Kafka versions 3.9 and 4.1 are now available for database clusters
UpdateUnverifiedAdded Sep 24, 2026
Kafka versions 3.9 and 4.1 are now available for database clusters. New clusters use Kafka 4.1 by default. For version support and Kafka 3.8 end of availability, see Kafka Limits.
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