From cdcefd6f56a1d7dbe12cc1dd07c412b0bf716cfc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kat Batuigas Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:18:06 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/6] Add support for decoded keys and headers in Iceberg --- modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc b/modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc index 957e5afef..5d7bd2370 100644 --- a/modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc +++ b/modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc @@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ Redpanda SQL is now available on GCP, for both BYOC and BYOVPC clusters. Run rea Redpanda SQL is now available on BYOVPC clusters on AWS. Provision the required SQL-specific AWS resources using the Redpanda BYOVPC Terraform module, then supply them as customer-managed resources when enabling the SQL engine via the Cloud Console, Cloud API, or Terraform provider. See xref:sql:get-started/enable-sql-byovpc-aws.adoc[Enable Redpanda SQL on a BYOVPC Cluster on AWS]. +=== Decode Iceberg keys, values, and headers independently + +On BYOC clusters with Iceberg-enabled topics, the `redpanda.iceberg.mode` topic property now accepts a section-based syntax that lets you independently control how Redpanda translates the record key, value, and headers into the Iceberg table. You can decode keys and header values using a schema or store them as UTF-8 strings, instead of the default raw bytes. See xref:manage:iceberg/specify-iceberg-schema.adoc#configure-key-value-and-header-translation[Configure key, value, and header translation]. + == July 2026 === Schema Registry contexts enabled by default From bccc7fba58061970b63d78ce43e2b65f2934a5d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kat Batuigas Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:38:09 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/6] Add DOC-2311 and DOC-2290 to What's New in Cloud --- modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc b/modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc index 5d7bd2370..505f026ed 100644 --- a/modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc +++ b/modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc @@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ Redpanda SQL is now available on BYOVPC clusters on AWS. Provision the required On BYOC clusters with Iceberg-enabled topics, the `redpanda.iceberg.mode` topic property now accepts a section-based syntax that lets you independently control how Redpanda translates the record key, value, and headers into the Iceberg table. You can decode keys and header values using a schema or store them as UTF-8 strings, instead of the default raw bytes. See xref:manage:iceberg/specify-iceberg-schema.adoc#configure-key-value-and-header-translation[Configure key, value, and header translation]. +=== Resolve Iceberg topic schemas within a Schema Registry context + +On BYOC clusters, you can now set the `redpanda.schema.registry.context` topic property on an Iceberg-enabled topic to resolve its schemas within a specific xref:manage:schema-reg/schema-reg-contexts.adoc[Schema Registry context] instead of the default context. See xref:manage:iceberg/specify-iceberg-schema.adoc#resolve-schemas-within-a-context[Resolve schemas within a Schema Registry context]. + +=== Expanded Kafka client validation + +Redpanda now validates additional non-Java Kafka clients at their current versions, aligned with Kafka 4.x: confluent-kafka-go, Sarama, and confluent-kafka-python. See xref:develop:kafka-clients.adoc[Kafka Compatibility]. + == July 2026 === Schema Registry contexts enabled by default From a2b45b47ef3f8a8ff10883f1920369441426756e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kat Batuigas Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:43:44 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Point to docs source --- local-antora-playbook.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/local-antora-playbook.yml b/local-antora-playbook.yml index 4bd92b979..ae9432e73 100644 --- a/local-antora-playbook.yml +++ b/local-antora-playbook.yml @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ content: - url: . branches: HEAD - url: https://github.com/redpanda-data/docs - branches: [main, v/*, shared, site-search] + branches: [DOC-2312-2311-2290-cloud-26.2-single-source, v/*, shared, site-search] - url: https://github.com/redpanda-data/docs-site branches: [main] start_paths: [home, data-platform, self-managed] From a1e8bbd0e79e04d17789602f6b7bb43bf2984c5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kat Batuigas Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2026 09:59:20 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 4/6] Fix docs branch name --- local-antora-playbook.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/local-antora-playbook.yml b/local-antora-playbook.yml index ae9432e73..226b2a6e0 100644 --- a/local-antora-playbook.yml +++ b/local-antora-playbook.yml @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ content: - url: . branches: HEAD - url: https://github.com/redpanda-data/docs - branches: [DOC-2312-2311-2290-cloud-26.2-single-source, v/*, shared, site-search] + branches: [DOC-2312-2311-2290-26.2-single-source, v/*, shared, site-search] - url: https://github.com/redpanda-data/docs-site branches: [main] start_paths: [home, data-platform, self-managed] From 7d2b2ed1ecc18c1b0557756aa88638d29fa33ea5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kat Batuigas Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 11:33:28 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 5/6] Apply suggestion from doc review --- modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc b/modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc index 505f026ed..d5cdefc3a 100644 --- a/modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc +++ b/modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc @@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ Redpanda SQL is now available on BYOVPC clusters on AWS. Provision the required === Decode Iceberg keys, values, and headers independently -On BYOC clusters with Iceberg-enabled topics, the `redpanda.iceberg.mode` topic property now accepts a section-based syntax that lets you independently control how Redpanda translates the record key, value, and headers into the Iceberg table. You can decode keys and header values using a schema or store them as UTF-8 strings, instead of the default raw bytes. See xref:manage:iceberg/specify-iceberg-schema.adoc#configure-key-value-and-header-translation[Configure key, value, and header translation]. +On BYOC and BYOVPC clusters with Iceberg-enabled topics, the `redpanda.iceberg.mode` topic property now accepts a section-based syntax that lets you independently control how Redpanda translates the record key, value, and headers into the Iceberg table. You can decode keys and header values using a schema or store them as UTF-8 strings, instead of the default raw bytes. See xref:manage:iceberg/specify-iceberg-schema.adoc#configure-key-value-and-header-translation[Configure key, value, and header translation]. === Resolve Iceberg topic schemas within a Schema Registry context -On BYOC clusters, you can now set the `redpanda.schema.registry.context` topic property on an Iceberg-enabled topic to resolve its schemas within a specific xref:manage:schema-reg/schema-reg-contexts.adoc[Schema Registry context] instead of the default context. See xref:manage:iceberg/specify-iceberg-schema.adoc#resolve-schemas-within-a-context[Resolve schemas within a Schema Registry context]. +On BYOC and BYOVPC clusters, you can now set the `redpanda.schema.registry.context` topic property on an Iceberg-enabled topic to resolve its schemas within a specific xref:manage:schema-reg/schema-reg-contexts.adoc[Schema Registry context] instead of the default context. See xref:manage:iceberg/specify-iceberg-schema.adoc#resolve-schemas-within-a-context[Resolve schemas within a Schema Registry context]. === Expanded Kafka client validation From af0e8c44164032f452838bc7c699b5b5d14b2982 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kat Batuigas <36839689+kbatuigas@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 11:34:52 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Apply suggestion from @kbatuigas --- local-antora-playbook.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/local-antora-playbook.yml b/local-antora-playbook.yml index 226b2a6e0..4bd92b979 100644 --- a/local-antora-playbook.yml +++ b/local-antora-playbook.yml @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ content: - url: . branches: HEAD - url: https://github.com/redpanda-data/docs - branches: [DOC-2312-2311-2290-26.2-single-source, v/*, shared, site-search] + branches: [main, v/*, shared, site-search] - url: https://github.com/redpanda-data/docs-site branches: [main] start_paths: [home, data-platform, self-managed]