JDK 26.0.1 Release Notes$$$Release Date: 2026-04-21$$$$$$The full version string for this update release is 26.0.1+8 (where “+” means “build”).$$$$$$OpenJDK 26.0.1 contains IANA time zone data 2025c; 2026a$$$Keeping your Java Runtime up to Date$$$Oracle recommends that the Java Runtime be updated with each Critical Patch Update. In order to determine if a release is the latest; the Security Baseline page can be used to determine which is the latest version for each release family. It is not recommended that this version (26.0.1) be used after the next critical patch update scheduled for 2026-07-21.$$$Issues fixed in 26.0.1:$$$#tKeytComponenttSummary$$$1tJDK-8373290tclient-libstUpdate FreeType to 2.14.1$$$2tJDK-8379158tclient-libstUpdate FreeType to 2.14.2$$$3tJDK-8375063tclient-libstUpdate Libpng to 1.6.54$$$4tJDK-8374644tcore-libstRegression in GZIPInputStream performance after JDK-7036144$$$5tJDK-8372589thotspottVM crashes on init when NonNMethodCodeHeapSize is set too small and UseTransparentHugePages is enabled$$$6tJDK-8373625thotspottCPUTimeCounters creates a total counter for unsupported GCs$$$Refer - https://jdk.java.net/26/release-notes$$$