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- DigitalOcean Managed Kafka
- Kafka 4.1 clusters
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- DigitalOcean release notes (changelog) ↗
Kafka 4.2 is available for database clusters, and new clusters use Kafka 4.2 by default. Kafka 3.9 remains available for new clusters. You can no longer create Kafka 4.1 clusters, and existing Kafka 4.1 clusters reach end of life on 31 January 2027. For version support, see Kafka
This is a global change, verified against DigitalOcean’s own sources. It is not an assessment of your systems or your impact.