Java ecosystem releases include GraalVM 25.3, Jakarta Data 1.1.0-M4, Quarkus 3.39.0, and Atmosphere 4.0 GA
InfoQ, Monday, August 31st, 2026
Java News Roundup: GraalVM, Jakarta Data, JNoSQL, Azul Payara, WildFly, Quarkus, Atmosphere
This roundup highlights significant Java platform updates from late August 2026, featuring GraalVM 25.3 with improved performance through priority inlining and security hardening, Jakarta Data 1.1.0-M4 with enhanced null safety annotations, and Eclipse JNoSQL 1.2.0-M2 adding auto-apply converter support.
Azul Payara 7.3.0 introduces an initial implementation of the Jakarta Agentic AI specification alongside gRPC 1.83.1 support. Atmosphere 4.0 reaches general availability as a real-time engine for AI agents on the JVM, while Quarkus 3.39.0 adds post-quantum cryptography support and WildFly 41.0.1 enhances serialization filtering and SSRF attack mitigation.