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26.09.0.0

Release Notes PDF

Release date: September 29, 2026

This release is based on the Azul Zing Build of OpenJDK (Zing) 26.09.0.0 and corresponds to the following OpenJDK versions:

Major
Version
Corresponding OpenJDK
Version
Based on Zing
Version
Based on OpenJDK
Version

8

1.8.0_504-b2

26.08.0.0

1.8.0_501-b2

11

11.0.32.1+1-LTS

26.08.0.0

11.0.31.0.101+1-LTS

17

17.0.20.1+1-LTS

26.08.0.0

17.0.19.0.101+1-LTS

21

21.0.12.1+1-LTS

26.08.0.0

21.0.11.0.101+1-LTS

25

25.0.4.1+1-LTS

26.08.0.0

25.0.3.0.101+1-LTS

What’s New

  • On arm64, the Zing .deb package installed to /opt/zing. It now installs to /usr/lib/jvm, matching amd64 and the Debian JVM convention.

  • Three Multi-Tiering command-line options are now product options. Setting them no longer requires -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions.

    Command-Line Option Description Default

    -XX:MultiTieringSamplingIntervalMS=<value in milliseconds>

    The interval at which Multi-Tiering samples methods. Tune this to control the CPU cost of sampling.

    60000

    -XX:MultiTieringSamplingStartDelayMS=<value in milliseconds>

    The delay before Multi-Tiering starts sampling. Increase this to skip the early startup window.

    0

    -XX:FalconMidTierOptimizationLevel=<level>

    The Falcon optimization level used for mid-tier compilation, trading mid-tier compile cost against code quality.

    0

    Multi-Tiering remains disabled by default. Enable it with -XX:+UseMultiTiering. See Using Multiple Compiler Tiers.

Known Issues

  • There are no new issues to report in this release.

Resolved Issues

Issue ID Description

ZVM-39553

On JDK 25, TLS handshakes can fail on x86_64 hosts with AVX-512 IFMA.