Zipkin

Backend & Infra

Zipkin is a distributed tracing system

Latest: 3.6.15 releases1 breaking changes1 common errorsUpdated Apr 8, 2026View on GitHub

Release History

3.6.1

Apr 8, 2026

This release updates core dependencies like Netty and Armeria, switches to newer Docker images, and cleans up dependency management configurations.

3.6.0Breaking1 fix1 feature

Mar 23, 2026

This release updates the Zipkin docker images to use JRE 25 and includes maintenance updates, notably improving OpenSearch support, while dropping testing for EOL Elasticsearch 7.x.

3.5.1

Apr 27, 2025

This patch release primarily focuses on updating dependencies, including an upgrade to Spring Boot 3.4.3, and refreshing Docker images.

3.5.01 fix1 feature

Feb 16, 2025

This release introduces support for Apache Pulsar as a span transport and updates all underlying libraries and base layers to address critical CVEs.

3.4.4

Feb 16, 2025

This release updates the underlying Spring Boot version to 3.4.1 and includes other dependency updates.

Common Errors

IllegalArgumentException1 report

IllegalArgumentException in Zipkin often arises from incorrect UTF-8 encoding/decoding when interacting with storage systems like Elasticsearch or OpenSearch. Ensure your Zipkin storage configuration specifies UTF-8 encoding consistently and that data being sent to Zipkin is valid UTF-8; double-encoding is a common culprit. Review your storage configuration and upstream services to verify UTF-8 handling, potentially needing to adjust encoder/decoder settings to ensure data integrity.