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OpenJDK Life Cycle and Support Policy - Red Hat Customer Portal
2 weeks ago - Why is OpenJDK 8 supported for longer than OpenJDK 11? OpenJDK 8 is now retired on RHEL 6 since its end of life so 1.8.0_275 was the last and final OpenJDK 8 update made available for RHEL 6.
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r/java on Reddit: Clarification of OpenJDK 8 end of life
February 14, 2022 -

The Oracle Java SE support roadmap site says "extended support until December 2030". Will OpenJDK be covered under this support (i.e. security updates), or, is it it only available for paid support to OracleJDK?

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OpenJDK 8 is maintained by RedHat. They will support Java 8 until 2026: https://access.redhat.com/articles/1299013

Most OpenJDK vendors will do the same. Some (like Azul) are committing to December 2030 like Oracle. You should check with your vendor.

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https://adoptopenjdk.net/support.html

Do you men adoptopenjdk? On their official page it states that Java 8 will be available at least till May 2026. It doesn't say anything about 2030.

Since they are different distributions I doubt that Oracle will make the Updates available for non paying customer.

Edit: the project moved to Adoptium...

https://adoptium.net/support.html

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Java - List EOL dates for free OpenJDK builds
Currently the Java/OpenJDK page lists the EOL dates for commercial Oracle builds: Java 8 - Mar 2022/Mar 2025 Java 11 - Sep 2023/Sep 2026 https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/java-se-support-road... More on github.com
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OpenJDK 8 EOL Date
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Is java 8 no longer LTS? - Stack Overflow
AWS has also made the same committment for Corretto 8. https://aws.amazon.com/corretto/faqs/ ... I think you are more interested in OpenJDK rather than Oracle JDK since the last public update of Oracle JDK 8 was in 2019. Oracle provides Java 8 updates only for Oracle customers. More on stackoverflow.com
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Clarification of OpenJDK 8 end of life

OpenJDK 8 is maintained by RedHat. They will support Java 8 until 2026: https://access.redhat.com/articles/1299013

Most OpenJDK vendors will do the same. Some (like Azul) are committing to December 2030 like Oracle. You should check with your vendor.

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TuxCare
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Java 8 End of Life: What It Means for Your Security
January 20, 2026 - OpenJDK 8 is approaching end of life, and some vendors have already ended free support for it.
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Java 8 EOL Nov 2026 — Haven't Migrated Yet? | Saeree ERP
February 28, 2026 - The bad news: OpenJDK 8 community support ends in November 2026, leaving only about 9 months. This article summarizes the full situation and provides a migration plan that Thai organizations should start executing today.
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OpenJDK 11 End of Life: Dates, Risks, and Your Options (2026 Guide)
1 week ago - OpenJDK 8 and 11 hit end of life in July 2025. Learn what this means, and how to stay protected with free extended support from TuxCare.
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Java 8 End of Life (EOL)? | Learn Code Camp
February 22, 2024 - Consult the specific support policies of the JDK distribution you’re using to confirm its end-of-life dates. If you are using OpenJDK 8 EOL is Nov 2026 as of now.
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Oracle
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Oracle Java SE Support Roadmap
The Web Deployment Technology bundled with the Oracle JRE, consisting of the Java Plugin and Java Web Start has a shorter support lifecycle: only five years of Premier Support. The deployment stack was marked as deprecated and flagged for removal in Java SE 9 and Java SE 10. Oracle Java SE 11 and later versions do not include the Deployment Stack. Java SE 8 will be the sunset release for the Deployment Stack Oracle extended support of Java Web Start on Java SE 8 until the end of Java SE 8 Extended Support.
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End of Life Date
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Red Hat build of OpenJDK | endoflife.date
May 1, 2026 - OpenJDK 11 will receive a review later in its lifecycle, and the lifetime may be extended beyond 2024, if there is enough demand. OpenJDK 8 is not supported on RHEL6, even with Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) Add-on for RHEL 6.
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Oracle Java 8 and 11 End of Life: Timeline, Risks, Migration Strategies
March 6, 2025 - For example, BellSoft offers the longest support period for JDK 8 and 11. BellSoft’s OpenJDK distribution Liberica JDK 8 will reach End of Life in March 2031, and Liberica JDK 11 meets EOL in March 2032.
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Why is OpenJDK 8 supported for longer than OpenJDK 11? - Red Hat Customer Portal
November 12, 2024 - The OpenJDK Lifecycle shows that OpenJDK 8 will be supported until Nov 2026, nearly 2 years after OpenJDK 11 support will end in October 2024. Why was OpenJDK 8 supported extended from June 2023 to Nov 2026?
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Support roadmap for the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK | Microsoft Learn
Within a release's support lifecycle, systems must remain current on the latest update to receive commercial support. Updates for Microsoft Builds of OpenJDK are released every quarter: January, April, July, and October. The earliest end-of-support dates are initial targets.
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Using Java Management Cloud Service
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Java - List EOL dates for free OpenJDK builds · Issue #54 · endoflife-date/endoflife.date
June 8, 2019 - Currently the Java/OpenJDK page lists the EOL dates for commercial Oracle builds: Java 8 - Mar 2022/Mar 2025 Java 11 - Sep 2023/Sep 2026 https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/java-se-support-road...
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Oracle JDK | endoflife.date
May 3, 2026 - Oracle JDK follows the Oracle Lifetime Support Policy, which defines 3 support levels: Premier Support: includes minor improvements, bug and security fixes for a minimum of 5 years from the general availability.
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OpenJDK 8 EOL Date - General Discussion & Chat - AlmaLinux
January 27, 2025 - Hi Team: Is Nov 30, 2026 correct EOL date for OpenJDK 8 Regards, Venkat
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Stack Overflow
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Is java 8 no longer LTS? - Stack Overflow
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Yes, it's still a LTS since extended support will be provided till 2030. You can check the official Oracle Java Roadmap.

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For personal use, you can continue to get public updates from Oracle, but if you are a commercial user, make sure you have the commercial license if you want to use Oracle Java.

This is the reason that many commercial projects including my own rushed to switch to OpenJDK or Aws Corretto before the deadline to not violate Oracle's license. Fortunately, RedHat, which is main force behind OpenJDK communiy has committed to support OpenJDK Java 8 until 2026.

https://access.redhat.com/articles/1299013

AWS has also made the same committment for Corretto 8. https://aws.amazon.com/corretto/faqs/

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Open Microscopy Environment
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End of support for Java 8 | Open Microscopy Environment (OME)
March 24, 2026 - The OpenJDK 8 builds will remain supported on some distributions like Azul Zulu and Eclipse Temurin until 2030, but other vendor distributions like RedHat or Oracle have dropped or are in the process of dropping support for OpenJDK 8 and 11.
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Ask Ubuntu
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updates - Support / lifetime of OpenJDK 8 in Ubuntu Xenial 16 LTS - Ask Ubuntu
June 21, 2018 - This means that you will be OK until April 2021, but after then you will need to find an alternative source1 for OpenJDK 8 with security patches.
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