Hi David & Richard,* * *NOTE:- *The JDK 12 schedule <http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/12/> rampdown phase 1 of the release is coming up in a few weeks on Dec. 13, 2018. ** *JDK 12 Early Access build 22 **is now available **at : - jdk.java.net/12/* * Release Note updates since last email * * o Build 21 - Deprecating the default keytool -keyalg value (JDK-8212003) o Build 21 - Change to X25519 and X448 encoded private key format (JDK-8213363) o Build 20 - New command-line flag for more extensive error reporting in crash logs  (JDK-8211845) o Build 20 -Initial Value of user.timezone System Property Changed (JDK-8185496) * JEPs proposed for JDK 12 : o JEP 189: Shenandoah: A Low-Pause-Time Garbage Collector(Experimental) <http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/189> o JEP 334: JVM Constants API <http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/334> o JEP 344: Abortable Mixed Collections for G1 <http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/344> o JEP 346: Promptly Return Unused Committed Memory from G1 <http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/346> * JEPs targeted to JDK 12, so far o JEP 230: Microbenchmark Suite <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/230> o JEP 325: Switch Expressions (Preview) <http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/325> o JEP 326: Raw String Literals (Preview) <http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/326> o JEP 340: One AArch64 Port, Not Two <http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/340> o JEP 341: Default CDS Archives <http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/341> Rgds,Rory -- Rgds,Rory O'Donnell Quality Engineering Manager Oracle EMEA , Dublin, Ireland