[release] Changelog for 3.5.0.Final

Signed-off-by: Jiri Pechanec <jiri.pechanec@centrum.cz>

Author: jpechane

_data/releases/3.3/series.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 summary: Version 3.3 release stream
 version: "3.3"
 overview: CockroachDB connector; Quarkus extension support for heartbeats, deserializers, custom converters and post-processors; Exactly-once delivery enabled for all connectors; Support for Oracle read-only replicas
-displayed: true
-hidden: false
+displayed: false
+hidden: true
 tutorial: true
 connectors:
   - mysql

_data/releases/3.5/3.5.0.Final.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+date: 2026-03-31
+version: "3.5.0.Final"
+stable: true
+summary: Support for Informix JDBC driver 15; Connection validator for Infinispan and Qdrant
+# announcement_url:

playbook.yml

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ asciidoc:
     # A version prior to this in the version list will display the banner-development.hbs partial.
     # A version after this in the version list will display the banner-outdated.hbs partial.
     # This specific version will display the banner-current.hbs partial.
-    page-version-current: '3.4'
+    page-version-current: '3.5'
     # This specific version(if available) will display as devel
     page-version-devel: '3.5'
     # This attribute defines stable version url

playbook_author.yml

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     # A version prior to this in the version list will display the banner-development.hbs partial.
     # A version after this in the version list will display the banner-outdated.hbs partial.
     # This specific version will display the banner-current.hbs partial.
-    page-version-current: '3.4'
+    page-version-current: '3.5'

releases/3.5/release-notes.asciidoc

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 toc::[]
 
+[[release-3.5.0-final]]
+== *Release 3.5.0.Final* _(March 31st 2026)_
+
+See the https://github.com/orgs/debezium/projects/5/views/6?filterQuery=status%3AReleased+iteration%3A3.5.0.Final[complete list of issues].
+
+=== Kafka compatibility
+
+This release has been built against Kafka Connect 4.1.1 and has been tested with version 4.1.1 of the Kafka brokers.
+See the https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#upgrade[Kafka documentation] for compatibility with other versions of Kafka brokers.
+
+
+=== Upgrading
+
+Before upgrading any connector, be sure to check the backward-incompatible changes that have been made since the release you were using.
+
+When you decide to upgrade one of these connectors to 3.5.0.Final from any earlier versions,
+first check the migration notes for the version you're using.
+Gracefully stop the running connector, remove the old plugin files, install the 3.5.0.Final plugin files, and restart the connector using the same configuration.
+Upon restart, the 3.5.0.Final connectors will continue where the previous connector left off.
+As one might expect, all change events previously written to Kafka by the old connector will not be modified.
+
+If you are using our container images, then please do not forget to pull them fresh from https://quay.io/organization/debezium[Quay.io].
+
+
+=== Breaking changes
+
+There are no breaking changes in this release.
+
+
+=== New features
+
+* Support for Informix JDBC driver v15 https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/1622[debezium/dbz#1622]
+* Add connection validator for Infinispan [DBZ-9432] https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/1089[debezium/dbz#1089]
+* Claim Debezium Docs ownership in Context7 https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/1727[debezium/dbz#1727]
+
+
+=== Fixes
+
+* A wrong connector class causes Debezium Server startup to loop infinitely [DBZ-8703] https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/1335[debezium/dbz#1335]
+* MicroTimestamp.java throws NullPointerException on JDK 25 when converting timestamp columns — same root cause as DBZ-9558 https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/1732[debezium/dbz#1732]
+* `quarkus-junit5-internal` is relocated to `quarkus-junit-internal` https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/1742[debezium/dbz#1742]
+* LogStreamingService passes null to consumer in doStream() https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/1747[debezium/dbz#1747]
+* GlobalExceptionMapper returns wrong misleading message for exceptions https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/1752[debezium/dbz#1752]
+* CockroachDB connector: Remove broken permission check, fix hardcoded values and changefeed detection https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/1765[debezium/dbz#1765]
+
+
+=== Other changes
+
+* Ensure spaces are used for indentation in XML files (e.g. POMs) [DBZ-275] https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/102[debezium/dbz#102]
+* AI contribution guidelines https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/1684[debezium/dbz#1684]
+* Add JMH microbenchmarks for CockroachDB connector https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/1711[debezium/dbz#1711]
+* Clarify local kind setup and namespace-scoped example commands for debezium-platform https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/1730[debezium/dbz#1730]
+* Remove Scn.MAX constant from Scn class https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/1743[debezium/dbz#1743]
+* Add contributor name and alias https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/1744[debezium/dbz#1744]
+* Update KineticCafe/actions-dco to v2 https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/1746[debezium/dbz#1746]
+* Add connection validator for Qdrant Sink [DBZ-9441] https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/1098[debezium/dbz#1098]
+* Improve logging of LogMiner metrics & MISSING_SCN events https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/1762[debezium/dbz#1762]
+* SQS integration tests fail on CI due to LocalStack authentication requirements https://github.com/debezium/dbz/issues/1764[debezium/dbz#1764]
+
+
+
 [[release-3.5.0-cr1]]
 == *Release 3.5.0.CR1* _(March 24th 2026)_