The next LTS release will be Java 21 in 2023. With JDK 17, Oracle will allow free use of Oracle JDK binaries in production for three years, one year past the next LTS.

New features in Java Java 17 adoption is increasing as organizations move away from Java 8 and Java 11 to migrate onto the latest LTS release. Plenty has changed since Java 8 and Java 11 were first ...