Hello! This is an interesting problem -- it looks like there are flavours of Java 8 and Java 11 that are going to be supported until 2032[1]...
That being said, I would be strongly in favour of moving on with Avro 1.13.x and JDK 17. +1 [1]: https://endoflife.date/amazon-corretto On Wed, 12 Nov 2025 at 23:13, Ryan Blue <[email protected]> wrote: > > +1 > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM Martin Grigorov <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > +1 (binding) > > > > To clarify: JDK 17 would be the minimum only for Avro Java 1.13+! > > Avro Java 1.12.x will still require JDK 11 and will use older Jetty > > versions. > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM Andrew Lamb <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > Following the earlier [DISCUSS] thread ( > > > https://lists.apache.org/thread/fyxtndbxnxh8qcy83plzrctk88wl5srj), I'd > > > like to call a vote on updating Avro's minimum supported Java version > > from > > > 11+ to 17+, and dropping support for JDK 11. > > > > > > Motivation: > > > This change is required to allow the upgrade of Jetty from 9.4.x to > > > 12.1.0. Jetty 9-11 have reached end of life. See Jetty Version Support > > and > > > Documentation for details: > > > https://jetty.org/docs/jetty/12/index.html > > > > > > Jetty 12 is the actively maintained version that continues to receive > > > updates and security fixes. > > > > > > Vote options: > > > > > > +1 - Approve: Update Avro's minimum supported Java version to 17+ > > > > > > 0 - No opinion > > > > > > -1 - Disapprove (please explain your concerns) > > > > > > The vote will be open for at least 72 hours. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Andrew Lamb > > > > >
