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Sometimes there can be a need to deprecate a specific feature version (see Non-goals section). This requirement translates to increasing the cluster-wide finalized minimum version level of one or more features in the ZK '/features' node. It is important to note that we only allow the finalized feature maximum version level to be increased/decreased dynamically via the new controller API. Contrastingly, the that the minimum version level can not be
mutated be mutated via the Controller API. This is because, the minimum version level is usually increased only to indicate the intent to stop support for a certain feature version. We would usually deprecate features during broker releases,
after  after prior announcements. Therefore, this is not a dynamic operation, and such a mutation is not supported through the ApiKeys.UPDATE_FEATURES controller API.

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