JDK 25 Early-Access Release Notes

This is a draft of the release notes that will accompany JDK 25. The contents are subject to change until release.

Build 4

jlink --add-modules ALL-MODULE-PATH requires explicit --module-path argument (JDK-8345259)

tools/jlink

Starting with JDK 24, jlink --add-modules ALL-MODULE-PATH option will require users to set the module path via --module-path option. Prior to JDK 24, --add-modules ALL-MODULE-PATH without --module-path can be used to create an image with all JDK modules from $JAVA_HOME/jmods. In JDK 24, to create an image using ALL-MODULE-PATH, it is required to explicitly set --module-path.

To create an image with all JDK modules, use jlink --add-modules ALL-MODULE-PATH --add-modules $JAVA_HOME/jmods instead.

Build 3

Update XML Security for Java to 3.0.5 (JDK-8344137)

security-libs/javax.xml.crypto

The XML Signature implementation has been updated to Santuario 3.0.5. Support for four new SHA-3 based ECDSA SignatureMethod algorithms have been added: SignatureMethod.ECDSA_SHA3_224, SignatureMethod.ECDSA_SHA3_256, SignatureMethod.ECDSA_SHA3_384, and SignatureMethod.ECDSA_SHA3_512.