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<https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/16-relnotes.html> JDK 16 includes the following features [2]: * JEP 338: Vector API (Incubator)<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/338> * JEP 347: Enable C++14 Language Features<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/347> * JEP 357: Migrate from Mercurial to Git<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/357> * JEP 369: Migrate to GitHub<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/369> * JEP 376: ZGC: Concurrent Thread-Stack Processing<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/376> * JEP 380: Unix-Domain Socket Channels<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/380> * JEP 386: Alpine Linux Port<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/386> * JEP 387: Elastic Metaspace<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/387> * JEP 388: Windows/AArch64 Port<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/388> * JEP 389: Foreign Linker API (Incubator)<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/389> * JEP 390: Warnings for Value-Based Classes<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/390> * JEP 392: Packaging Tool<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/392> * JEP 393: Foreign-Memory Access API (Third Incubator)<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/393> * JEP 394: Pattern Matching for instanceof<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/394> * JEP 395: Records<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/395> * JEP 396: Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals by Default<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/396> * JEP 397: Sealed Classes (Second Preview)<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/397> 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<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<http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>. * JEPs targeted to JDK 17, so far: * JEP 356: Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number Generators<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/356> * Release Notes are available at http://jdk.java.net/17/release-notes * Significant changes since the last availability email: * 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<http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>. 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<http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>. 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<http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>. Regards Deepak [1] https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-March/005188.html [2] https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/16/