Why Java SE 7 Is Reaching End‑of‑Life and Which Version to Upgrade To
Java SE 7 will lose extended support in July 2022, moving to sustaining support with no patches or security fixes, while Oracle recommends upgrading to supported long‑term versions like Java 8, 11, or 17 to stay secure and up‑to‑date.
Java SE 7, a Java standard edition released in July 2011, will reach the end of its extended support in late July 2022, after nearly 11 years.
From that date, Oracle will move Java 7 to Sustaining Support, providing no further patches, bug fixes, security updates, or new features.
The version was the first major release after Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems and followed a five‑year gap since Java 6.
According to a New Relic 2022 State of the Java Ecosystem report, about 1.71 % of production applications still run on Java 7.
The current latest release is Java 18 (March 2022), which will stop receiving updates in September 2022. Long‑term support versions that remain supported are Java 8 (until December 2030), Java 11 (until September 2026) and Java 17 (until September 2029); developers are encouraged to upgrade to one of these.
Oracle’s latest support announcement recommends customers on Java SE 7 upgrade to a supported version such as Java SE 8 or Java SE 11.
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