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Azul Zulu 26 General AvailabilityRelease Notes
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March 17, 2026 - Revision 1.0
Release Details
This release is a General Availability release of Azul Zulu 26. The following table describes which Azul Zulu versions are published with this release.
Azul Zulu Version (*) |
Update Type (**) |
JDK VersionThe JDK version that is used in this release of Azul Zulu. |
Based onThe previous version of Azul Zulu that was used as the basis for the current version. |
JavaFX VersionThe version of JavaFX that is included in this release of Azul Zulu. JavaFX is available in the bandles with the |
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Azul Zulu Version |
JDK Version |
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26.32.203 (CA) |
CSPU for PSU |
26.0.2.1+1 |
26.32.14 |
26.0.2+10 |
26.0.2+102 |
25.35.204 (SA) |
CSPU for CPU |
25.0.3.0.201+1 |
25.35 |
25.0.3.0.101+1 |
25.0.3.0.101+101 |
25.36.205 (CA) |
CSPU for PSU |
25.0.4.1+1 |
25.36.16 |
25.0.4+7 |
25.0.4+100 |
21.51.204 (SA) |
CSPU for CPU |
21.0.11.0.201+1 |
21.51 |
21.0.11.0.101+1 |
23.0.7.0.101+101 |
21.52.203 (CA) |
CSPU for PSU |
21.0.12.1+1 |
21.52.16 |
21.0.12+8 |
23.0.8+100 |
17.67.204 (SA) |
CSPU for CPU |
17.0.19.0.201+1 |
17.67 |
17.0.19.0.101+1 |
22.0.9.0.101+101 |
17.68.203 (CA) |
CSPU for PSU |
17.0.20.1+1 |
17.68.18 |
17.0.20+8 |
22.0.10+100 |
11.89.204 (SA) |
CSPU for CPU |
11.0.31.0.201+1 |
11.89 |
11.0.31.0.101+1 |
19.0.15.0.101+101 |
11.90.205 (CA) |
CSPU for PSU |
11.0.32.1+1 |
11.90.20 |
11.0.32+9 |
19.0.16+100 |
8.95.0.204 (SA) |
CSPU for CPU |
8u503-b01 |
8.95 |
8u501-b01 |
8u501-b02 |
8.96.0.205 (CA) |
CSPU for PSU |
8u504-b01 |
8.96.0.20 |
8u502-b07 |
N/A |
7.87.0.204 (SA) |
CSPU for CPU |
7u513-b01 |
7.87 |
7u511-b01 |
N/A |
6.81.0.204 (SA) |
CSPU for CPU |
6b183 |
6.81 |
6b181 |
N/A |
(*) Azul provides two types of distribution packages for each Java version:
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Subscriber Availability (SA) distributions are tested, certified, and commercially supported Azul Zulu Builds of OpenJDK. Azul ensures that the software that uses the Accessible APIs of the product doesn’t have to include specific licenses and that such a use doesn’t contaminate the code or intellectual property of such software with any license requirements. SA builds may support configurations and features that are unavailable to free users.
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Community Availability (CA) distributions are Azul Zulu Builds of OpenJDK that are free to download and use.
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Note
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Both SA and CA distributions may contain Early Access builds noted with -ea- in their filename. Early Access builds may not be TCK certified.
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(**) Update type:
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CSPU (Critical Security Patch Update): Contains fixes to critical issues and security vulnerabilities, delivered on a monthly basis between regular quarterly update releases.
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CSPU for CPU: Critical security patches applied to the latest quarterly CPU release.
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CSPU for PSU: Critical security patches applied to the latest quarterly PSU release.
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CPU (Critical Patch Update): Contains fixes to security vulnerabilities and critical bug fixes. Azul Zulu CPU releases are generally based on prior-cycle PSU releases, with only security fixes applied. They provide a low-risk vehicle for the potentially urgent deployment of security fixes when issues of sufficient severity arise. CPU releases are available in SA distributions.
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PSU (Patch Set Update): Incorporates all fixes in the corresponding CPU, as well as additional non-security bug fixes. Azul Zulu PSU releases incorporate both security fixes and other changes that align the release contents with the associated OpenJDK project quarterly release. PSU releases are available in SA and CA distributions.
What’s New
OpenJDK
OpenJDK 26 is a Short Term Support (STS) release that Azul supports until September 2026 as indicated on our Support Roadmap. This version brings five new features and five new or extensions of earlier incubator and preview features. Further, it contains over 2500 general fixes and performance improvements.
All the fixes and enhancements included in OpenJDK 26 are listed in this release notes.
Check out the community podcast where the changes included in OpenJDK 26 are discussed.
Features
As listed in the OpenJDK Project "JDK 26", the following features are added in this version.
Finalized New Features
The following JEPs (JDK Enhancement Proposals) are included in this release as finalized new features:
Incubator and Preview Features
The following JEPs are included in this release, but can only be used with the additional --enable-preview runtime flag:
More information about the why and how of incubator and preview features can be found here.
Supported Platforms
Unresolved directive in release-notes-ga.adoc - include::release-notes-data/supported-platforms-26.adoc[]
Known Issue
No Integrated Intelligence Cloud Agent
This General Availability release of Azul Zulu 26 doesn’t contain the integrated Azul Intelligence Cloud Agent. We advise using the separate Azul Intelligence Cloud Agent that can be used with all Azul and other OpenJDK distributions.
Fixed Issues
This section covers all issues that were fixed in this release.
OpenJDK Fixes and Enhancements
The following table describes the OpenJDK changes implemented in this release.
| OpenJDK Patch ID | Synopsis |
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6 |
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CPU,PSU |
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6,7,8,11,17,21,25,26 |
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Improve Resource Resolving |
CPU,PSU |
6,7,8,11,17,21,25,26 |
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Enhance HTTP Connections |
CPU,PSU |
8,11,17,21,25,26 |
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Enhance TLS server |
CPU,PSU |
25,26 |
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Improve font loading |
CPU,PSU |
8,11 |
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Update FreeType to 2.14.3 |
PSU |
11 |
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[11u] Remove designator DEFAULT_PROMOTED_VERSION_PRE=ea for release 11.0.32 |
PSU |
25 |
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Bump update version for OpenJDK: jdk-25.0.4.1 |
PSU |
8 |
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[8u] VS2010 build broken by JDK-8374058 |
PSU |
11 |
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Bump update version for OpenJDK: jdk-11.0.32.1 |
PSU |
8 |
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Bump update version for OpenJDK: 8u504 |
PSU |
25 |
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[25u] Remove designator DEFAULT_PROMOTED_VERSION_PRE=ea for release 25.0.4.1 |
PSU |
OpenJFX Fixes and Enhancements
The following table describes the JavaFX changes implemented in this release.
| OpenJDK Patch ID | Synopsis |
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