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Apache Kafka

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Supported or tested matches establish compatibility. Recommendations and bundles alone do not. Missing coverage is unknown; only explicit upstream evidence establishes incompatibility.

Compatibility matrix

6 entries
Apache KafkaDependencyDocumented versionsEvidence
4.4Javabroker, Connect, and command-line tools runtime
172125

Apache Kafka 4.4 fully supports Java 17, Java 21, and Java 25 across its modules.

Evidence: supported
Verified 2026-10-31
4.4Java Clientclients, Streams, and related modules runtime
11172125

Apache Kafka 4.4 supports Java 11 for clients, Streams, and related modules in addition to the fully supported Java versions.

Evidence: supported
Verified 2026-10-31
4.3Javabroker, Connect, and command-line tools runtime
172125

Apache Kafka 4.3 fully supports Java 17, Java 21, and Java 25 across its modules.

Evidence: supported
Verified 2026-10-31
4.3Java Clientclients, Streams, and related modules runtime
11172125

Apache Kafka 4.3 supports Java 11 for clients, Streams, and related modules in addition to the fully supported Java versions.

Evidence: supported
Verified 2026-10-31
4.2Javabroker, Connect, and command-line tools runtime
172125

Apache Kafka 4.2 fully supports Java 17, Java 21, and Java 25 across its modules.

Evidence: supported
Verified 2026-10-31
4.2Java Clientclients, Streams, and related modules runtime
11172125

Apache Kafka 4.2 supports Java 11 for clients, Streams, and related modules in addition to the fully supported Java versions.

Evidence: supported
Verified 2026-10-31