.. _release_notes: Release Notes for |cp| |version| ================================ |version| is a major release of |cp| that provides you with |ak-tm| 3.6, the latest stable version of |ak|. The technical details of this release are summarized below. For more information about the |version| release, check out the `release blog `__. |ak| brokers """""""""""" |cs| ---- - OAuth for |cs| is in early access in |cp| |version|. For more information, see :ref:`cp_oauth_authentication`. Confluent Community / |ak| -------------------------- |cp| |version| features |ak| 3.6. For a full list of the KIPs, features, and bug fixes, see the `Apache Kafka release notes `__. For a summary of the improvements and changes in version 3.6, see `Kafka 3.6 New Features and Updates `__ on the Confluent blog, or the |ak| 3.6 release video that follows. .. raw:: html - In |cp| |version|, major features are now supported in |kraft| mode with some gaps to close in the next release. The Delegate Tokens feature is now supported and JBOD is in early access (EA) for |kraft|. The following features are not supported: - Quorum reconfiguration - ``TopicAclAuthorizer`` for |sr| - |zk| to |kraft| migrations for existing clusters are available in |cp| |version|, and you can test migrations in preparation for the next release. Currently, we do not recommend migrating production clusters. Note the following: - You cannot migrate clusters with features that are currently not supported in |kraft| mode. - You cannot migrate clusters with :ref:`authorization that uses centralized ACLs `. - |sbc| can't be used while in |zk| migration. For more information about migrating from |zk| to |kraft|, see :ref:`migrate-zk-kraft`. For more information on current limitations of |kraft| mode, see :ref:`kraft-limitations`. - |zk| was upgraded to version 3.8.3. Cluster Management """""""""""""""""" |co-long| (formerly Confluent Operator) --------------------------------------- For |co-long| release notes, see `Confluent for Kubernetes Release Notes `__. |ansible| --------- For |ansible| release notes, see the `Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform `__. .. _release_notes-streams: .. _release_notes-ksql: .. _release_notes-sup-version: Supported versions and interoperability """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" As of |cp| |version|: - |cp| support for running on ARM64 Linux architectures is now GA. For the full list of supported versions and interoperability of |cp| and its components, see :ref:`interoperability-versions`. |confluent-cli| --------------- - |cp| |version| ships with |confluent-cli| version 3.48.0. To install and use a later version of the CLI, you must download and install an alternative CLI version using :confluent-cli:`these instructions|install.html#install-alternative-version-in-cp-package`. - The |c-hub| CLI installation feature is deprecated in |cp| |version| and will be removed in later versions. Use the :confluent-cli:`confluent connect plugin install |command-reference/connect/plugin/confluent_connect_plugin_install.html` command to install self-managed connectors. .. _release_notes-download: How to download """"""""""""""" |cp| is available for download at :cp-download:`https://confluent.io/download/|`. See the :ref:`installation` section for detailed information. .. important:: .. include:: ../installation/includes/cs-license.rst For more information about migrating to |cs|, see :ref:`migrate-confluent-server`. To upgrade |cp| to a newer version, check the :ref:`upgrade` documentation. .. _release_notes-question: Questions? """""""""" If you have questions regarding this release, feel free to reach out via the `community mailing list `_ or `community Slack `_. Confluent customers are encouraged to contact our support directly.