diff --git a/.github/workflows/fvt.yml b/.github/workflows/fvt.yml
index 24f97b1ff..3f77a8b87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fvt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fvt.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         go-version: [1.18.x]
-        kafka-version: [2.8.1, 3.0.1, 3.1.0]
+        kafka-version: [2.8.1, 3.0.1, 3.1.0, 3.2.0]
     env:
       DEBUG: true
       GOFLAGS: -trimpath
diff --git a/Dockerfile.kafka b/Dockerfile.kafka
index f501f007a..37aa1aa1d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.kafka
+++ b/Dockerfile.kafka
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ ARG KAFKA_MIRROR="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/kafka-packages"
 RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-2.8.1" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.8.1 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.12-2.8.1.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-2.8.1"
 RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-3.0.1" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-3.0.1 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.12-3.0.1.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-3.0.1"
 RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-3.1.0" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-3.1.0 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.12-3.1.0.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-3.1.0"
+RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-3.2.0" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-3.2.0 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.12-3.2.0.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-3.2.0"
 
 COPY entrypoint.sh /
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3e8b7dc81..7cefc2a2c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ test: $(GOBIN)/tparse
 		|| NO_COLOR=1 $(GOBIN)/tparse -format markdown -file output.json -all >"$${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY:-/dev/null}"
 .PHONY: test_functional
 test_functional: $(GOBIN)/tparse
-	$(GOTEST) -timeout 12m -tags=functional -json ./... \
+	$(GOTEST) -timeout 15m -tags=functional -json ./... \
 		| tee output.json | $(GOBIN)/tparse -follow -all
 	[ -z "$${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY:-}" ] \
 		|| NO_COLOR=1 $(GOBIN)/tparse -format markdown -file output.json -all >"$${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY:-/dev/null}"
diff --git a/functional_consumer_test.go b/functional_consumer_test.go
index 12f87518a..346479b2d 100644
--- a/functional_consumer_test.go
+++ b/functional_consumer_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
+
+	"github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -83,6 +86,11 @@ func TestConsumerHighWaterMarkOffset(t *testing.T) {
 // from this test case. It has a similar version matrix test case below that
 // only checks versions from v0.10.0.0 until KAFKA_VERSION.
 func TestVersionMatrix(t *testing.T) {
+	metrics.UseNilMetrics = true // disable Sarama's go-metrics library
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		metrics.UseNilMetrics = false
+	})
+
 	setupFunctionalTest(t)
 	defer teardownFunctionalTest(t)
 
@@ -99,6 +107,10 @@ func TestVersionMatrix(t *testing.T) {
 // Support for LZ4 codec was introduced in v0.10.0.0 so a version matrix to
 // test LZ4 should start with v0.10.0.0.
 func TestVersionMatrixLZ4(t *testing.T) {
+	metrics.UseNilMetrics = true // disable Sarama's go-metrics library
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		metrics.UseNilMetrics = false
+	})
 	setupFunctionalTest(t)
 	defer teardownFunctionalTest(t)
 
@@ -115,6 +127,10 @@ func TestVersionMatrixLZ4(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Support for zstd codec was introduced in v2.1.0.0
 func TestVersionMatrixZstd(t *testing.T) {
+	metrics.UseNilMetrics = true // disable Sarama's go-metrics library
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		metrics.UseNilMetrics = false
+	})
 	setupFunctionalTest(t)
 	defer teardownFunctionalTest(t)
 
@@ -129,6 +145,10 @@ func TestVersionMatrixZstd(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestVersionMatrixIdempotent(t *testing.T) {
+	metrics.UseNilMetrics = true // disable Sarama's go-metrics library
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		metrics.UseNilMetrics = false
+	})
 	setupFunctionalTest(t)
 	defer teardownFunctionalTest(t)
 
@@ -424,8 +444,8 @@ func versionRange(lower KafkaVersion) []KafkaVersion {
 		upper = MaxVersion
 	}
 
