interval
- ~182 days
- Most recent
- 16 Mar 2026
Should I use this version?
Suitable for new deployments
Apache Kafka 4.0 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 4.0
Supported
Supported upgrade options
- Apache Kafka 11.0Upgrade planner →Supported· 7 major versions newer
- Apache Kafka 10.2Upgrade planner →Supported· 6 major versions newer
- Apache Kafka 10.1Upgrade planner →Supported· 6 major versions newer
Version comparison
Compact comparison against the nearest relevant release lines.
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