Apache Tomcat 11.0+OpenJDK 16

Why?

Why is Apache Tomcat 11.0 incompatible with OpenJDK 16?

Requirement

OpenJDK >=17.0.0

Selected version

OpenJDK 16

Evaluation

16.0.2 does not satisfy >=17.0.0

Conclusion

INCOMPATIBLE

Evidence

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

• Apache Tomcat whichversion

  Confidence: HIGH

  https://tomcat.apache.org/whichversion.html

  Retrieved 1 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.

• 15❌
• 16❌
• 17✓
• 18✓
• 19✓
• 20✓
• 21✓
• 22✓
• 23✓
• 24✓
• 25✓
• 26✓

Other OpenJDK versions satisfying this requirement

Apache Tomcat 11.0 — 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

Other Apache Tomcat versions

Only lines with relevant compatibility evidence are listed.

• Apache Tomcat 11.0
• Apache Tomcat 10.1
• Apache Tomcat 10.0
• Apache Tomcat 9.0
• Apache Tomcat 8.5
• Apache Tomcat 8.0
• Apache Tomcat 7.0
• Apache Tomcat 6.0

Lifecycle context

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