vvcephei opened a new pull request #8971: URL: https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/8971
Most of the values in the metadata upgrade test matrix are just testing the upgrade/downgrade path between two previous releases. This is unnecessary. We run the tests for all supported branches, so what we should test is the up-/down-gradability of released versions with respect to the current branch. ### Committer Checklist (excluded from commit message) - [ ] Verify design and implementation - [ ] Verify test coverage and CI build status - [ ] Verify documentation (including upgrade notes) ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org