OpenJDK builds from Oracle

OpenJDK builds from Oracle

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OpenJDK builds from Oracle 26 is the newest actively maintained release. 1 of 18 tracked cycles remain supported. The next cycle scheduled to reach end-of-life is 26, on September 18, 2026.

Latest version

26

Mar 17, 2026

Actively maintained cycles

1

of 18 tracked

Total cycles tracked

18

since Sep 21, 2017

Support pattern

How OpenJDK builds from Oracle 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

6 months

median of 18 completed cycles

New cycle roughly every

6 months

median gap between releases

Compared with language

−10 mo

shorter than the language median

Next end of life

9 days

OpenJDK builds from Oracle 26

Support windows have stayed consistent across the tracked history, so past cycles are a reasonable guide to what a new one will get.

Computed from release and end-of-life dates tracked for OpenJDK builds from Oracle. 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
26Latest
26 · Mar 17, 2026
25
EOL Mar 17, 2026
24
EOL Sep 16, 2025
23
EOL Mar 18, 2025
22
EOL Sep 17, 2024
21
EOL Mar 19, 2024
20
EOL Sep 19, 2023
19
EOL Mar 21, 2023
18
EOL Sep 20, 2022
17
EOL Mar 22, 2022
16
EOL Sep 14, 2021
15
EOL Mar 16, 2021
14
EOL Sep 16, 2020
13
EOL Mar 17, 2020
12
EOL Sep 17, 2019
11
EOL Mar 19, 2019
10
EOL Sep 25, 2018
9
EOL Mar 20, 2018
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