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Confluent.Kafka

Confluent's .NET Client for Apache Kafka

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github.com/confluentinc/confluent-kafka-dotnetApache-2.0Confluent Inc., Andreas Heider280 · 899 forks · 134 contributors

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Compares against 2.16.0 (latest stable)

Latest Stable2.16.0Oct 7, 2026

Latest RC2.16.0-RC1Oct 7, 2026

Latest Beta1.0.0-beta3Feb 7, 2019

Release cadenceEvery month

Last releaseOct 7, 2026

Open advisories0

Changelog quality40% curated

GitHub Releases + CHANGELOG, gaps for some releases

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Breaking changes and a migration checklist for each major version

Confluent.Kafka 1 → 21.9.3 → 2.16.0Oct 7, 2026 Breaking2315435447 Confluent.Kafka 0.11 → 10.11.6 → 1.9.3Sep 12, 2022 Breaking25434347274 Confluent.Kafka 0.9 → 0.110.9.5 → 0.11.6Oct 19, 2018 Unknown

VersionChannelDateChangesSecurity

2.16.0 StableOct 7, 20268421 2.16.0-RC1 RCOct 7, 2026No notes published 2.15.1 youStableSep 10, 2026112 2.15.1-RC1 RCSep 9, 2026No notes published 2.15.0 StableJun 30, 202611212 2.15.0-RC2 RCJun 30, 2026No notes published 2.15.0-dev YankedOct 20, 2026No notes published 2.14.2 StableJun 2, 20261121 2.14.2-RC1 RCMay 28, 2026No notes published 2.14.2-aws-iam.8-dev YankedOct 20, 2026No notes published 2.14.2-aws-iam.7-dev YankedOct 20, 2026No notes published 2.14.2-aws-iam.5-dev YankedOct 20, 2026No notes published 2.14.2-aws-iam.4-dev YankedOct 20, 2026No notes published 2.14.2-aws-iam.3-dev YankedOct 20, 2026No notes published 2.14.2-aws-iam.2-dev YankedOct 20, 2026No notes published 2.14.0 StableApr 2, 2026321 2.14.0-RC1 RCMar 31, 2026No notes published 2.13.2 StableMar 2, 202611 2.13.2-RC1 RCFeb 27, 2026No notes published 2.13.1 StableFeb 19, 20261171