Sili focused on aligning the Confluent Platform 8.0.x release with the deprecation of ZooKeeper by updating both the confluentinc/kafka-rest and confluentinc/rest-utils repositories. They removed outdated ZooKeeper license notices and references, ensuring that documentation and release notes accurately reflected the platform’s current dependency status. Using their expertise in documentation management and license management, Sili coordinated cross-repo changes to standardize deprecation messaging and maintain license hygiene. Their work, primarily involving text-based updates and release management, streamlined packaging and reduced compliance risk, supporting a clean and compliant release process for Confluent Platform 8.0.x across multiple codebases.