[Feature Request]: Is KafkaIO compatible with Apache Kafka 4.0

[DuanHen]

What would you like to happen?

Hi Beam team,

I'm currently using Apache Beam 2.64.0 with kafka-clients version 3.9.0. Since Apache Kafka 4.0.0 was officially released in March 2025, I’d like to ask whether KafkaIO has been tested or confirmed to be compatible with this version.

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[liferoad]

trying this with https://github.com/apache/beam/pull/35377

[liferoad]

This will be hard for Beam to support Kafka 4.0 soon due to https://www.automq.com/blog/apache-kafka-40-features-amp-changes#technical-requirements-and-dependencies:

Kafka 4.0 raises the minimum Java version requirements across its components:

• Kafka Clients and Kafka Streams now require Java 11
• Kafka Brokers, Connect, and Tools now require Java 17[8]

[DuanHen]

This will be hard for Beam to support Kafka 4.0 soon due to https://www.automq.com/blog/apache-kafka-40-features-amp-changes#technical-requirements-and-dependencies:

Kafka 4.0 raises the minimum Java version requirements across its components:

• Kafka Clients and Kafka Streams now require Java 11
• Kafka Brokers, Connect, and Tools now require Java 17[8]

Thank you for the clarification. I understand the current limitations regarding Kafka 4.0 support due to the updated Java requirements. I’ll continue using kafka-clients 3.9.0 for now, and once Beam supports 4.0 in the future, I’ll follow up in this issue. Thanks again for your help!

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[DuanHen]

Could you please let me know if there are any updates regarding this issue