Spring for Apache Kafka 4.0.0-RC1 is Available Now
On behalf of the team and everyone who contributed, we are pleased to announce that Spring for Apache Kafka 4.0.0-RC1 has been released.
We extend our gratitude to all contributors who made this release possible.
This is our first and final release candidate before the 4.0.0 GA release.
We encourage the community to test this release candidate and provide feedback on any issues or concerns before we proceed with the general availability release.
What's New in 4.0.0-RC1
Share Consumer Enhancements: Expanded share consumer capabilities with comprehensive acknowledgment support, concurrency configuration, and factory-level container properties. The share consumer implementation now includes proper poison message protection and delivery count tracking. Speaking of Share Consumers, we recently published a dedicated blog…