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Feature-release branch in the 2026 cadenceTrack finalized JEPs against the Java 25 LTS baselineUse this page as a current-year reference checkpoint

All About Java 26

Feature release in the post-Java-25 era, representing the current short-cycle innovation line in 2026.

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Java 26

Feature release in the post-Java-25 era, representing the current short-cycle innovation line in 2026.

Feature-release branch in the 2026 cadenceTrack finalized JEPs against the Java 25 LTS baselineUse this page as a current-year reference checkpoint
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