Version of the connect-api is going to be EOL in confluent environment

[IamJasonLessard]

Hi there,

We are a customer of Ably and we are using this connector in our production environment through Confluent. They provide a way to use custom connectors and we've recently had a notice to update the ably connector as the version of connect-api in it is going to be EOL in April next year.

From my understanding it will be auto-upgraded on their end, but we might as well change it at the source.

From my understanding of reading this code, the connector is using a version of connect-api specified in https://github.com/jcustenborder/kafka-connect-parent/blob/master/pom.xml

Seems to be outside the Ably organization. Anyways, if anyone at Ably would be able to bump the versions and publish a new version of the connector that would be great.

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Support ending soon for kafka-connector-ably runtime.

A custom connector is currently running an older version of the connector runtime that is approaching its end-of-life (EOL). Upon reaching EOL, the runtime will be automatically upgraded to the next available version. Please review and validate that your connector is compatible with the upcoming runtime version. If needed, you can manually upgrade to a supported version to ensure continued functionality and minimize disruption.

Connector Name: kafka-connector-ably
Current runtime version: 3.6(AK Runtime Version: 3.6.0)
End of life date: 2026-04-01T00:00:00Z
Latest supported runtime version: 3.9(AK Runtime Version: 3.9.0)
Auto upgrade runtime version: 3.9(AK Runtime Version: 3.9.0)
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[ttypic]

Hi @IamJasonLessard,

Thanks for reaching out and for providing all the details! We’ll review the required version bump and the publishing process for a new connector release.

We’ll keep you updated once we have more information.

Thanks again for bringing this to our attention!