Hi,
We are using Jenkins v2.277.1 with Java 8 and as mentioned in the post “Java requirements” that Java 8 will be supported on LTS releases until Sept 2022.
I have a few queries, could you please help me?
Thanks,
Bhagya
Yes, you can continue to use Jenkins 2.277.1 with Java 8 as long as you wish.
However, the Jenkins project only provides security fixes for the most recent weekly release and the most recent long term support release. Jenkins 2.277.1 is affected by the following security advisories:
Jenkins 2.277.1 does not support Java 17. The first long term support release to support Java 17 is Jenkins 2.346.1.
Jenkins 2.277.1 supports Java 11, though for the security reasons listed above, you should upgrade from Jenkins 2.277.1 to the most recent long term support release.
The next Jenkins LTS baseline (expected to release in September 2022) will require Java 11 or Java 17. It will not support Java 8.
When upgrading across multiple versions, be sure that you read and heed the instructions in the upgrade guides for the intervening releases.
Hi There @MarkEWaite , My project is running on JAVA 8; The dependencies on my project are only supported by Java 8, no other higher JAVA versions will work. I wanted to do automated builds using Jenkins 2.346, but Jenkins 2.346 does not appear to have any supported plugins.
How can I have Jenkins 2.346 running on my Ubuntu?
Rgards,
John.
You should install the most recent Jenkins LTS and either Java 17 or Java 21, configure an agent that runs either Java 17 or Java 21 to match the Java version you’re using with the Jenkins controller, then configure a JDK tool that will provide Java 8 on the agent. Your jobs can then be configured to build and test with Java 8.
More details are available from How to upgrade agents to java 17, but keep java version for builds at java 8, 11, ..? - #2 by MarkEWaite