Microsoft Build of OpenJDK

Microsoft Build of OpenJDK

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Microsoft Build of OpenJDK 25 is the newest actively maintained release, currently at patch 25.0.4.1. 4 of 4 tracked cycles remain supported. The next cycle scheduled to reach end-of-life is 17, on September 30, 2027.

Latest version

25.0.4.1

Aug 7, 2026

Actively maintained cycles

4

of 4 tracked

Total cycles tracked

4

since Jan 21, 2019

Support pattern

How Microsoft Build of OpenJDK has behaved across the cycles tracked here, rather than what its policy documents state. Useful for judging how much runway a version is likely to have before you commit to it.

Typical support window

66 mo (~5.5 years)

median of 4 completed cycles

New cycle roughly every

24 months

median gap between releases

Compared with language

+51 mo

longer than the language median

Next end of life

386 days

Microsoft Build of OpenJDK 17

Computed from release and end-of-life dates tracked for Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. Medians are used rather than averages so one unusually short or long release does not skew the figure. Cycles with no recorded end-of-life date are excluded from the support window.

Release lifecycle

Actively maintainedSecurity support onlyEnd of life
Today
25Latest
25.0.4.1 · Aug 7, 2026
21
21.0.12.1 · Aug 7, 2026
17
17.0.20.1 · Aug 7, 2026
11
11.0.32.1 · Aug 19, 2026
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