From 2c93a0e77ce94d6fb99b56db84ec804badeef42d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Evgeny Lazin <4lazin@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:03:02 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Scope Cloud Topics shadow link limitation to versions earlier than 26.2 Shadow links support Cloud Topics starting in Redpanda 26.2, so the limitation now applies only to earlier versions. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 --- modules/develop/partials/cloud-topics-limitations.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/modules/develop/partials/cloud-topics-limitations.adoc b/modules/develop/partials/cloud-topics-limitations.adoc index 6ce7a40902..d6419da922 100644 --- a/modules/develop/partials/cloud-topics-limitations.adoc +++ b/modules/develop/partials/cloud-topics-limitations.adoc @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ // tag::limitations[] -- Shadow links do not currently support Cloud Topics. +- In Redpanda versions earlier than 26.2, shadow links do not support Cloud Topics. Starting in version 26.2, this limitation no longer applies. - Once created, a Cloud Topic cannot be converted back to a standard Redpanda topic that uses local or Tiered Storage. Conversely, existing topics created as local or Tiered Storage topics cannot be converted to Cloud Topics. // end::limitations[] From e7056ba744950bd428b3a61b807dc8dc5b68fcf2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joyce Fee <102751339+Feediver1@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:57:42 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Update modules/develop/partials/cloud-topics-limitations.adoc --- modules/develop/partials/cloud-topics-limitations.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/modules/develop/partials/cloud-topics-limitations.adoc b/modules/develop/partials/cloud-topics-limitations.adoc index d6419da922..a70c3f394c 100644 --- a/modules/develop/partials/cloud-topics-limitations.adoc +++ b/modules/develop/partials/cloud-topics-limitations.adoc @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ // tag::limitations[] -- In Redpanda versions earlier than 26.2, shadow links do not support Cloud Topics. Starting in version 26.2, this limitation no longer applies. +- In Redpanda versions earlier than v26.2, shadow links do not support Cloud Topics. Starting in v26.2, this limitation no longer applies. - Once created, a Cloud Topic cannot be converted back to a standard Redpanda topic that uses local or Tiered Storage. Conversely, existing topics created as local or Tiered Storage topics cannot be converted to Cloud Topics. // end::limitations[] From c49e22fbcafb058303d5ce89028a54ac483c74c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joyce Fee Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:27:16 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Tighten shadow link limitation wording The version scoping already implies the limitation is lifted in v26.2, so drop the redundant second sentence. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 --- modules/develop/partials/cloud-topics-limitations.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/modules/develop/partials/cloud-topics-limitations.adoc b/modules/develop/partials/cloud-topics-limitations.adoc index a70c3f394c..2b2a4399ce 100644 --- a/modules/develop/partials/cloud-topics-limitations.adoc +++ b/modules/develop/partials/cloud-topics-limitations.adoc @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ // tag::limitations[] -- In Redpanda versions earlier than v26.2, shadow links do not support Cloud Topics. Starting in v26.2, this limitation no longer applies. +- In Redpanda versions earlier than v26.2, shadow links do not support Cloud Topics. - Once created, a Cloud Topic cannot be converted back to a standard Redpanda topic that uses local or Tiered Storage. Conversely, existing topics created as local or Tiered Storage topics cannot be converted to Cloud Topics. // end::limitations[] From 9fcb22fdb67c66925e81c65e9afa94856c97dcbd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joyce Fee Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:40:57 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] docs: DOC-2395: Add What's New entry for Cloud Topics Shadowing support Includes the merge of current beta (the What's New page was reset for 26.2 after this branch was cut). Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 --- modules/get-started/pages/release-notes/redpanda.adoc | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/modules/get-started/pages/release-notes/redpanda.adoc b/modules/get-started/pages/release-notes/redpanda.adoc index a0d27a5b3b..6962097ded 100644 --- a/modules/get-started/pages/release-notes/redpanda.adoc +++ b/modules/get-started/pages/release-notes/redpanda.adoc @@ -13,3 +13,9 @@ This topic includes new content added in version {page-component-version}. For a Redpanda version 26.2 validates a broader set of non-Java Apache Kafka® clients at their current versions that support Kafka 4.x, in addition to the Apache Kafka Java client. Newly validated clients include `confluent-kafka-go` and Sarama for Go, and `kafka-python` and `confluent-kafka-python` for Python. Validation confirms connectivity and correctness across core Kafka APIs, such as produce, consume, and transaction operations. See xref:develop:kafka-clients.adoc[Kafka Compatibility] for the full list of validated clients and known exceptions. + +== Shadowing support for Cloud Topics + +Shadow links now support Cloud Topics, so you can include Cloud Topics in disaster recovery replication alongside standard topics. + +See xref:manage:disaster-recovery/shadowing/setup.adoc[Configure Shadowing].