This means that Java 17 will be the next LTRS version which will be released somewhere in 2021. A new Java version will be released after every three years and each Long Term Release Support version will be supported for a total of eight years.
This means that Java 11 will be supported for the next 8 years and users will keep on getting new fixes and updates of Java 11.Īlthough Oracle has moved to a rapid release model it will also continue the LTRS model. Java 11 is the first version to be released as Long Term Release Support. Explaining the release cycle of Java versions The changes made are incremental with small feature changes and updates to the earlier version. It will offer features of Java along with some further enhancements and changes. Moreover, it introduces a new HTTP client API which supports HTTP 1.1 and HTTP 2. Java 11 is a lighter version as the support for Java EE, CORBA modules, Java FX and NASRON javascript engine has been ended. The downside of this approach is that the users, as well as the developers, have to keep up to date with every new release of Java version. The good thing about the rapid release model is that the users will enjoy more features being added to Java more often. Oracle seems to be moving towards a rapid release model as we can see the Java 9 was released after Java 8 and after some time, Java 10 was released.
