# Is it java 8 still supported in Hibernate 5.4.2?

**URL:** <https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/is-it-java-8-still-supported-in-hibernate-5-4-2/2577>\
**Category:** Hibernate ORM\
**Created:** [April 8, 2019, 12:03pm UTC](https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/is-it-java-8-still-supported-in-hibernate-5-4-2/2577 "2019-04-08T12:03:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![caristu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@caristu](https://discourse.hibernate.org/u/caristu)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 12:03pm UTC](https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/is-it-java-8-still-supported-in-hibernate-5-4-2/2577/1 "2019-04-08T12:03:00Z")

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Hello,

Hibernate 5.4.2 defines a dependency with [jaxb](https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-13043) library.

But I have noticed that, due to this change, some of the required dependencies like:

- [jaxb-runtime-2.3.1.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.glassfish.jaxb/jaxb-runtime/2.3.1)
- [stax-ex-1.8.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.jvnet.staxex/stax-ex/1.8)
- [istack-commons-runtime-3.0.7.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.sun.istack/istack-commons-runtime/3.0.7)
- [txw2-2.3.1.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.glassfish.jaxb/txw2/2.3.1)
- [FastInfoset-1.2.15.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.sun.xml.fastinfoset/FastInfoset/1.2.15)

have classes which are compiled with JDK9 (major version 53). Taking this account can you ensure that JDK8 is still fully supported?

Thank you in advance.

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**Author:** ![caristu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@caristu](https://discourse.hibernate.org/u/caristu)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/is-it-java-8-still-supported-in-hibernate-5-4-2/2577/2 "2019-04-08T15:09:36Z")

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Hello,

please forget about this. I’ve noticed that the only .class compiled with JDK9 is the module-info.class, so there is not any issue at all.

Regards.

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**Author:** ![Fred25](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@Fred25](https://discourse.hibernate.org/u/Fred25)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 9:51am UTC](https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/is-it-java-8-still-supported-in-hibernate-5-4-2/2577/3 "2019-04-11T09:51:29Z")

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Yes i guess…It is still supported.Though pls confirm from other sources too[.](https://www.myccpay.net/)

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**Author:** ![caristu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@caristu](https://discourse.hibernate.org/u/caristu)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 10:13am UTC](https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/is-it-java-8-still-supported-in-hibernate-5-4-2/2577/4 "2019-04-11T10:13:23Z")

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Hi @Fred25

thanks for the response. Yes it is still supported, I wrongly thought that it could not be supported because I found a class compiled with JDK9 in those libraries. But it was just the module-info.class.

So this does not affect to the JDK8 support at all.