[!NOTE]
The go.mod directive has been bumped to 1.21 as the minimum version of Go required for the module. This was necessary to continue to receive updates from some of the third party dependencies that Sarama makes use of for compression.

• fix(admin): add retries for GroupCoordinator errors by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3053

• chore(deps): bump github.com/klauspost/compress from 1.17.9 to 1.17.11 by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2999
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/net from 0.33.0 to 0.34.0 in the golang-org-x group by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3054

• chore: bump minimum go to 1.21 by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3048
• chore(test): tag all unittests as !integration by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3047
• chore(test): include kafka 4.0.0 in FV testing by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3045
• fix(ci): restore the Kafka 4.0.0 FV by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3055

Full Changelog: https://github.com/IBM/sarama/compare/v1.44.0...v1.45.0

• feat: update go directive to 1.20 by @mauri870 in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2933
• feat(producer): add retry buffer tuning option to prevent OOM by @wanwenli in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3026
• feat(admin): implement leader election api by @chengjoey in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3030

• fix: log SASL connection and handshake errors by @pierDipi in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2995

• chore(deps): bump the golang-org-x group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3010
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.28.0 to 0.31.0 in the go_modules group by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3041
• chore(deps): bump the golang-org-x group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3040
• chore(deps): bump github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 from 4.1.21 to 4.1.22 by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3038
• chore(deps): bump the go_modules group across 2 directories with 1 update by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3035
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.22.0 to 0.31.0 in /examples/consumergroup in the go_modules group by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3033
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.22.0 to 0.31.0 in /examples/txn_producer in the go_modules group by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3034
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.22.0 to 0.31.0 in /examples/interceptors in the go_modules group by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3032
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.22.0 to 0.31.0 in /examples/exactly_once in the go_modules group by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3031
• chore(deps): bump github.com/stretchr/testify from 1.9.0 to 1.10.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3020

• chore: add newer kafka versions and bump Go in CI by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2969
• fix(lint): resolve IDENTICAL_BRANCHES issue in broker by @frzifus in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2992
• chore: add version consts for 3.8.1+3.9.0 by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3011
• fix(client): refactor duplicated replica+partition logic by @Trinoooo in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2925
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/net to v0.33.0 by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3044

• @mauri870 made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2933
• @frzifus made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2992
• @pierDipi made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2995
• @wanwenli made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3026
• @Trinoooo made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2925
• @chengjoey made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/3030

Full Changelog: https://github.com/IBM/sarama/compare/v1.43.3...v1.44.0

• fix: declare assignor variable for examples & clean up log format by @kumakichi in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2909
• fix(consumer): maintain ordering of offset commit requests by @prestona in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2947
• fix(producer): treat ErrKafkaStorageError as retriable by @richardartoul in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2939

• chore(deps): bump the golang-org-x group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2956
• chore(deps): bump github.com/eapache/go-resiliency from 1.6.0 to 1.7.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2944
• chore(deps): bump github.com/klauspost/compress from 1.17.8 to 1.17.9 by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2926

• fix(ci): correct docker-compose install by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2954

• fix(doc): correct JVM's config name corresponding to MaxWaitTime by @abhipranay in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2893

• @abhipranay made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2893
• @kumakichi made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2909
• @richardartoul made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2939

Full Changelog: https://github.com/IBM/sarama/compare/v1.43.2...v1.43.3

• chore(ci): add 32-bit alignment check by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2874

• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/net from 0.21.0 to 0.23.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2866
• chore(deps): bump the golang-org-x group with 2 updates by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2853
• chore(deps): bump github.com/klauspost/compress from 1.17.7 to 1.17.8 by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2857
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/net from 0.21.0 to 0.23.0 in /examples/txn_producer in the go_modules group by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2865
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/net from 0.21.0 to 0.23.0 in /examples/consumergroup in the go_modules group by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2867
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/net from 0.21.0 to 0.23.0 in /examples/exactly_once in the go_modules group by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2868
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/net from 0.22.0 to 0.23.0 in /examples/interceptors in the go_modules group by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2869

Full Changelog: https://github.com/IBM/sarama/compare/v1.43.1...v1.43.2

• fix: message.max.bytes should default to 1048576 not 1 MB by @puellanivis in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2804
• fix: add locking around broker throttle timer to prevent race condition by @chengsha in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2826

• chore(deps): bump go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk from 1.23.1 to 1.24.0 in /examples/interceptors by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2816
• chore(deps): bump the golang-org-x group with 1 update by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2825
• chore(deps): bump github.com/stretchr/testify from 1.8.4 to 1.9.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2822
• chore(deps): bump go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdoutmetric from 1.23.1 to 1.24.0 in /examples/interceptors by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2815

• @chengsha made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2826

Full Changelog: https://github.com/IBM/sarama/compare/v1.43.0...v1.43.1

[!NOTE]
The go.mod directive has been bumped to 1.19 as the minimum version of Go required for the module. This was necessary to continue to receive updates from some of the third party dependencies that Sarama makes use of for compression.

