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.