The Apache Kudu team is happy to announce the release of Kudu 1.18.1!

This maintenance release fixes critical bugs and packaging issues discovered in Apache Kudu 1.18.0. Users of Kudu 1.18.0 are encouraged to upgrade to 1.18.1 as soon as possible.

This release includes the following incremental updates since Apache Kudu 1.18.0:

Apache Kudu has long provided client APIs in C++, Java, and Python for building client applications. Today, we’re excited to announce the introduction of a REST API for table DDL operations that makes Kudu even more accessible to developers and integration tools.

This feature is available in the master branch and will be released with Kudu 1.19.0.

The Apache Kudu team is happy to announce the release of Kudu 1.18.0!

The new release adds several new features and improvements, including the following:

Note: This is a cross-post from the Apache Flink blog Introducing the Externalized Kudu Connector

We are pleased to announce the revival of a connector that makes it possible for Flink to interact with Apache Kudu. The original connector existed as part of the Apache Bahir project, which was moved into the attic. Despite this, we saw interest to keep the Kudu connector updated, hence the community agreed to externalize it as a standalone connector in accordance with the current connector development model. For more information about the externalization process, see FLIP-439.

The Apache Kudu team is happy to announce the release of Kudu 1.17.1!

This maintenance release fixes critical bugs and build issues discovered in Apache Kudu 1.17.0. Users of Kudu 1.17.0 are encouraged to upgrade to 1.17.1 as soon as possible.

The changes include the following: