This Java news roundup covers various updates in the Java ecosystem, including JDK 25 in Rampdown Phase One and the formation of the JDK 26 Expert Group.
JEP 509, JFR CPU-Time Profiling, is targeted for JDK 25 to enhance CPU-time profiling in the JDK Flight Recorder on Linux OS.
JDK 25 has entered Rampdown Phase One with a finalized set of 18 features for the GA release in September 2025, making it the next LTS release after JDK 21.
JSR 401 for JDK 26 has been approved, forming an expert group with members from Azul Systems, Oracle, Eclipse Foundation, and SAP SE.
Eclipse JNoSQL 1.1.8 release introduces support for Graph NoSQL databases and a new JNoSQL extension for Quarkus extensions.
Hibernate Search 8.0.0.Final release brings bug fixes, ORM 7.0.0 compatibility, improved integration with Hibernate Models, and metrics aggregation support.
Helidon 4.2.3 release includes enhancements like X-Content-Type-Options header addition and resolution for missing query parameters.
Open Liberty 25.0.0.6-beta release features Microprofile Health 4.0, file-based health check, and new attributes for better compatibility.
Grails 7.0.0 milestone release focuses on bug fixes, artifact name repackaging, and source code refactoring into the grails-core repository.
JBang 0.126.0 release offers bug fixes, documentation improvements, and LazyResourceRef for lazy loading of resources from remote locations.
Project Crema, a new Oracle Labs project, aims to enhance Native Image's closed-world assumption by enabling dynamic loading of classes at runtime.