Apache Kafka End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all Apache Kafka versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.
| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.7 | 0.7.2 | Jan 4, 2012 | Dec 3, 2013 | 4585 days past EOL | EOL |
| 0.8 | 0.8.2.2 | Dec 3, 2013 | Nov 23, 2015 | 3865 days past EOL | EOL |
| 0.9 | 0.9.0.1 | Nov 23, 2015 | May 22, 2016 | 3684 days past EOL | EOL |
| 0.10 | 0.10.2.2 | May 22, 2016 | Jul 2, 2018 | 2913 days past EOL | EOL |
| 0.11 | 0.11.0.3 | Jun 28, 2017 | Jul 2, 2018 | 2913 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.0 | 1.0.2 | Oct 31, 2017 | Jul 8, 2018 | 2907 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.1 | 1.1.1 | Mar 28, 2018 | Jul 30, 2018 | 2885 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.0 | 2.0.1 | Jul 28, 2018 | Nov 20, 2018 | 2772 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.1 | 2.1.1 | Nov 20, 2018 | Mar 22, 2019 | 2650 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.2 | 2.2.2 | Mar 22, 2019 | Dec 1, 2019 | 2396 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.3 | 2.3.1 | Jun 24, 2019 | Dec 16, 2019 | 2381 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.4 | 2.4.1 | Dec 14, 2019 | Apr 15, 2020 | 2260 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.5 | 2.5.1 | Apr 14, 2020 | Aug 10, 2020 | 2143 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.6 | 2.6.3 | Aug 3, 2020 | Nov 15, 2021 | 1681 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.7 | 2.7.2 | Dec 19, 2020 | Nov 15, 2021 | 1681 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.8 | 2.8.2 | Apr 18, 2021 | Sep 19, 2022 | 1373 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.0 | 3.0.2 | Sep 20, 2021 | Sep 19, 2022 | 1373 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.1 | 3.1.2 | Jan 21, 2022 | Sep 19, 2022 | 1373 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.2 | 3.2.3 | May 9, 2022 | Sep 28, 2022 | 1364 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.3 | 3.3.2 | Sep 28, 2022 | Feb 6, 2023 | 1233 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.4 | 3.4.1 | Feb 6, 2023 | Jun 13, 2023 | 1106 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.5 | 3.5.2 | Jun 13, 2023 | Oct 3, 2023 | 994 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.6 | 3.6.2 | Oct 3, 2023 | Feb 27, 2024 | 847 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.7 | 3.7.2 | Feb 26, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 | 697 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.8 | 3.8.1 | Jul 26, 2024 | Nov 6, 2024 | 594 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.9 | 3.9.2 | Nov 6, 2024 | TBD | Supported | Active |
| 4.0 | 4.0.2 | Mar 18, 2025 | TBD | Supported | Active |
| 4.1 | 4.1.2 | Sep 2, 2025 | TBD | Supported | Active |
| 4.2 | 4.2.1 | Feb 17, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
| 4.3 | 4.3.0 | May 20, 2026 | TBD | Supported | Active |
What does Apache Kafka end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of Apache Kafka reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Vulnerabilities discovered after this date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database, exploit code appears on GitHub, and your systems remain permanently exposed.
The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no patch will ever exist. This is the most dangerous gap in enterprise security posture.
Organizations running EOL Apache Kafka should treat it as a vulnerability class in their risk register, apply compensating controls (network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, access restriction), and prioritize migration to a supported version.
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