OpenJDK 26.0.2, 25.0.4, 21.0.12, 17.0.20, 11.0.32 and 1.8.0_502 now available

Change effective on 22 July 2026

Heroku’s support for Java, Scala, Clojure, and Groovy now uses the following default versions for each supported major version:

  • Java 8 is now 1.8.0_502
  • Java 11 is now 11.0.32
  • Java 17 is now 17.0.20
  • Java 21 is now 21.0.12
  • Java 25 is now 25.0.4
  • Java 26 is now 26.0.2

Please visit the Dev Center for more information on Java version support.