JDK 26
This release will be the Reference Implementation of version 26 of the Java SE Platform, as specified by JSR 401 in the Java Community Process.
Status
The main line branch is open for bug fixes, small enhancements, and JEPs as proposed and tracked via the JEP Process.
Schedule
2025/12/04 Rampdown Phase One (branch from main line) 2026/01/15 Rampdown Phase Two 2026/02/05 Initial Release Candidate 2026/02/19 Final Release Candidate 2026/03/17 General Availability
Features
JEPs proposed to target JDK 26 review ends 500: Prepare to Make Final Mean Final 2025/11/06 516: Ahead-of-Time Object Caching with Any GC 2025/11/06 524: PEM Encodings of Cryptographic Objects (Second Preview) 2025/11/10 525: Structured Concurrency (Sixth Preview) 2025/11/07 526: Lazy Constants (Second Preview) 2025/11/06 529: Vector API (Eleventh Incubator) 2025/11/06
JEPs targeted to JDK 26, so far 504: Remove the Applet API 517: HTTP/3 for the HTTP Client API 522: G1 GC: Improve Throughput by Reducing Synchronization
Last update: 2025/11/3 19:49 UTC