-	versions := make([]KafkaVersion, 0, len(SupportedVersions))
-	for _, v := range SupportedVersions {
+	versions := make([]KafkaVersion, 0, len(fvtRangeVersions))
+	for _, v := range fvtRangeVersions {
 		if !v.IsAtLeast(lower) {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -439,33 +459,44 @@ func versionRange(lower KafkaVersion) []KafkaVersion {
 
 func produceMsgs(t *testing.T, clientVersions []KafkaVersion, codecs []CompressionCodec, flush int, countPerVerCodec int, idempotent bool) []*ProducerMessage {
 	var (
-		wg                 sync.WaitGroup
 		producers          []SyncProducer
 		producedMessagesMu sync.Mutex
 		producedMessages   []*ProducerMessage
 	)
+	g := errgroup.Group{}
 	for _, prodVer := range clientVersions {
 		for _, codec := range codecs {
-			t.Run("producer-"+prodVer.String()+"-"+codec.String(), func(t *testing.T) {
-				t.Logf("*** Producing with client version %s codec %s\n", prodVer, codec)
-				prodCfg := NewTestConfig()
-				prodCfg.Version = prodVer
-				prodCfg.Producer.Return.Successes = true
-				prodCfg.Producer.Return.Errors = true
-				prodCfg.Producer.Flush.MaxMessages = flush
-				prodCfg.Producer.Compression = codec
-				prodCfg.Producer.Idempotent = idempotent
-				if idempotent {
-					prodCfg.Producer.RequiredAcks = WaitForAll
-					prodCfg.Net.MaxOpenRequests = 1
-				}
+			prodCfg := NewTestConfig()
+			prodCfg.ClientID = t.Name() + "-Producer-" + prodVer.String()
+			if idempotent {
+				prodCfg.ClientID += "-idempotent"
+			}
+			if codec > 0 {
+				prodCfg.ClientID += "-" + codec.String()
+			}
+			prodCfg.Metadata.Full = false
+			prodCfg.Version = prodVer
+			prodCfg.Producer.Return.Successes = true
+			prodCfg.Producer.Return.Errors = true
+			prodCfg.Producer.Flush.MaxMessages = flush
+			prodCfg.Producer.Compression = codec
+			prodCfg.Producer.Idempotent = idempotent
+			if idempotent {
+				prodCfg.Producer.RequiredAcks = WaitForAll
+				prodCfg.Net.MaxOpenRequests = 1
+			}
 
-				p, err := NewSyncProducer(FunctionalTestEnv.KafkaBrokerAddrs, prodCfg)
-				if err != nil {
-					t.Errorf("Failed to create producer: version=%s, compression=%s, err=%v", prodVer, codec, err)
-					return
-				}
-				producers = append(producers, p)
+			p, err := NewSyncProducer(FunctionalTestEnv.KafkaBrokerAddrs, prodCfg)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Failed to create producer: version=%s, compression=%s, err=%v", prodVer, codec, err)
+			}
+			producers = append(producers, p)
+
+			prodVer := prodVer
+			codec := codec
+			g.Go(func() error {
+				t.Logf("*** Producing with client version %s codec %s\n", prodVer, codec)
+				var wg sync.WaitGroup
 				for i := 0; i < countPerVerCodec; i++ {
 					msg := &ProducerMessage{
 						Topic: "test.1",
@@ -483,10 +514,14 @@ func produceMsgs(t *testing.T, clientVersions []KafkaVersion, codecs []Compressi
 						producedMessagesMu.Unlock()
 					}()
 				}
+				wg.Wait()
+				return nil
 			})
 		}
 	}
-	wg.Wait()
+	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 
 	for _, p := range producers {
 		safeClose(t, p)
@@ -496,6 +531,7 @@ func produceMsgs(t *testing.T, clientVersions []KafkaVersion, codecs []Compressi
 	sort.Slice(producedMessages, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return producedMessages[i].Offset < producedMessages[j].Offset
 	})
+	require.NotEmpty(t, producedMessages, "should have produced >0 messages")
 	t.Logf("*** Total produced %d, firstOffset=%d, lastOffset=%d\n",
 		len(producedMessages), producedMessages[0].Offset, producedMessages[len(producedMessages)-1].Offset)
 	return producedMessages
@@ -504,26 +540,33 @@ func produceMsgs(t *testing.T, clientVersions []KafkaVersion, codecs []Compressi
 func consumeMsgs(t *testing.T, clientVersions []KafkaVersion, producedMessages []*ProducerMessage) {
 	// Consume all produced messages with all client versions supported by the
 	// cluster.
+	g := errgroup.Group{}
 	for _, consVer := range clientVersions {
-		t.Run("consumer-"+consVer.String(), func(t *testing.T) {
-			t.Logf("*** Consuming with client version %s\n", consVer)
-			// Create a partition consumer that should start from the first produced
-			// message.
-			consCfg := NewTestConfig()
-			consCfg.Version = consVer
-			c, err := NewConsumer(FunctionalTestEnv.KafkaBrokerAddrs, consCfg)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatal(err)
-			}
-			defer safeClose(t, c)
-			pc, err := c.ConsumePartition("test.1", 0, producedMessages[0].Offset)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatal(err)
-			}
-			defer safeClose(t, pc)
+		// Create a partition consumer that should start from the first produced
+		// message.
+		consCfg := NewTestConfig()
+		consCfg.ClientID = t.Name() + "-Consumer-" + consVer.String()
+		consCfg.Consumer.MaxProcessingTime = time.Second
+		consCfg.Metadata.Full = false
+		consCfg.Version = consVer
+		c, err := NewConsumer(FunctionalTestEnv.KafkaBrokerAddrs, consCfg)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		defer safeClose(t, c)
+		pc, err := c.ConsumePartition("test.1", 0, producedMessages[0].Offset)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		defer safeClose(t, pc)
 
