We still have two documentation blockers: * https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-18074 * https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-18422
They should be resolved by the end of the week. I will update the documentation when they are merged. Best, David On Wed, Mar 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM David Jacot <da...@apache.org> wrote: > > Hello Kafka users, developers and client-developers, > > This is the second candidate for release of Apache Kafka 4.0.0. > > - This is the first release without Apache Zookeeper > - The Next Generation of the Consumer Rebalance Protocol is Generally > Available > - The Transactions Server-Side Defense (Phase 2) is Generally Available > - Queues for Kafka is in Early Access > - Kafka uses log4j2 > - Drop broker and tools support for Java 11 > - Remove old client protocol API versions > > Release notes for the 4.0.0 release: > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.0.0-rc1/RELEASE_NOTES.html > > *** Please download, test and vote by Monday, March 10, 9am PT > > Kafka's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the release: > https://kafka.apache.org/KEYS > > * Release artifacts to be voted upon (source and binary): > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.0.0-rc1/ > > * Docker release artifacts to be voted upon: > apache/kafka:4.0.0-rc1 > apache/kafka-native:4.0.0-rc1 > > * Maven artifacts to be voted upon: > https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/org/apache/kafka/ > > * Javadoc: > https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/kafka/4.0.0-rc1/javadoc/ > > * Tag to be voted upon (off 4.0 branch) is the 4.0.0 tag: > https://github.com/apache/kafka/releases/tag/4.0.0-rc1 > > * Documentation: > https://kafka.apache.org/40/documentation.html > > * Protocol: > https://kafka.apache.org/40/protocol.html > > * Successful CI builds for the 4.0 branch: > Unit/integration tests: > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/13672312235 > System tests: > https://confluent-open-source-kafka-branch-builder-system-test-results.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/trunk/2025-03-04--001.4b1e04f8-d24c-46e2-86ac-7d82d31cd335--1741139379--apache--4.0--9ef4d5ab86/report.html > > * Successful Docker Image Github Actions Pipeline for 4.0 branch: > Docker Build Test Pipeline (JVM): > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/13677582256 > Docker Build Test Pipeline (Native): > https://github.com/apache/kafka/actions/runs/13677587424 > > /************************************** > > Thanks, > David Jacot
