On 28/01/2026 21:52, Rémy Maucherat wrote:
On Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 6:40 PM Mark Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
I am expecting Tomcat 12 to be released - or get close to release - in
the next 12 months. Following our usual pattern, that means we'd
deprecate 9.0.x around the same time.
The first 9.0.x release was November 2015 with the first stable release
in January 2018.
We have previously discussed various forms of extended Tomcat 9 support
because it is the last Tomcat version that supports that Java EE API.
With the above in mind, I'd like to propose the following:
- Set EOL for 9.0.x as 31 March 2027
- Plan for 9.1.x releases to start in April 2027
- 9.1.x to different from 9.0.x in the following ways (all aligned with
10.1.x):
- No APR support
+1
Technically since we're making a new branch, we could also drop NIO2,
but I would like to keep it since NIO has some issues on Java < 17.
- Require Tomcat Native 2.x (was 1.3.x)
+1
- Minimum Java version is 11
-1, unfortunately. People are on Tomcat 9 because of Java EE, and they
won't be able to upgrade from Java 8. I fear updating Java would mean
killing off the branch, and we would put a lot of effort into a dead
product basically.
The Java 8 EOL is actually at 2030, about the same as the newer Java
versions that came after, so supporting it for some time more is
reasonable. It is also possible to keep using Java 25 to compile the
releases.
OK. Java 8 EOL is a lot later than Java 11 EOL so that is another
argument for staying on Java 8.
Do we want to say that 9.x will be supported until at least 31 Dec 2030?
Mark
Other, minor, enhancements may be back-ported from 10.1.x to 9.1.x.
Ideally, 9.1.x becomes 10.1x but with the Java EE API.
All of the above to be announced in around a month's time.
Thoughts?
Rémy
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