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 | 4540 days past EOL | EOL |
| 0.8 | 0.8.2.2 | Dec 3, 2013 | Nov 23, 2015 | 3820 days past EOL | EOL |
| 0.9 | 0.9.0.1 | Nov 23, 2015 | May 22, 2016 | 3639 days past EOL | EOL |
| 0.10 | 0.10.2.2 | May 22, 2016 | Jul 2, 2018 | 2868 days past EOL | EOL |
| 0.11 | 0.11.0.3 | Jun 28, 2017 | Jul 2, 2018 | 2868 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.0 | 1.0.2 | Oct 31, 2017 | Jul 8, 2018 | 2862 days past EOL | EOL |
| 1.1 | 1.1.1 | Mar 28, 2018 | Jul 30, 2018 | 2840 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.0 | 2.0.1 | Jul 28, 2018 | Nov 20, 2018 | 2727 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.1 | 2.1.1 | Nov 20, 2018 | Mar 22, 2019 | 2605 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.2 | 2.2.2 | Mar 22, 2019 | Dec 1, 2019 | 2351 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.3 | 2.3.1 | Jun 24, 2019 | Dec 16, 2019 | 2336 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.4 | 2.4.1 | Dec 14, 2019 | Apr 15, 2020 | 2215 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.5 | 2.5.1 | Apr 14, 2020 | Aug 10, 2020 | 2098 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.6 | 2.6.3 | Aug 3, 2020 | Nov 15, 2021 | 1636 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.7 | 2.7.2 | Dec 19, 2020 | Nov 15, 2021 | 1636 days past EOL | EOL |
| 2.8 | 2.8.2 | Apr 18, 2021 | Sep 19, 2022 | 1328 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.0 | 3.0.2 | Sep 20, 2021 | Sep 19, 2022 | 1328 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.1 | 3.1.2 | Jan 21, 2022 | Sep 19, 2022 | 1328 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.2 | 3.2.3 | May 9, 2022 | Sep 28, 2022 | 1319 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.3 | 3.3.2 | Sep 28, 2022 | Feb 6, 2023 | 1188 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.4 | 3.4.1 | Feb 6, 2023 | Jun 13, 2023 | 1061 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.5 | 3.5.2 | Jun 13, 2023 | Oct 3, 2023 | 949 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.6 | 3.6.2 | Oct 3, 2023 | Feb 27, 2024 | 802 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.7 | 3.7.2 | Feb 26, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 | 652 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.8 | 3.8.1 | Jul 26, 2024 | Nov 6, 2024 | 549 days past EOL | EOL |
| 3.9 | 3.9.2 | Nov 6, 2024 | Already EOL | Supported | Active |
| 4.0 | 4.0.2 | Mar 18, 2025 | Already EOL | Supported | Active |
| 4.1 | 4.1.2 | Sep 2, 2025 | Already EOL | Supported | Active |
| 4.2 | 4.2.0 | Feb 17, 2026 | Already EOL | Supported | Active |
When a Apache Kafka version 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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