| Q1 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q4 2023 | Q1 2024 | Q2 2024 | June/July 2024 | |
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| Components | Plan Reviews | ||||||
| Platform | Plan Review | ||||||
| All | TCK pass w/Security Manager Disabled | ||||||
| All | M1 release | ||||||
| All | Wave 1, 2, 3, 4 specs release review initiated by 2024-02-29 | ||||||
| All | M2 release | ||||||
| All | Wave 5 specs release review initiated by 2024-03-29 | ||||||
| All | M3 release | ||||||
| Components | Each Wave 1 - 5 component spec has an impl that passes its TCK on Java SE 17 and an impl that passes its TCK on Java SE 21. These need not be the same impl. | ||||||
| Components | Each Wave 6, 7 component spec has an impl that passes its TCK on Java SE 17 and an impl that passes its TCK on Java SE 21. These need not be the same impl. | ||||||
| All | Wave 6, 7 specs release review initiated by 2024-04-27. Exception for Data. Data will initiate release review by 2024-05-31 | ||||||
| All | M4 release | ||||||
| Components | Individual component spec ballots completed | ||||||
| Platform | Platform TCK ready to run on Java SE 21 and Java SE 17 | ||||||
| Components | Further refine implementations | ||||||
| Platform | Platform ballot | ||||||
| Platform | Web Platform ballot | ||||||
| Platform | Core Platform ballot | ||||||
| Platform | Release |
For all milestone releases after M1:
The goal of the Jakarta EE 11 release is to deliver a set of coordinated specifications across the spectrum of Jakarta EE technologies.
The Platform team sees Jakarta EE 11 as the collection of component Specifications. Some of these component Specifications are introducing breaking changes to their API, which will require an increase in the Major version of the respective Specification. Many other component Specifications are introducing updates which are binary compatible and, thus, will only require a Minor version update. Regardless of the scope of changes, all artifacts for the component and Platform Specifications will be affected – Specifications, APIs, TCKs, and Compatible Implementations.
Java SE 17 will become the minimum runtime supported by compatible implementations of Jakarta EE.
Jakarta EE 11 plans to include Jakarta Data in its platform specification. For more on Jakarta Data see Jakarta Data.
Continue to make CDI the single component model used across all of EE by removing Managed Beans from Annotations and all callsites that use Managed Beans.
With the help of the platform project, the CDI project will do the work to move all aspects of CDI that deal with integrating CDI with other specifications out of the CDI spec and into the platform spec or appropriate profile spec. The remaining content will still be called CDI. For more information see the CDI issue tracker.
--release LevelFor the Jakarta EE Platform (Platform, Web and Core), the Java compiler --release option is 17. For the component specs, the Jakarta EE Platform requires the Java compiler --release option is at most 17, but component specifications can decide on a lower level.
In Jakarta EE 9.1, the framework for performing API Signature tests was updated to make it easier to test Signatures across multiple Java levels. The framework and/or API tests may need to be tweaked as we continue to learn and experiment with future levels of Java.
The long-standing policy of considering specification API binaries, in Maven Central or anywhere else, as a non-normative convenience remains unchanged. The platform project is silent on this matter. However, because the platform project does mandate a specific JDK requirement for compatible implementations passing the component or platform TCK, if a component specification does publish an API binary, that binary is practically constrained to follow that mandate.” See TCK Source Level
Suggestions on support for JPMS modules were introduced in the Jakarta EE 9 Platform Specification. It is desired to firm up these suggestions into requirements. Several discussions via Issues, Mailing Lists, and the Platform call have resulted in these requirements for Jakarta EE 11.
module-info.class following a specified set of conventions:
jakarta.<specName> (reference names.adoc)module-info.class for EE 11
Each Specification project should own the TCK source and produce the TCK artifacts. This needs to be done in such a way that the artifacts can be run to validate implementations at the individual specification level, as well as integrated into platform level TCKs.
We know that not all Specifications can establish their standalone TCKs in this timeframe.
The Platform TCK can initiate this refactoring by breaking apart the TCK source into separate directories within the Platform TCK repository.
This will help with the eventual move of these TCK directories into their respective component repositories.
As mentioned, many of the Component Specification projects have already declared their intent for either a Major or Minor version update for Jakarta EE 11. These projects have already submitted or completed their Plan Reviews for inclusion in Jakarta EE 11, and are driving towards a H2 2024 release. These updates are outlined in the sections below.
The following details the specifications and APIs currently planned for the Jakarta EE 11 Platform and Web Profile.
List of specifications in Jakarta EE 11 Platform, Jakarta EE 11 Web Profile, and Jakarta EE Core Profile (updated specifications marked with asterisks).
Jakarta EE Core Profile 11*
The Platform and Web Profile API uber jar files will be re-generated to correspond with the Jakarta EE 11 release designation.
These API uber jar files will be compiled and distributed at the Java 11 source/target levels.
Note: These uber jars will not be modularized, per the earlier discussion.
The Jakarta EE 11 Platform release plan covers the Platform and Web Profile specifications. As stated earlier, all component Specifications which plan a Major or Minor release will be creating their own separate release plans.
We are proposing to deliver Jakarta EE 11 in a set of waves similar to those delivered in the previous Jakarta EE releases. These waves are somewhat related to the dependency tree of specifications. We aim to deliver specifications with a low number of dependencies first followed by other specifications. (updated specifications marked with asterisks)
With the rather large Jakarta EE 11 release scope, at least one Release Candidate for Jakarta EE Platform and Web Profile will be produced. These Release Candidates will include:
Once the release candidates have been validated and any issues ironed out, the full Jakarta EE 11 release will proceed with all deliverables required for submission to the specification committee for approval.
The JESP requires us to have a Compatible Implementation of the Full Platform and Web Profile available before the Platform Project can deliver a final Specification. Discussions are occurring with the Specification Committee to allow for additional ratified compatible implementations (besides always relying on Eclipse Glassfish). The Platform project has no control over the release dates of any potential Compatible Implementations. The platform project will maintain close coordination with the various Compatible Implementations for the duration of the Jakarta EE 11 release cycle.
Additional clarifications for this Release Plan can be found in the Jakarta EE 11 Release Plan FAQ.