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+		wg.Add(1)
+		consVer := consVer
+		g.Go(func() error {
 			// Consume as many messages as there have been produced and make sure that
 			// order is preserved.
+			t.Logf("*** Consuming with client version %s\n", consVer)
 			for i, prodMsg := range producedMessages {
 				select {
 				case consMsg := <-pc.Messages():
@@ -535,10 +578,25 @@ func consumeMsgs(t *testing.T, clientVersions []KafkaVersion, producedMessages [
 						t.Fatalf("Consumed unexpected msg: version=%s, index=%d, want=%s, got=%s",
 							consVer, i, prodMsg2Str(prodMsg), consMsg2Str(consMsg))
 					}
-				case <-time.After(3 * time.Second):
-					t.Fatalf("Timeout waiting for: index=%d, offset=%d, msg=%s", i, prodMsg.Offset, prodMsg.Value)
+					if i == 0 {
+						t.Logf("Consumed first msg: version=%s, index=%d, got=%s",
+							consVer, i, consMsg2Str(consMsg))
+						wg.Done()
+					}
+					if i%1000 == 0 {
+						t.Logf("Consumed messages: version=%s, index=%d, got=%s",
+							consVer, i, consMsg2Str(consMsg))
+					}
+				case <-time.After(15 * time.Second):
+					t.Fatalf("Timeout %s waiting for: index=%d, offset=%d, msg=%s",
+						consCfg.ClientID, i, prodMsg.Offset, prodMsg.Value)
 				}
 			}
+			return nil
 		})
+		wg.Wait() // wait for first message to be consumed before starting next consumer
+	}
+	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index aeb711931..8911cd6a4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/xdg-go/scram v1.1.1
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220214200702-86341886e292 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220708220712-1185a9018129
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201207232520-09787c993a3a
 	gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c // indirect
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 59f77638b..3a08aacbb 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJ
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20200317015054-43a5402ce75a/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20200625203802-6e8e738ad208/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201207232520-09787c993a3a h1:DcqTD9SDLc+1P/r1EmRBwnVsrOwW+kk2vWf9n+1sGhs=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201207232520-09787c993a3a/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180830151530-49385e6e1522/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180905080454-ebe1bf3edb33/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index a9e706f10..c8723d381 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ var (
 	V3_0_0_0  = newKafkaVersion(3, 0, 0, 0)
 	V3_0_1_0  = newKafkaVersion(3, 0, 1, 0)
 	V3_1_0_0  = newKafkaVersion(3, 1, 0, 0)
+	V3_2_0_0  = newKafkaVersion(3, 2, 0, 0)
 
 	SupportedVersions = []KafkaVersion{
 		V0_8_2_0,
@@ -227,10 +228,31 @@ var (
 		V3_0_0_0,
 		V3_0_1_0,
 		V3_1_0_0,
+		V3_2_0_0,
 	}
 	MinVersion     = V0_8_2_0
-	MaxVersion     = V3_1_0_0
+	MaxVersion     = V3_2_0_0
 	DefaultVersion = V1_0_0_0
+
+	// reduced set of versions to matrix test
+	fvtRangeVersions = []KafkaVersion{
+		V0_8_2_2,
+		V0_10_2_2,
+		V1_0_2_0,
+		V1_1_1_0,
+		V2_0_1_0,
+		V2_1_1_0,
+		V2_2_2_0,
+		V2_3_1_0,
+		V2_4_1_0,
+		V2_5_1_0,
+		V2_6_2_0,
+		V2_7_1_0,
+		V2_8_1_0,
+		V3_0_1_0,
+		V3_1_0_0,
+		V3_2_0_0,
+	}
 )
 
 // ParseKafkaVersion parses and returns kafka version or error from a string