On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, Mark Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> All, > > Draft Tomcat 9 LTS announcement follows. Feedback welcome. The plan is to > send this - or something along these lines - to users and announce by the > end of next week. > > *** DRAFT *** DRAFT *** DRAFT *** DRAFT *** DRAFT *** > > Subject: Tomcat 9 long term support plan > > The Tomcat team has consistently stated that long term support (LTS) will > be provided for Tomcat 9 as it is the last Tomcat version that supports > Java EE. The details of that LTS have been evolving over time. As we > approach the point where we'd normally be announcing end-of-support (EOS) > for Tomcat 9, the Tomcat team is pleased to announce the following LTS plan > for Tomcat 9. > > Tomcat 9 support will continue until 31 December 2030 - the same date as > EOS for many Java 8 distributions. > > Tomcat 9.0.x support will continue until 31 March 2027. > > Shortly before 9.0.x support ends, releases from a new 9.1.x branch will > be made available. Releases from the 9.1.x branch will continue until 31 > December 2030. > > The differences between 9.0.x and 9.1.x will be minimal and users can > start making the necessary transition now. Those changes are: > > - the APR/native connectors for HTTP, HTTPS and AJP will not be > available > > - Tomcat Native 1.3.x will not be supported (see the separate EOS > announcement for Tomcat Native 1.3.x) > > Users of the APR/native AJP connector are strongly encouraged to migrate > to the NIO AJP connector and discontinue using Tomcat Native. > > Users of the APR/native HTTP connector are strongly encouraged to migrate > to the NIO HTTP connector and discontinue using Tomcat Native. > > Users of the APR/native HTTPS connector are strongly encouraged to migrate > to either the the HTTPS NIO+JSSE connector or the HTTPS NIO+OpenSSL > connector. > > Those migrating to the HTTP NIO+OpenSSL connector should then upgrade > Tomcat Native to 2.0.x. > > For users that are not using Tomcat Native or are using Tomcat Native > 2.0.x, the transition from 9.0.x to 9.1.x will be no different to a normal > Tomcat point release upgrade. > > Rather than continuing on 9.1.x, Tomcat 9 users are strongly encouraged to > consider upgrading to a more recent Tomcat version making use of tools like > the Tomcat Migration Tool for Jakarta EE. > +1, thanks for putting the announcement together > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
