This week’s relatively quiet Java roundup for December 29th, 2025, features news highlighting: the GA release of Spring Shell 4.0; point releases of JReleaser 1.22.0 and Apache Camel 4.14.3; and TornadoInsight now compatible with the recent release of TornadoVM 2.0.
JDK 26
For the second consecutive week, Build 29 remains the current build in the JDK 26 early-access builds. More details on this release may be found in the release notes.
JDK 27
Similarly, Build 3 remains the current build in the JDK 27 early-access builds. Further details on this release may be found in the release notes.
For JDK 26 and JDK 27, developers are encouraged to report bugs via the Java Bug Database.
Spring Framework
The GA release of Spring Shell 4.0.0 delivers bug fixes, documentation improvements, dependency upgrades and new features such as: a redesign of the command programming model that eliminates the need to use the @EnableCommand or @CommandScan annotations when using Spring Boot and a resolution to the unexpected behavior with the @Command annotation; and a new, improved DSL that addresses an instance of the CommandRegistration.Builder interface match with new builder format with the Spring Security SecurityFilterChain interface. There was also an alignment with Spring Framework 7.0 and Spring Boot 4.0 and support for null safety with JSpecify. More details on this release may be found in the release notes.
JReleaser
Version 1.22.0 of JReleaser, a Java utility that streamlines creating project releases, has been released to provide bug fixes, documentation improvements, dependency upgrades and new features such as: an overhaul of the Signing section that allows developers to simultaneously sign artifacts using multiple methods; support for Minisign, a tool for signing files and verifying signatures; and the ability to skip the waiting period when deploying artifacts to Maven Central. Further details on this release may be found in the release notes.
TornadoVM
The TornadoVM team has announced that TornadoInsight, an open-source IntelliJ plugin to improve the TornadoVM developer experience, is now compatible with the recent release of TornadoVM 2.0. The configuration guide has also been updated to reflect this change. More details about TornadoInsight may be found in this InfoQ news story.
Apache Camel
The release of Apache Camel 4.14.3 ships with bugs fixes, dependency upgrades and improvements such as: the ability to choose Maven repositories, specified by Camel JBang via the --repos command, for actions related to a Camel Kamelet; improved detection of a message body in Camel Neo4j that avoids internal mistakes; and a resolution to an SSL client certification subject name, defined in Camel Netty, that was changed from readable string representation to an obscure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) format. Further details on this release may be found in the release notes.
