The next major release, , will drop Java 11 support for Java 17 and introduce a native WebAssembly multilang protocol. Until then, Storm 2.6.0.2 is the definitive stable release for production.

| Metric | Storm 2.5.2 | | Improvement | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Peak Throughput | 850k tuples/sec | 1.12M tuples/sec | +31.7% | | P99 Latency | 420 ms | 310 ms | -26% | | GC Pause (avg) | 210 ms | 140 ms | -33% | | Backpressure Events | 45 per hour | 2 per hour | Drastic |