Java 17, a Long Term Support (LTS) version of the Java language released in September 2021, has become the most-used Java LTS version, according to New Relic’s 2024 State of the Java Ecosystem report, published April 30. Java 21, an LTS version released in 2023, also is seeing higher adoption.
More than 35% of applications are using Java 17 in production this year, compared to 9.1% in 2023, observability provider New Relic reported. Java 17, also known as JDK 17, has overtaken Java 11, from September 2018, as the most-used LTS version. The adoption rate of Java 21, though, was 287% higher in the first six months after its release than that of Java 17, New Relic said.
