Application Runtimes

We are pleased to announce the general availability of IBM Semeru Runtime, Certified Edition v11.0.22.0, v17.0.10.0 and v21.0.2.0. This release is based on Eclipse OpenJ9 0.43 and OpenJDK jdk-11.0.22+7, jdk-17.0.10+7 and jdk-21.0.2+13 respectively. The binaries are available on our standard distribution sites as on Feb 14, 2024. With these releases, IBM Semeru Certified Edition contains the latest CPU and security fixes from the OpenJDK Jan’24 updates.

IBM Semeru Runtimes Certified Edition 1Q24 Quarterly update contains the following key updates:

• FIPS 140-3 Technology Preview is now available with IBM Semeru Runtimes v17 (starting with v17.0.10). Read more about this 'evaluation purpose only' technology preview of FIPS 140-3 in IBM Semeru Runtimes 17 here.
• FIPS 140-2 support is now extended to include Linux ppcle and s390x platforms (RHEL). Read more about it here.
• Read more about Key features and notable changes delivered in OpenJ9 0.43 here which are part of IBM Semeru Runtimes 1Q24 quarterly update.

Download Links:

• IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition 11.0.22.0, 17.0.10.0 and 21.0.2.0 are available on Java Information Manager (IBM Only Access).
• IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition 11.0.22.0, 17.0.10.0 and 21.0.2.0 are also available on IBM Semeru Runtimes Downloads Website.
• IBM Semeru Runtime Certified Edition is also available at Adoptium Marketplace.

Additional information

• What's New in OpenJ9 0.43
• IBM Semeru Release Notes
  • Eclipse OpenJ9 Release Notes
  • OpenJDK Release Notes (via the https://foojay.io website)
• Refer to Getting Started for more information on IBM Semeru Runtimes

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