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Abstract
The latest refresh of IBM® Semeru Runtime Certified Edition for z/OS® is available.
Content
Refreshes are available every quarter. These releases contain the latest OpenJDK version, IBM features, and IBM fixes including security fixes.
The following table shows the latest available release and the OpenJDK version on which the release is based:
| Latest release | Release date | OpenJDK version | Fixes list |
| 11.0.30.0 | March 2026 | 11.0.30 | Version 11 |
| 17.0.18.0 | March 2026 | 17.0.18 | Version 17 |
| 21.0.10.0 | March 2026 | 21.0.10 | Version 21 |
Note: Support for IBM® Semeru Runtime Certified Edition for z/OS® 11 has ended unless covered by extended support or embedded in an IBM product that has not reached its own end of service date. Lifecycle details of IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition for z/OS, Version 11 onwards can be obtained from IBM’s official product lifecycle policy documentation. End of service dates for all IBM software products are listed here.
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Documentation
Documentation for quarterly releases is available in IBM Documentation, with late-breaking information in a separate support page, as shown in the following table.
| Version 11 | |
| What's new (IBM Documentation) | What’s new |
| Late-breaking information | IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition for z/OS 11: Supplementary documentation |
| Version 17 | |
| What's new (IBM Documentation) | What’s new |
| Late-breaking information | IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition for z/OS 17: Supplementary documentation |
| Version 21 | |
| What's new (IBM Documentation) | What’s new |
| Late-breaking information | IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition for z/OS 21: Supplementary documentation |
Comparative OpenJDK versions
The following tables indicate the OpenJDK version that the IBM SDK is based on.
Version 21
| Release date | IBM SDK 21 | OpenJDK version |
| 2026 March | 21.0.10.0 | 21.0.10 |
| 2025 December | 21.0.9.1 | 21.0.9 |
| 2025 August | 21.0.8.0 | 21.0.8 |
| 2025 June | 21.0.7.0 | 21.0.7 |
| 2025 February | 21.0.6.0 | 21.0.6 |
| 2024 November | Initial release | 21.0.4 |
Version 17
| Release date | IBM SDK 17 | OpenJDK version |
| 2026 March | 17.0.18.0 | 17.0.18 |
| 2025 December | 17.0.17.1 | 17.0.17 |
| 2025 August | 17.0.16.0 | 17.0.16 |
| 2025 June | 17.0.15.0 | 17.0.15 |
| 2025 March | 17.0.14.0 | 17.0.14 |
| 2024 December | 17.0.13.0 | 17.0.13 |
| 2024 September | 17.0.12.1 | 17.0.12 |
| 2024 June | 17.0.11.0 | 17.0.11 |
| 2024 March | 17.0.10.0 | 17.0.10 |
| 2023 December | 17.0.9.0 | 17.0.9 |
| 2023 August | Initial release | 17.0.7 |
Version 11
| Release date | IBM SDK | OpenJDK version |
| 2026 March | 11.0.30.0 | 11.0.30 |
| 2025 December | 11.0.29.1 | 11.0.29 |
| 2025 August | 11.0.28.0 | 11.0.28 |
| 2025 June | 11.0.27.0 | 11.0.27 |
| 2025 March | 11.0.26.0 | 11.0.26 |
| 2024 December | 11.0.25.0 | 11.0.25 |
| 2024 September | 11.0.24.1 | 11.0.24 |
| 2024 June | 11.0.23.0 | 11.0.23 |
| 2024 February | 11.0.22.0 | 11.0.22 |
| 2023 December | 11.0.21.0 | 11.0.21 |
| 2023 October | 11.0.20.1 | 11.0.20 |
| 2023 September | 11.0.19.1 | 11.0.19 |
| 2023 June | 11.0.19.0 | 11.0.19 |
| 2023 February | 11.0.18.0 | 11.0.18 |
| 2022 November | 11.0.17.0 | 11.0.17 |
| 2022 September | 11.0.16.0 | 11.0.16 |
| 2022 June | 11.0.15.0 | 11.0.15 |
| 2022 March | 11.0.14.1 | 11.0.14 |
| 2021 November | Initial release | 11.0.12 |
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