Hi David & Richard, *Release Announcement: General Availability of Java 17 / JDK 17 * ** * JDK 17, the reference implementation of Java 17, is now Generally Available. [1] * GPL-licensed OpenJDK builds from Oracle are available here: https://jdk.java.net/17/ <https://jdk.java.net/17/> * JDK 17 Release notes <https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/17-relnotes.html> * Inside Java: The Arrival of Java 17! <https://inside.java/2021/09/14/the-arrival-of-java17/> *JDK 17 includes the following features [2]:* * JEP 306: Restore Always-Strict Floating-Point Semantics <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/306> * JEP 356: Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number Generators <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/356> * JEP 382: New macOS Rendering Pipeline <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/382> * JEP 391: macOS/AArch64 Port <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/391> * JEP 398: Deprecate the Applet API for Removal <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/398> * JEP 403: Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/403> * JEP 406: Pattern Matching for switch (Preview) <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/406> * JEP 407: Remove RMI Activation <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/407> * JEP 409: Sealed Classes <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/409> * JEP 410: Remove the Experimental AOT and JIT Compiler <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/410> * JEP 411: Deprecate the Security Manager for Removal <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/411> * JEP 412: Foreign Function & Memory API (Incubator) <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/412> * JEP 414: Vector API (Second Incubator) <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/414> * JEP 415: Context-Specific Deserialization Filters <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/415> *JDK 17 will be a long-term-support (LTS) release* from most vendors,including Oracle. If you’re upgrading from the previous LTS release,JDK 11, then you have many more JEPs to look forward to, summarized here: https://openjdk.java.net/jdk/17/jeps-since-jdk-11 <https://openjdk.java.net/jdk/17/jeps-since-jdk-11> Thanks to everyone who contributed to JDK 17, whether by creating features or enhancements, logging bugs, or downloading and testing the early-access builds. *OpenJDK 18 Early Access build 14 is now available at https://jdk.java.net/18/ <https://jdk.java.net/18/> * * These early access, open source builds are provided under the GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception <https://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>;. * JEPs targeted to JDK 18, so far: o JEP 400: UTF-8 by Default <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/400> o JEP 413: Code Snippets in Java API Documentation <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/413> * Release Notes are available at https://jdk.java.net/18/release-notes <https://jdk.java.net/18/release-notes> * Significant changes since the last availability email: o JDK-8271745: Fix Issues With the KW and KWP Modes of SunJCE Provider o JDK-8262186: Call X509KeyManager.chooseClientAlias once for all key types o JDK-8225083: Remove Google certificate that is expiring in December 2021 o JDK-8251329: Zip File System Provider Throws ZipException when entry name element contains "." or ".." o JDK-8225082: Remove IdenTrust certificate that is expiring in September 2021 o *Project Loom Early-Access Builds* * Build 18-loom+2-74 (2021/8/7) based on jdk-18+9 <https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/releases/tag/jdk-18%2B9> is available - https://jdk.java.net/loom/ <https://jdk.java.net/loom/> * These early access, open source builds are provided under the GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception <https://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>;. * Please send feedback via e-mail to loom-dev(a)openjdk.java.net <mailto:loom-dev@openjdk.java.net>. To send e-mail to this address you must first subscribe to the mailing list <https://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/loom-dev>;. Rgds,Rory [1] https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-September/006037.html [2] https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/17/ <https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/17/>