We are happy to announce the Apache Kafka 4.4.0 release!
Thanks to 151 contributors and our release manager Omnia!
Top highlights:
- DLQ for share groups
- TX-state stores for Kafka Streams
Check out the release blog post for more details:
https://kafka.apache.org/blog/2026/10/22/apache-kafka-4.4.0-release-announcement/