Spring for Apache Kafka 4.1.0-RC1, 4.0.5, and 3.3.15 Available

Spring for Apache Kafka 4.1.0-RC1, 4.0.5, and 3.3.15 versions have been released with significant improvements to message handling and streaming.

• •ShareAckMode enum replaces deprecated boolean for container configuration with EXPLICIT, MANUAL, and IMPLICIT options
• •Asynchronous commits are now supported with AcknowledgementCommitCallback for enhanced control
• •ShareKafkaMessageListenerContainer publishes lifecycle events (stop and failure) in addition to existing start events
• •Kafka Streams exposes groupProtocol to choose between classic consumer protocol and Streams group protocol (KIP-1071)
• •Native DLQ and exception handlers align with Kafka 4.2's KIP-1034 standard through updated and new recovering handlers