+1 On Mon, 3 Aug, 2026, 11:01 VICTOR MANUEL ROMERO RODRIGUEZ, < [email protected]> wrote:
> *Hello Apache Fineract community,* > > > *I would like to propose upgrading the project from Java 21 LTS to Java 25 > LTS (it is a NFR change). **This change is proposed because the following > reasons:* > > - Java 25 is the current LTS (it was released September 2025). > > - Java 25 has improvements about performance, language features, > security, longer support window, alignment with Spring Boot upgrades or > dependencies. > > - Java 21 will eventually move out of free support and it will become less > convenient for new contributors and adopters. > > - Evergreening compliance is required by Institutions that run the > software on production environments > > - It is a best practice for having the technology aligned to the EOL of > the base framework/product. > > > *The changes that contains the PR are: * > > - Gradle toolchain languageVersion = 25 > > - Jib base image update (azul/zulu-openjdk-alpine:25) so then the Docker > Hub images dev tag will be updated to java 25 (arm and amd64). > > - Modernizer module and ResolutionHelperTest required fixes > > - CI / GitHub Actions updates > > - Documentation (MD files). > > - Existing functionalities are working (green flag/checks after running > the Github Actions) > > > *As any technology upgrade there are risks and compatibility issues that > must be highlighted* > > - Requires JDK 25 to build and run (The developer will require to upgrade > the Java version and also the running environment will require the upgrade) > > - If you have developed third-party libraries and plugins they may need to > be upgraded to Java 25 > > > *These are the tickets for your review:* > > JIRA ticket: FINERACT-2734 > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2734 > > PR ticket: https://github.com/apache/fineract/pull/6215 > > > *I welcome feedback about any concerns and especially your help with > testing on different environments (MariaDB, PostgreSQL, different Operating > Systems and/or multi-tenant setups).* > > *Thank you in advance!* > > *Victor Romero* > > >
