Compatibility with Apache Kafka 4.0

[ijuma]

Apache Kafka 4.0 will remove a number of very old protocol API versions as specified by KIP-896. I was trying to understand if this client will work correctly with it and it was not clear, particularly when it comes to the consumer group apis.

So, I thought it would be simplest to ask the project maintainers. :) Note that the 4.0 branch of Apache Kafka contains the KIP-896 changes in case you would like to test your client.