Java News Roundup: Spring Framework 7.0, Spring Data, Spring AI, Payara Platform, OpenJDK, JobRunr
InfoQ, Monday, November 17th, 2025
This week's Java roundup for November 10th, 2025, features news highlighting: OpenJDK JEPs targeted for JDK 26; the GA release of Spring Framework 7.0; point releases of Spring Data, Spring AI, JobRunr and Jox; the November 2025 edition of Payara Platform; the fifth release candidate of Maven 4.0; and a maintenance release of Micronaut.
OpenJDK
JEP 525, Structured Concurrency (Sixth Preview), has been elevated from Proposed to Target to Targeted for JDK 26. This JEP proposes a sixth preview after five rounds of previous preview delivered in JDK 19 through JDK 25. This feature simplifies concurrent programming by introducing the concept of structured concurrency to "treat groups of related tasks running in different threads as a single unit of work, thereby streamlining error handling and cancellation, improving reliability, and enhancing observability."