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Another holiday 🎁 delivered. We completed issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KA… to remove all deprecated #KafkaStreams APIs for the upcoming #ApacheKafka 4.0 release! It was an outstanding community effort and huge win! We merged 36 PRs from 14 different contributors, removing 13K LOC. \1

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The 2025 blog post series has begun and we're kicking things off with the "official" Kafka Streams upgrade-guide -- check it out for best practices when setting up a new app, rules for safe vs unsafe upgrades, and tips for making the process go smoothly: responsive.dev/blog/topology-…

Next entry in the Kafka Streams 101 series: application lifecycle. Very beginner friendly, but even the pros might find a useful tip or two -- for example: have you heard of the new standby task listener? Check it out: responsive.dev/blog/app-lifec…

Next up in the Kafka Streams 101 series: performance optimization! Admittedly this one goes way beyond just the "101" level, with general tips to incredibly specific optimization techniques. Check it out to get a handle on your application's performance bit.ly/43zXoQM

What a milestone! We are happy and proud to announce the Apache Kafka 4.0.0 release! It’s the first release without Zookeeper, and so many other core improvements like the new consumer group rebalance protocol (GA) and Queues for Kafka (EA) to just mention a few… \1

Please join us welcoming TengYao Chi and Apoorv Mittal as the latest committers for Apache Kafka. Congrats to both of you!

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New Committer and PMC members! Let’s welcome José Armando García Sancio (PMC) and Omnia Ibrahim (@[email protected]) (committer) to the party! Congrats to both of you!

Congratulations to PoAn Yang for becoming a committer and to Lucas Brutschy for being added to the PMC!

While we are waiting for Apache Kafka 4.1.0 release, the development does not stop. We just completed KIP-1034 (cwiki.apache.org/confluence/dis…) which adds a DLQ feature to Kafka Streams. Very exciting!