Hi David & Richard,

Release Announcement: General Availability of Java 16 / JDK 16

JDK 16, the reference implementation of Java 16, is now Generally Available. [1]
GPL-licensed OpenJDK builds from Oracle are available here: http://jdk.java.net/16/
JDK 16 Release notes

JDK 16 includes the following features [2]:

Thanks to everyone who contributed to JDK 16, whether by creating features or enhancements, logging bugs, or

downloading and testing the early-access builds.

OpenJDK 17 Early Access build 13 is now available at http://jdk.java.net/17

These early access, open source builds are provided under the GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception.
JEPs targeted to JDK 17, so far:

JDK-8259709: Disable SHA-1 XML Signatures (b13)
JDK-6323374: (coll) Optimize Collections.unmodifiable* and synchronized*(b13)
JDK-8139348: Deprecate 3DES and RC4 in Kerberos (b12)
JDK-8259662: Don't wrap SocketExceptions into SSLExceptions in SSLSocketImpl (b11)
JDK-8235139: Deprecate the socket impl factory mechanism(b10)
JDK-8225081: Remove Telia Company CA certificate expiring in April 2021(b9)

Project Lanai Early-Access Builds

EA 10 Build 17-lanai+3-133 (2021/3/2) is available - http://jdk.java.net/lanai/
These early access, open source builds are provided under the GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception.

Project Loom Early-Access Builds

Build 17-loom+4-174 (2021/3/12) is available - http://jdk.java.net/loom/
These early access, open source builds are provided under the GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception.

Project Panama Early-Access Builds

Build 17-panama+2-51 (2021/2/12) is available - http://jdk.java.net/panama/
These early access, open source builds are provided under the GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception.

Rgds,Rory