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chore(kafka): Update major/minor versions for 26.11.0

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Since Sep 15, 2026.

release-note scheduled-for/26.11.0
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Description

Part of https://github.com/stackabletech/docker-images/issues/1641.

  • Add: 4.3.1
  • Mark: 4.2.1 as supported
  • Remove: 3.9.1, 4.1.1

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Please add to the Stackable Engineering project.

Update tasks

Kafka
  • Update boil-config.toml to reflect the agreed upon versions in the spreadsheet (including the removal of old versions).
  • Upload new version (see kafka/upload_new_kafka_version.sh).
  • Update boil-config.toml to the latest supported version of JVM (base and devel).
  • Update other dependencies if applicable (eg: jmx_exporter, kcat, scala, etc).
  • Check other operators (getting_started / kuttl / supported-versions) for usage of the versions. Add the PR(s) to the list below.
  • Update the version in demos. Add the PR(s) to the list below.
kcat and kafka-testing-tools
  • Update kcat/boil-config.toml.
  • Update kafka-testing-tools/boil-config.toml.
  • Upload new version (see .scripts/upload_new_kcat_version.sh).
  • Update boil-config.toml to the latest supported version of JVM (base and devel).
  • Check other operators (getting_started / kuttl / supported-versions) for usage of the versions. Add the PR(s) to the list below.
  • Update the version in demos. Add the PR(s) to the list below.

Related Pull Requests

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Delete any items that do not apply so that all applicable items can be checked.
For example, if you add release notes to the documentation repository, you do not need the latter two criteria.

Acceptance

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This list should be completed by the assignee(s), once respective PRs have been merged. Once all items have been
checked, the issue can be moved into Development: Done.

  • Can build image (either locally, or in CI)
  • All kuttl tests pass (either locally, or in CI)
  • Release notes added to documentation and linked as a PR above
  • Release notes written in a comment below
  • Applicable release-note label added to this issue
Testing instructions
# Where x.y.z is the new version added in this PR
boil build kafka=x.y.z --strip-architecture --load

# This version doesn't change
boil build kafka-testing-tools=1.0.0 --strip-architecture --load

kind load docker-image oci.stackable.tech/sdp/kafka:x.y.z-stackable0.0.0-dev
kind load docker-image oci.stackable.tech/sdp/kafka-testing-tools:1.0.0-stackable0.0.0-dev

# Change directory into the kafka-operator repository and update the
# product version in tests/test-definition.yaml
./scripts/run-tests --test-suite smoke-latest # or similar

Please consider updating this template if these instructions are wrong, or
could be made clearer.

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