Apache Flink 1.18 retirement date and replacement

Name: Apache Flink 1.18 retires (Confluent Platform)
Start: 2025-10-24
End: 2025-10-24

Confluent Platform · Version · retired Oct 24, 2025 (retired)Unverified

Dates

Checked Sep 25, 2026 on Confluent's page

Retired	Oct 24, 2025 (retired)
Replacement	None named
Notice	Standard End of Support; Apache Flink support and requirements 
Source	docs.confluent.io/platform/current/installation/versions-interoperability.html

Date	Change	Source
Sep 25	Announced2025-10-24UnverifiedStandard End of Support; Apache Flink support and requirements Source	Source