Versions and Interoperability for Confluent Manager for Apache Flink
The following tables list Confluent Platform for Apache Flink® compatibility and requirements.
Confluent Manager for Apache Flink | Confluent Platform | Apache Flink | Confluent Platform for Apache Flink Kubernetes Operator | Release Date | Standard End of Support | Platinum End of Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.2.x | 8.1.x | 1.18.x - 2.1.x | 1.13.x | December 18, 2025 | December 18, 2027 | December 18, 2028 |
2.1.x | 8.1.x | 1.18.x - 2.1.x | 1.13.x | October 29, 2025 | October 29, 2027 | October 29, 2028 |
2.0.x | 8.0.x | 1.18.x, 1.19.x, 1.20.x | 1.12.x | June 24, 2025 | June 24, 2027 | June 24, 2028 |
1.1.x | 7.9.x | 1.18.x, 1.19.x, 1.20.x | 1.10.x | February 19, 2025 | February 19, 2027 | February 19, 2028 |
1.0.x | 7.8.x | 1.18.x, 1.19.x, 1.20.x | 1.10.x | December 2, 2024 | December 2, 2026 | December 2, 2027 |
N/A | 7.7.x | 1.18.x, 1.19.x | 1.8.x | July 26, 2024 | N/A | July 26, 2027 for select customers only |
Note the following:
Standard support means any support level below Platinum support. For example, if you have Gold support, you have Standard support.
The end of support date applies to minor versions and any maintenance versions that come after the minor version. This means that maintenance versions follow the same lifecycle of the minor version.
For every Confluent Manager for Apache Flink version, you must use the respective Confluent Platform for Apache Flink Kubernetes Operator version.
All Confluent Platform for Apache Flink components are provided for Linux AMD64, Linux ARM64, and Linux s390x architectures. Linux s390x is supported starting in December 2025. Linux s390x is the CPU architecture for IBM Mainframes and LinuxONE servers. Confluent provides Docker images for Linux s390x, however Confluent does not provide support for any issues specific to this architecture. If the same issue occurs with a supported architecture (Linux AMD64 or Linux ARM64) in addition to the unsupported Linux s390x, Confluent will provide support.
Contact Confluent to discuss third-party support options for Linux s390x.
Operational requirements
Confluent Platform for Apache Flink has the following operational requirements:
Apache Flink® version | Confluent Platform versions | Java versions | Python versions | Kubernetes version | OpenShift version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.1 | 8.1.x | 11, 17, 21 | 3.9 - 3.11 | 1.25 - 1.33 | 4.12 - 4.20 |
2.0 | 8.1.x | 11, 17, 21 | 3.9 - 3.11 | 1.25 - 1.33 | 4.12 - 4.19 |
1.20 | 7.8.x - 8.0.x | 11, 17 | — | 1.25 - 1.33 | 4.12 - 4.19 |
1.19 | 7.7.x - 8.0.x | 11, 17 | — | 1.25 - 1.33 | 4.12 - 4.19 |
1.18 | 7.7.x - 8.0.x | 11, 17 | — | 1.25 - 1.33 | 4.12 - 4.19 |