.. _release_notes:
Release Notes for |cp| |version|
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|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
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|cs|
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- OAuth for |cs| is in early access in |cp| |version|.
For more information, see :ref:`cp_oauth_authentication`.
Confluent Community / |ak|
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|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.
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- 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 generally available in |cp| versions 7.6.1 and later.
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
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|co-long| (formerly Confluent Operator)
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For |co-long| release notes, see `Confluent for Kubernetes Release Notes `__.
|ansible|
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For |ansible| release notes, see the `Ansible Playbooks for Confluent Platform `__.
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.. _release_notes-ksql:
.. _release_notes-sup-version:
Supported versions and interoperability
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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|
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- |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
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|cp| is available for download at :cp-download:`https://confluent.io/download/|`. See the :ref:`installation`
section for detailed information.
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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?
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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.