It is not feasible to maintain support for all available Apache Kafka versions. The following rules describe our plans for Kafka versions supported in Strimzi:
- Support at least the last two major/minor versions of Apache Kafka. For example: Support for Kafka 2.2.x could be removed when support for 2.4.x is added.
- Support at least one common Kafka release in two consecutive major/minor Strimzi releases to allow smooth upgrades between Strimzi and Kafka versions. For example: when Strimzi 0.13.x supports Kafka 2.2.0 and 2.3.0, Strimzi 0.14.x has to provide support for 2.3.0 as well.