---
title: Versioned kafka output plugin docs
description: This page lists all documentation available for this plugin. To see which plugin version you have installed, run bin/logstash-plugin list --verbose. Versioned...
url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/output-kafka-index
products:
  - Logstash
applies_to:
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
---

# Versioned kafka output plugin docs
This page lists all documentation available for this plugin. To see which plugin version you have installed, run `bin/logstash-plugin list --verbose`.
Versioned plugin documentation is not available for plugins released prior to Logstash 6.0.

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| Version                                                                                                     | Release Date |
| [v12.1.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v12-1-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2026-03-18   |
| [v12.0.6](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v12-0-6-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2026-03-16   |
| [v12.0.5](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v12-0-5-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2026-03-11   |
| [v12.0.4](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v12-0-4-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2026-01-31   |
| [v12.0.3](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v12-0-3-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2026-01-17   |
| [v12.0.2](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v12-0-2-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2025-12-22   |
| [v12.0.1](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v12-0-1-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2025-10-29   |
| [v12.0.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v12-0-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2025-10-16   |
| [v11.8.7](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-8-7-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2026-03-18   |
| [v11.8.6](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-8-6-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2026-03-16   |
| [v11.8.5](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-8-5-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2026-03-11   |
| [v11.8.4](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-8-4-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2026-02-19   |
| [v11.8.3](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-8-3-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2026-02-03   |
| [v11.8.2](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-8-2-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2026-01-17   |
| [v11.8.1](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-8-1-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2025-12-22   |
| [v11.8.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-8-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2025-10-16   |
| [v11.7.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-7-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2025-10-03   |
| [v11.6.4](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-6-4-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2025-08-28   |
| [v11.6.3](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-6-3-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2025-06-12   |
| [v11.6.2](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-6-2-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2025-05-21   |
| [v11.6.1](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-6-1-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2025-05-08   |
| [v11.6.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-6-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2025-01-07   |
| [v11.5.4](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-5-4-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2024-12-18   |
| [v11.5.3](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-5-3-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2024-11-25   |
| [v11.5.2](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-5-2-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2024-10-04   |
| [v11.5.1](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-5-1-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2024-07-26   |
| [v11.5.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-5-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2024-07-02   |
| [v11.4.2](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-4-2-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2024-05-17   |
| [v11.4.1](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-4-1-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2024-04-10   |
| [v11.4.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-4-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2024-04-09   |
| [v11.3.4](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-3-4-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2024-02-06   |
| [v11.3.3](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-3-3-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2024-01-09   |
| [v11.3.2](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-3-2-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2023-10-16   |
| [v11.3.1](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-3-1-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2023-10-04   |
| [v11.3.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-3-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2023-07-04   |
| [v11.2.1](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-2-1-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2023-02-16   |
| [v11.2.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-2-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2023-02-14   |
| [v11.1.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-1-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2023-01-25   |
| [v11.0.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v11-0-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2022-12-16   |
| [v10.12.2](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-12-2-plugins-outputs-kafka) | 2025-02-12   |
| [v10.12.1](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-12-1-plugins-outputs-kafka) | 2023-10-16   |
| [v10.12.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-12-0-plugins-outputs-kafka) | 2022-05-09   |
| [v10.11.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-11-0-plugins-outputs-kafka) | 2022-04-25   |
| [v10.10.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-10-0-plugins-outputs-kafka) | 2022-02-02   |
| [v10.9.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-9-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2021-12-14   |
| [v10.8.2](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-8-2-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2021-11-04   |
| [v10.8.1](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-8-1-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2021-07-13   |
| [v10.8.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-8-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2021-07-13   |
| [v10.7.7](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-7-7-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2021-07-06   |
| [v10.7.6](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-7-6-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2021-05-31   |
| [v10.7.5](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-7-5-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2021-05-26   |
| [v10.7.4](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-7-4-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2021-04-14   |
| [v10.7.3](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-7-3-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2021-03-26   |
| [v10.7.2](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-7-2-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2021-03-05   |
| [v10.7.1](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-7-1-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2021-02-11   |
| [v10.7.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-7-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2020-12-03   |
| [v10.6.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-6-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2020-10-28   |
| [v10.5.3](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-5-3-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2020-10-21   |
| [v10.5.2](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-5-2-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2020-10-15   |
| [v10.5.1](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-5-1-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2020-08-20   |
| [v10.5.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-5-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2020-07-20   |
| [v10.4.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-4-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2020-07-03   |
| [v10.3.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-3-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2020-06-18   |
| [v10.2.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-2-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2020-04-30   |
| [v10.1.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-1-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2020-03-26   |
| [v10.0.1](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-0-1-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2020-03-12   |
| [v10.0.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v10-0-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2019-10-15   |
| [v8.1.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v8-1-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2019-08-01   |
| [v8.0.2](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v8-0-2-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2019-07-16   |
| [v8.0.1](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v8-0-1-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2019-02-12   |
| [v8.0.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v8-0-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2019-01-11   |
| [v7.3.2](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v7-3-2-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2019-02-12   |
| [v7.3.1](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v7-3-1-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2018-12-19   |
| [v7.3.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v7-3-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2018-12-10   |
| [v7.2.1](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v7-2-1-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2018-11-21   |
| [v7.2.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v7-2-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2018-09-27   |
| [v7.1.3](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v7-1-3-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2018-08-27   |
| [v7.1.2](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v7-1-2-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2018-08-01   |
| [v7.1.1](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v7-1-1-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2018-06-05   |
| [v7.1.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v7-1-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2018-05-21   |
| [v7.0.10](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v7-0-10-plugins-outputs-kafka)   | 2018-04-06   |
| [v7.0.8](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v7-0-8-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2018-01-24   |
| [v7.0.7](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v7-0-7-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2018-01-17   |
| [v7.0.6](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v7-0-6-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2018-01-05   |
| [v7.0.4](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v7-0-4-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2017-10-25   |
| [v7.0.3](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v7-0-3-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2017-10-09   |
| [v7.0.1](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v7-0-1-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2017-08-16   |
| [v7.0.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v7-0-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2017-08-01   |
| [v6.2.4](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v6-2-4-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2019-02-12   |
| [v6.2.2](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v6-2-2-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2017-07-11   |
| [v6.2.1](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v6-2-1-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2017-06-23   |
| [v6.2.0](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/logstash/versioned-plugins/v6-2-0-plugins-outputs-kafka)     | 2017-05-11   |