The JDK for Java Programming Language was first released the year 1996.
Do you know the latest Java JDK 20 is the latest release (March 2023), while JDK 21 to be released in September 2023 will be the next Long Term Support (LTS) version.
Let's have a look at the list of all Java versions and their release dates with details like extended updates/support dates,
| Java Version | Release Date | Extended Support | End of Free Public updates |
|---|---|---|---|
| JDK Beta | 1995 | - | - |
| JDK 1.0 | January 1996 | - | - |
| JDK 1.1 | February 1997 | - | - |
| J2SE 1.2 | December 1998 | - | - |
| J2SE 1.3 | May 2000 | - | - |
| J2SE 1.4 | February 2002 | February 2013 | October 2008 |
| J2SE 5.0 | September 2004 | April 2015 | November 2009 |
| Java SE 6 | December 2006 | December 2018 | April 2013 |
| Java SE 7 | July 2011 | July 2022 | April 2015 |
| Java SE 8 (LTS) | March 2014 | December 2030 | Oracle commercial: January 2019 Oracle personal use: December 2020 AdoptOpenJDK: May 2026 Amazon Corretto: June 2023 |
| Java SE 9 | September 2017 | N/A | March 2018 for OpenJDK |
| Java SE 10 | March 2018 | N/A | September 2018 for OpenJDK |
| Java SE 11 (LTS) | September 2018 | September 2026 | Amazon Corretto: August 2024 AdoptOpenJDK: October 2024 |
| Java SE 12 | March 2019 | N/A | September 2019 for OpenJDK |
| Java SE 13 | September 2019 | N/A | March 2020 for OpenJDK |
| Java SE 14 | March 2020 | N/A | September 2020 for OpenJDK |
| Java SE 15 | September 2020 | N/A | March 2021 for OpenJDK |
| Java SE 16 | March 2021 | N/A | September 2021 for OpenJDK |
| Java SE 17 (LTS) | September 2021 | September 2029 | September 2029 for Azul October 2027 for Red Hat |
| Java SE 18 | March 2022 | N/A | - |
| Java SE 19 | September 2022 | N/A | - |
| Java SE 20 | March 2023 | N/A | - |
| * Java SE 21 (LTS) | September 2023 | September 2031 | 19 September 2023 |
* Java 21 is going to be the Next LTS version that will have support until September 2031.
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