What's Changed

🎉 New Features / Improvements

• feat: update go directive to 1.19 by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2795
• feat: add BuildSpnFunc to GSSAPIConfig for allow custom spn by @fooofei in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2807

🐛 Fixes

• Use %v formatting words and remove unnecessary newline by @puellanivis in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2802

📦 Dependency updates

• chore(deps): bump github.com/klauspost/compress from 1.16.7 to 1.17.6 by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2784
• chore(deps): bump github.com/eapache/go-resiliency from 1.5.0 to 1.6.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2810
• chore(deps): bump github.com/klauspost/compress from 1.17.6 to 1.17.7 by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2811

🔧 Maintenance

• chore(doc): add v1.42.2 to CHANGELOG.md by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2796

New Contributors

• @puellanivis made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2802
• @fooofei made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2807

Full Changelog: https://github.com/IBM/sarama/compare/v1.42.2...v1.43.0

What's Changed

⚠️ The go.mod directive has been bumped to 1.18 as the minimum version of Go required for the module. This was necessary to continue to receive updates from some of the third party dependencies that Sarama makes use of for compression.

🎉 New Features / Improvements

• feat: update go directive to 1.18 by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2713
• feat: return KError instead of errors in AlterConfigs and DescribeConfig by @zhuliquan in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2472

🐛 Fixes

• fix: don't waste time for backoff on member id required error by @lzakharov in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2759
• fix: prevent ConsumerGroup.Close infinitely locking by @maqdev in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2717

📦 Dependency updates

• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/net from 0.17.0 to 0.18.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2716
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/sync to v0.5.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2718
• chore(deps): bump github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 from 4.1.18 to 4.1.19 by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2739
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.15.0 to 0.17.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2748
• chore(deps): bump the golang-org-x group with 1 update by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2734
• chore(deps): bump the golang-org-x group with 2 updates by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2764
• chore(deps): bump github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 from 4.1.19 to 4.1.21 by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2763
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.15.0 to 0.17.0 in /examples/exactly_once by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2749
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.15.0 to 0.17.0 in /examples/consumergroup by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2750
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.15.0 to 0.17.0 in /examples/sasl_scram_client by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2751
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.15.0 to 0.17.0 in /examples/interceptors by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2752
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.15.0 to 0.17.0 in /examples/http_server by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2753
• chore(deps): bump github.com/eapache/go-resiliency from 1.4.0 to 1.5.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2745
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.15.0 to 0.17.0 in /examples/txn_producer by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2754
• chore(deps): bump go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk from 1.19.0 to 1.22.0 in /examples/interceptors by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2767
• chore(deps): bump the golang-org-x group with 1 update by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2793
• chore(deps): bump go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdoutmetric from 0.42.0 to 1.23.1 in /examples/interceptors by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2792

🔧 Maintenance

• fix(examples): housekeeping of code and deps by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2720

➕ Other Changes

• fix(test): retry MockBroker Listen for EADDRINUSE by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2721

New Contributors

• @maqdev made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2717
• @zhuliquan made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2472

Full Changelog: https://github.com/IBM/sarama/compare/v1.42.1...v1.42.2

What's Changed

🐛 Fixes

• fix: make fetchInitialOffset use correct protocol by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2705
• fix(config): relax ClientID validation after 1.0.0 by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2706

Full Changelog: https://github.com/IBM/sarama/compare/v1.42.0...v1.42.1

What's Changed

🐛 Fixes

• Asynchronously close brokers during a RefreshBrokers by @bmassemin in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2693
• Fix data race on Broker.done channel by @prestona in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2698
• fix: data race in Broker.AsyncProduce by @lzakharov in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2678
• Fix default retention time value in offset commit by @prestona in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2700
• fix(txmgr): ErrOffsetsLoadInProgress is retriable by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2701

🔧 Maintenance

• chore(ci): improve ossf scorecard result by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2685
• chore(ci): add kafka 3.6.0 to FVT and versions by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2692

➕ Other Changes

• chore(ci): ossf scorecard.yml by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2683
• fix(ci): always run CodeQL on every commit by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2689
• chore(doc): add OpenSSF Scorecard badge by @dnwe in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2691

New Contributors

• @bmassemin made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2693
• @lzakharov made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2678

Full Changelog: https://github.com/IBM/sarama/compare/v1.41.3...v1.42.0

What's Changed

🐛 Fixes

• fix: pre-compile regex for parsing kafka version by @qshuai in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2663
• fix(client): ignore empty Metadata responses when refreshing by @HaoSunUber in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2672

📦 Dependency updates

• chore(deps): bump the golang-org-x group with 2 updates by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2661
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/net from 0.16.0 to 0.17.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2671

📝 Documentation

• fix(docs): correct topic name in rebalancing strategy example by @maksadbek in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2657

New Contributors

• @maksadbek made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2657
• @qshuai made their first contribution in https://github.com/IBM/sarama/pull/2663

Full Changelog: https://github.com/IBM/sarama/compare/v1.41.2...v1.41.3