Apache Spark 4.2+OpenJDK 27

Why?

Why is Apache Spark 4.2 incompatible with OpenJDK 27?

Requirement

OpenJDK >=17.0.0,<26.0.0

Selected version

OpenJDK 27

Evaluation

27 does not satisfy >=17.0.0,<26.0.0

Conclusion

INCOMPATIBLE

Evidence

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

• Apache Spark Runtime Requirements

  Confidence: HIGH

  https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/index.html

  Retrieved 15 September 2026

  Requirement: >=17.0.0,<26.0.0

OpenJDK versions

Compatibility is derived from the project's declared OpenJDK requirement (>=17.0.0,<26.0.0); it does not mean every version combination has been independently tested.

• 16❌
• 17✓
• 18✓
• 19✓
• 20✓
• 21✓
• 22✓
• 23✓
• 24✓
• 25✓
• 26❌
• 27❌

Other OpenJDK versions satisfying this requirement

Apache Spark 4.2 — 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

Other Apache Spark versions

Only lines with relevant compatibility evidence are listed.

• Apache Spark 4.2
• Apache Spark 4.0

Lifecycle context

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