JDK 26 Security Enhancements: https://seanjmullan.org/blog/2026/03/16/jdk26
Highlights of this release include a second preview of the PEM API, API support for Hybrid Public Key Encryption, and signed JAR support for the post-quantum ML-DSA algorithm.
Java 26 / JDK 26: General Availability: https://mail.openjdk.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/2MXXXBJKTJXQD25Q4XGGINKYA33T7D5I/
Features: https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/26/
Downloads: https://jdk.java.net/26/
💡 Dive into our in-depth analysis of #JDK26 and get a sneak peek at what's coming in #JDK27!
Explore the latest features, improvements, and future plans across #ProjectAmber, #ProjectLoom, #ProjectPanama, #ProjectLeyden & #ProjectValhalla.
Read more on #InfoQ 👉 https://bit.ly/4auF0w0
First JDK 26 Release Candidate: https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/jdk-dev/2026-February/010872.html
Downloads: https://jdk.java.net/26/
Java 26: what’s new?
https://www.loicmathieu.fr/wordpress/informatique/java-26-whats-new/
Now that Java 26 is features complete (Rampdown Phase Two at the day of writing), it’s time to walk through all the functionalities that bring to us, developers, this new version. This article is part of a series on what’s new on the last versions of Java, for those who wants to read the others,
#Java is moving fast in 2026! 🚀
Latest release highlights:
• Gatherers4j & Keycloak: new point releases are out
• Maintenance releases of Spring gRPC, Quarkus, Grails & Java Operator SDK
Get this week's updates here: ⇨ https://bit.ly/4b29F4s
JEP 500 prepares the Java ecosystem for final field integrity in JDK 26 by restricting deep reflection mutations - closing a long-standing loophole in the platform.
What's new:
• Enhances safety & performance
• Stricter encapsulation
• Introduces developer warnings when mutations are attempted
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3MPYTUL
JDK 26 has been branched from the main line and is now in Rampdown Phase One: https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/jdk-dev/2025-December/010662.html
JEP 526 brings Lazy Constants to #JDK26 - boosting developer ergonomics & performance!
Replacing the older Stable Values, it ensures thread-safe, immutable initialization; and for lazy lists & maps, reducing startup overhead.
🔗 Find out more: https://bit.ly/4aqhQqM
Sean Mullan
Mark Reinhold
InfoQ
Markus Eisele
OpenJDK