Apache Hadoop 3.4+OpenJDK 26

Why?

Why is Apache Hadoop 3.4 compatible with OpenJDK 26?

Requirement

OpenJDK >=17.0.0

Selected version

OpenJDK 26

Evaluation

26.0.2.1 satisfies >=17.0.0

Conclusion

COMPATIBLE

Evidence

CompatHub reports compatibility from upstream sources rather than making unsupported claims of its own.

• Apache Hadoop Java Requirements

  Confidence: HIGH

  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/hadoop/trunk/BUILDING.txt

  Retrieved 2 September 2026

  Requirement: >=17.0.0

OpenJDK versions

Compatibility is derived from the project's declared OpenJDK requirement (>=17.0.0); it does not mean every version combination has been independently tested.

• 16❌
• 17✓
• 18✓
• 19✓
• 20✓
• 21✓
• 22✓
• 23✓
• 24✓
• 25✓
• 26✓

Other OpenJDK versions satisfying this requirement

Apache Hadoop 3.4 — compatible OpenJDK lines tracked in CompatHub

• ✓OpenJDK 17version linesupported
• ✓OpenJDK 18version lineEOL
• ✓OpenJDK 19version lineEOL
• ✓OpenJDK 20version lineEOL
• ✓OpenJDK 21version linesupported
• ✓OpenJDK 22version lineEOL
• ✓OpenJDK 23version lineEOL
• ✓OpenJDK 24version lineEOL
• ✓OpenJDK 25version linesupported
• ✓OpenJDK 26version linesupported

Lifecycle context

Lifecycle status is separate from compatibility. An EOL component can still satisfy a documented version requirement.

Supported alternatives

OpenJDK lines that satisfy this requirement and are still supported.

• OpenJDK 17supported
• OpenJDK 21supported
• OpenJDK 25supported
• OpenJDK 26supported