Use this page when you are deciding whether a stream connector upgrade is safe with the Pinot version you are running. The important part is compatibility, not the exact artifact name.
Version Guidance
Connector family
What to verify
Kafka
Broker-side connector package and Kafka major version compatibility
Kinesis
AWS SDK and Pinot connector version compatibility
Pulsar
Connector package and broker runtime compatibility
What this page covered
Why stream connector version matching matters.
Which connector families need the most compatibility checking.
Where to go next when you are ready to change a connector version.
Next step
Confirm the source system version first, then check the connector matrix before you change the table config.