OpenJDK 26.0.1, 25.0.3, 21.0.11, 17.0.19, 11.0.31 and 1.8.0_492 now available
Change effective on 22 April 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_492 - Java 11 is now
11.0.31 - Java 17 is now
17.0.19 - Java 21 is now
21.0.11 - Java 25 is now
25.0.3 - Java 26 is now
26.0.1
Please visit the Dev Center for more information on Java version support.