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Java 8 LTS

Support ends on 31 Dec 2030 (in 51 months). The newest release is 1.8.0_503, published 18 Aug 2026.

What to do

Stay on the newest release, 1.8.0_503. Support continues until 31 Dec 2030.

Move to Java 25 LTSLatest 25.0.4.1 · supported until 16 Sep 203332 more months of support
1.8.0_503Newest release · 57d ago
1539 Days of support left · until 31 Dec 2030
5Releases in the last 12 months · typically every 91 days

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Compared with the publisher's releases of this line

Oracle Java support timeline

From first preview through release to end of support, as the vendors publish them
  • Oracle Java SE Java 27 ends on 15 Mar 2027 (in 5 months).
  • The newest supported line is Oracle Java SE Java 25 LTS, supported until 16 Sep 2033.
Oracle Java SE Java 25 LTSLTS25.0.4.1 · until 16 Sep 2033 (in 83 months)
Oracle Java SE Java 11 LTSLTS11.0.32.1 · until 30 Jan 2032 (in 64 months)
Oracle Java SE Java 21 LTSLTS21.0.12.1 · until 19 Sep 2031 (in 59 months)
Oracle Java SE Java 8 LTSLTS1.8.0_503 · until 31 Dec 2030 (in 51 months)
Oracle Java SE Java 17 LTSLTS17.0.20.1 · until 18 Sep 2029 (in 35 months)
Oracle Java SE Java 27LTS27 · until 15 Mar 2027 (in 5 months)

Ticks are releases; the red ones fix CVEs. Dates come from each vendor's release and lifecycle data and move when the vendor changes them.

Releases of Java 8 LTS

8 collected, newest first
VersionPublishedReleaseWhat the notes say
1.8.0_503 18 Aug 2026Current security baseline—
1.8.0_501 21 Jul 2026—
1.8.0_491 21 Apr 2026—
1.8.0_481 20 Jan 2026—
1.8.0_471 21 Oct 2025—
1.8.0_461 15 Jul 2025—
1.8.0_451 15 Apr 2025—
1.8.0_441 21 Jan 2025—

What changed

First observed 14 Oct 2026

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