Oracle JDK end of life: end of support by version
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For Oracle JDK by Oracle, patchletter knows 12 support cycles. 8 of them have already ended and receive no more security updates. The next support window closes on 18/09/2026, that is in 22 days. The current version of Oracle JDK is 26.0.2. The cycles come from the open endoflife.date project, last reconciled on 26/08/2026.
When does support end for which Oracle JDK version?
A cycle is a maintained version line. Where a date is given, support ends on that day — after it the vendor ships no more security updates for that line.
| Cycle | Latest version | End of support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 26.0.2 | 22 days left | EOL in 22 days |
| 25LTS | 25.0.4 | 1495 days left | EOL 30 Sept 30 |
| 24 | 24.0.2 | 345 days ago | End of Life |
| 23 | 23.0.2 | 527 days ago | End of Life |
| 22 | 22.0.2 | 709 days ago | End of Life |
| 21LTS | 21.0.12 | 765 days left | EOL 30 Sept 28 |
| 20 | 20.0.2 | 1073 days ago | End of Life |
| 19 | 19.0.2 | 1255 days ago | End of Life |
| 18 | 18.0.2.1 | 1437 days ago | End of Life |
| 17LTS | 17.0.20 | 34 days left | EOL in 34 days |
| 16 | 16.0.2 | 1808 days ago | End of Life |
| 15 | 15.0.2 | 1990 days ago | End of Life |
Which Oracle JDK versions no longer receive security updates?
8 of 12 cycles have ended. If you run one of those lines, the vendor ships you no more patches — not even for critical flaws.
- Oracle JDK 2424.0.2
- Oracle JDK 2323.0.2
- Oracle JDK 2222.0.2
- Oracle JDK 2020.0.2
- Oracle JDK 1919.0.2
- Oracle JDK 1818.0.2.1
- Oracle JDK 1616.0.2
- Oracle JDK 1515.0.2
Where does the EOL data for Oracle JDK come from?
From the open endoflife.date project, which collects vendors' official support commitments. patchletter reconciles the cycles daily; the Oracle JDK data is as of 26/08/2026. In case of doubt the vendor's own lifecycle page applies — patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
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