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Java Compatibility Matrix

June 2024 - Sonatype announced sunsetting support for Java 8 and 11 for Sonatype Nexus Repository, Sonatype IQ Server, and the IQ CLI Scanner.

July 2024 - the IQ CLI Scanner release 179 and Sonatype Nexus Repository 3.70.0 split into extended maintenance versions to continue to support Java 8 and 11. These extended maintenance versions will only receive critical bug fixes and security patches as defined in our sunsetting documentation.

Versions beyond IQ 179 and Sonatype Nexus Repository 3.70.0 only support Java 17.

The table below details which versions of Sonatype's solutions are compatible with Java 8, 11, and 17.

Table 1. Java version mapping supported by Sonatype Solutions

Sonatype Solution

Java 8

Java 11

Java 17

Sonatype Nexus Repository on OrientDB

3.0.0 - 3.70.0

3.67.0 - 3.70.0

None

Sonatype Nexus Repository on H2/PostgreSQL

3.31.0 - 3.70.0

3.67.0 - 3.70.0

3.69.0+

IQ Server

up to 179

89 - 179

175+

IQ CLI Scanner

up to 179

89 - 179

175+



Avoid non-numeric characters in Java version numbers

The Java version detection in the solutions only supports versions using a dot numeric notation. The use of non-numeric chars is not supported.

Example

"17.0.3-internal"