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GraalVM Release Calendar

Prior to September 2025, releases were labeled “GraalVM for JDK <version>” (for example, GraalVM for JDK 21); since then they use the simpler “GraalVM <version>” format.

Feature Release

Starting with the 25.1 release line, GraalVM Community Edition and Oracle GraalVM provide feature releases on a monthly cadence with quarterly CPUs incorporated when available. Previously, feature releases were shipped every six months, with each release receiving two quarterly Critical Patch Updates (CPUs) before being superseded by the next feature release.

The most recent feature release supersedes all previous feature releases.

Weekly Early Access (EA) builds for feature releases continue to be published so you can preview and provide feedback before each general availability (GA) release.

Critical Patch Update (CPU)

Critical Patch Updates (CPUs) for Oracle GraalVM are published on the third Tuesday of January, April, July, and October, in line with the Oracle CPU release schedule. Starting with 25.1, GraalVM feature release patch updates are released on the Thursday of the following week to allow additional time for testing.

All active releases receive patch updates.

Planned Releases

Date Type Oracle GraalVM GraalVM Community Edition GraalPy (Python version)
June 25, 2026 Feature 25.1.3 25.1.3 25.1.3 (3.12)
July 21, 2026 CPU 17.0.20, 21.0.12, 25.0.4 - -
July 30, 2026 Feature + CPU 25.2.4 25.2.4 25.2.4 (3.12)
August 27, 2026 Feature 25.3.4 25.3.4 25.3.4 (3.12)
September 24, 2026 Feature 25.4.4 25.4.4 25.4.4 (3.12)
October 20, 2026 CPU 17.0.21, 21.0.13, 25.0.5 - -
October 29, 2026 Feature + CPU 25.5.5 25.5.5 25.5.5 (3.13*)
November 26, 2026 Feature 25.6.5 25.6.5 25.6.5 (3.13*)
January 19, 2027 CPU 17.0.22, 21.0.14, 25.0.6 - -
January 28, 2027 Feature + CPU 25.7.6 25.7.6 25.7.6 (3.13*)
February 25, 2027 Feature 25.8.6 25.8.6 25.8.6 (3.13*)

* GraalPy supports a new Python version once it enters the security-fix phase See python.org for Python release schedule.

Understanding Release Numbering

GraalVM follows the JDK version numbering scheme described in JEP 223 (MAJOR.MINOR.SECURITY). The MAJOR number indicates the Java language specification baseline. The MINOR number indicates the feature release train, such as 25.1, 25.2, and so on. The SECURITY number indicates the CPU level of the underlying JDK update. For example, GraalVM 25.1.3, released on June 25, 2026, corresponds to the third CPU level.

Previous Releases

Date Type Oracle GraalVM GraalVM Community Edition Graal Languages
April 21, 2026 CPU 17.0.19, 21.0.11, 25.0.3 - 25.0.3
January 20, 2026 CPU 17.0.18, 21.0.10, 25.0.2 25.0.2 25.0.2
October 21, 2025 CPU 17.0.17, 21.0.9, 25.0.1 25.0.1 25.0.1
September 16, 2025 Feature 25 25 25.0.0
July 15, 2025 CPU 17.0.16, 21.0.8, 24.0.2 24.0.2 24.2.2
April 15, 2025 CPU 17.0.15, 21.0.7, 24.0.1 24.0.1 24.2.1
March 18, 2025 Feature 24 24 24.2.0
January 21, 2025 CPU 17.0.14, 21.0.6, 23.0.2 23.0.2 24.1.2
October 15, 2024 CPU 17.0.13, 21.0.5, 23.0.1 23.0.1 24.1.1
September 17, 2024 Feature 23 23 24.1.0
July 16, 2024 CPU 17.0.12, 21.0.4, 22.0.2 22.0.2 24.0.2
April 16, 2024 CPU 17.0.11, 21.0.3, 22.0.1 22.0.1 24.0.1
March 19, 2024 Feature 22 22 24.0.0
January 16, 2024 CPU 17.0.10, 21.0.2 21.0.2 23.0.3, 23.1.2
October 24, 2023 CPU 17.0.9, 21.0.1 17.0.9, 21.0.1 23.0.2, 23.1.1
September 19, 2023 Feature (LTS) 21 21 23.1.0
July 25, 2023 CPU 17.0.8, 20.0.2 17.0.8, 20.0.2 -
June 13, 2023 Feature (LTS) 17.0.7, 20.0.1 17.0.7, 20.0.1 -

