Apache ZooKeeper releases, versions & end-of-life (EOL)
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Apache ZooKeeper

All ZooKeeper releases at a glance: release dates, number of versions, latest version, LTS status and the end-of-life (EOL) visualisation

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📅 Last update on 2026-10-05

What is ZooKeeper?

Automate product release and end-of-life managementZooKeeper is a centralized service for maintaining configuration information, naming, providing distributed synchronization, and providing group services. All of these kinds of services are used in some form or another by distributed applications. Each time they are implemented there is a lot of work that goes into fixing the bugs and race conditions that are inevitable. Because of the difficulty of implementing these kinds of services, applications initially usually skimp on them, which make them brittle in the presence of change and difficult to manage. Even when done correctly, different implementations of these services lead to management complexity when the applications are deployed.
 

ZooKeeper release and version history

Release Release date Versions Latest version Latest version date LTS
3.9 2023-08-03 19 3.9.6 2026-09-14 No
3.8 2023-01-30 19 3.8.7 2026-10-05 No
3.7 2021-03-27 10 3.7.2 2024-02-19 No
3.6 2020-03-03 20 3.6.4 2022-12-30 No
3.5 2014-08-06 41 3.5.10 2022-06-04 No
3.4 2011-11-23 44 3.4.14 2019-04-01 No
3.3 2010-11-24 13 3.3.6 2012-08-01 No

Data as of 6 October 2026. Dates in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD). Source: Versio.io product release & end-of-life database.

 

The entire lifecycle of the product ZooKeeper

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of ZooKeeper. You can see all releases with the latest patch version, the long-term support characteristics (orange flag in the green circle, the periods for version provision, maintenance and support.
ZooKeeper (Apache) release, version and end-of-life information
XZooKeeper (Apache) release, version and end-of-life information
Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product ZooKeeper (Apache)
 

What is the ZooKeeper release strategy?

The Apache ZooKeeper community supports two release branches at a time: stable and current. The stable version of ZooKeeper is 3.7.x and the current version is 3.8.x. Once a new minor version is released, the stable version is expected to be decommissioned soon and in approximately half a year will be announced as End-of-Life. During the half year grace period only security and critical fixes are expected to be released for the version. After EoL is announced no further patches are provided by the community. All ZooKeeper releases will remain accessible from the official Apache Archives.

Facts and figures about ZooKeeper

Product ZooKeeper
Vendor Apache
Latest version 3.9.6
Number of releases 7
Number of versions 166
Number of unstable versions 111
Number of versions affected by CVE 89
Licence Apache License 2.0
Licence details https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_License#Apache_License_2.0
Version command echo srvr | nc localhost 2181
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_ZooKeeper
 

Frequently asked questions about Apache ZooKeeper end of life

What is the latest version of Apache ZooKeeper?

The latest version of Apache ZooKeeper is 3.9.6, released as part of the 3.9 release on 3 August 2023.

Which Apache ZooKeeper versions are still supported?

As of 6 October 2026, no Apache ZooKeeper release is within its maintenance period. Check the release table above for the latest versions.

Does Apache ZooKeeper have long-term support (LTS) releases?

No. Apache ZooKeeper does not designate long-term support releases; every release follows the standard maintenance period shown in the table.

 
 

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