Confluent Platform 7.8.x retirement date and replacement

Name: Confluent Platform 7.8.x retires (Confluent Platform)
Start: 2026-12-02
End: 2026-12-02

Confluent Platform · Version · retires Dec 2, 2026 (in 68 days)Unverified

Dates

Checked Sep 25, 2026 on Confluent's page

Retires	Dec 2, 2026 (in 68 days)
Replacement	None named
Notice	Confluent Community Software End of Support; Confluent Platform and Apache Kafka compatibility 
Source	docs.confluent.io/platform/current/installation/versions-interoperability.html

Date	Change	Source
Sep 25	Announced2026-12-02UnverifiedConfluent Community Software End of Support; Confluent Platform and Apache Kafka compatibility Source	Source