GraalVM Enterprise and Community Editions

Prior to 2023, GraalVM release numbering was based on the calendar year, for example, GraalVM Enterprise Edition 19.x, GraalVM Community Edition 20.x, and so on.

Date Type GraalVM Enterprise Edition GraalVM Community Edition
April 21, 2026 CPU 21.3.18 -
January 20, 2026 CPU 21.3.17 -
October 21, 2025 CPU 21.3.16 -
July 15, 2025 CPU 21.3.15 -
April 15, 2025 CPU 21.3.14 -
January 21, 2025 CPU 20.3.17, 21.3.13 -
October 15, 2024 CPU 20.3.16, 21.3.12 -
July 16, 2024 CPU 20.3.15, 21.3.11 -
April 16, 2024 CPU 20.3.14, 21.3.10 -
January 16, 2024 CPU 20.3.13, 21.3.9, 22.3.5 -
October 17, 2023 CPU 20.3.12, 21.3.8, 22.3.4 -
July 18, 2023 CPU 20.3.11, 21.3.7, 22.3.3 -
April 18, 2023 CPU 22.3.2, 21.3.6, 20.3.10 22.3.2
January 17, 2023 CPU 22.3.1, 21.3.5, 20.3.9 22.3.1
October 18, 2022 Feature, CPU 22.3.0, 21.3.4, 20.3.8 22.3.0
July 19, 2022 Feature, CPU 22.2.0, 21.3.3, 20.3.7 22.2.0, 21.3.3
April 19, 2022 Feature, CPU 22.1.0, 21.3.2, 20.3.6 22.1.0, 21.3.2, 20.3.6
January 18, 2022 Feature, CPU 22.0.0, 21.3.1, 20.3.5 22.0.0, 21.3.1, 20.3.5
October 19, 2021 Feature, CPU 21.3.0 (LTS), 20.3.4 21.3.0, 20.3.4
July 20, 2021 Feature, CPU 21.2.0, 20.3.3 21.2.0, 20.3.3
April 20, 2021 Feature, CPU 21.1.0, 20.3.2, 19.3.6 21.1.0, 20.3.2, 19.3.6
January 19, 2021 Feature, CPU 21.0.0, 20.3.1, 19.3.5 21.0.0, 20.3.1, 19.3.5
November 17, 2020 Feature 20.3.0 (LTS) 20.3.0
October 20, 2020 CPU 20.2.1, 19.3.4 20.2.1, 19.3.4
August 18, 2020 Feature 20.2.0 20.2.0
July 14, 2020 CPU 20.1.1, 19.3.3 20.1.1, 19.3.3
May 19, 2020 Feature 20.1.0 20.1.0
April 14, 2020 CPU 20.0.1, 19.3.2 20.0.1, 19.3.2
February 18, 2020 Feature 20.0.0 20.0.0
January 14, 2020 CPU 19.3.1 19.3.1
November 19, 2019 Feature 19.3.0 19.3.0
October 15, 2019 CPU 19.2.1 19.2.1
August 20, 2019 Feature 19.2.0 19.2.0
July 16, 2019 CPU 19.1.1 19.1.1
June 11, 2019 Feature 19.1.0 19.1.0
May 9, 2019 Early Access 19.0.0 19.0.0

For Contributors

Consult the GraalVM Community Roadmap on GitHub to discover what features are currently in development as well as what to expect from upcoming releases. Items on the roadmap are sorted by focus area and labels, and represented by GitHub issues that typically include goals, non-goals, and additional details.

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