Amazon MSK adds support for Apache Kafka version 2.3.1

[Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka](/msk/) (Amazon MSK) now supports Apache Kafka version 2.3.1 for new clusters. Apache Kafka version 2.3.1 includes several new features and bug fixes. Apache Kafka version 2.3.1 is offered in [all regions where Amazon MSK is available](/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services/). For more information, see the Apache Kafka release notes for 2.3.0 and 2.3.1. Amazon MSK is a fully managed service for Apache Kafka that makes it easy for you to build and run applications that use Apache Kafka as a data store. Amazon MSK is 100% compatible with Apache Kafka, which enables you to quickly migrate your existing Apache Kafka workloads to Amazon MSK with confidence or build new ones from scratch. With Amazon MSK, you spend more time innovating on applications and less time managing clusters. To learn how to get started, see the [Amazon MSK Developer Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/msk/latest/developerguide/what-is-msk.html). **Recent Announcements** [Monitor your MSK cluster using Open Monitoring with Prometheus](/about-aws/whats-new/2019/12/introducing-open-monitoring-with-prometheus-for-amazon-msk/) [Run fully managed Apache Flink applications with Amazon MSK](/about-aws/whats-new/2019/11/you-can-now-run-fully-managed-apache-flink-applications-with-apache-kafka/) [Dynamically Expand your MSK Cluster](/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/now-expand-your-amazon-msk-clusters-and-deploy-new-clusters-across-2-azs/) [Deploy clusters across 2 Availability Zones instead of the default 3](/about-aws/whats-new/2019/10/now-expand-your-amazon-msk-clusters-and-deploy-new-clusters-across-2-azs/) Modified 10/01/2021 – In an effort to ensure a great experience, expired links in this post have been updated or removed from the original post.