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Distributed workflow engine for microservice orchestration

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Zeebe ships its first 8.11 alpha, led by job-worker reliability fixes

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◆Current state
Zeebe, Camunda's workflow engine, has published 8.11.0-alpha1 while 8.10 moves through patch releases. The alpha's main fixes target Java client job workers that stopped polling or let batches expire at maxJobsActive, and it adds cluster secrets in managed mode, a public upgrade-completeness API and Oracle Data Guard replication-lag monitoring. Optimize patches on the 8.6 and 8.7 lines continue alongside.
◆Where it's heading
The 8.11 cycle is starting with operational hardening rather than new modeling features: worker capacity handling, secrets, upgrade checks and database replication monitoring. That points to a release aimed at teams running Zeebe at scale in self-managed clusters.
◆Prediction
Expect further 8.11 alphas on a roughly monthly cadence and an 8.10 patch release from the 8.10.7 candidate. Whether 8.11 brings larger user-facing features is not yet visible in the entries.

◆Recent moves

  1. 4d ago

    8.11.0-alpha1: job-worker fixes and cluster secrets

    The first 8.11 alpha ships the job-worker capacity fixes from its release candidates plus cluster secrets, an upgrade-completeness API and Oracle Data Guard lag monitoring. It confirms 8.11 opens with reliability work for large self-managed clusters.

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  2. 7d ago

    8.6.28-optimize: build tag only

    A build tag on the 8.6 Optimize line with no release notes. Maintenance of an older line continues.

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  3. 10d ago

    8.11.0-alpha1-rc2: variable metadata on process creation

    The second 8.11 alpha candidate accepts variablesMetadata on process-instance creation over gRPC, REST and MCP, and fixes a delete edge case. A small follow-up to rc1.

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  4. 10d ago

    8.11.0-alpha1-rc1: job-worker capacity fixes and cluster secrets

    The first 8.11 candidate fixes four Java client bugs where streaming job workers stopped polling or let jobs expire at maxJobsActive. Cluster secrets in managed mode and Data Guard lag monitoring point the new cycle at operations.

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  5. 11d ago

    8.10.7-rc1: patch candidate tag

    A Maven release-plugin tag for the next 8.10 patch, with no notes. It confirms 8.10 is now on the patch track.

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  6. 11d ago

    8.7.30-optimize: upgrade plan and eMudhra CA removal

    Optimize 8.7.30 adds its upgrade plan, bumps Jackson and drops the compromised eMudhra CAs from image trust stores. Routine maintenance of an older line.

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