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At the end of the month prior to the release month, the jdk11u repository is declared frozen so embargoed security fixes can be added in private during the final few weeks. On release day, the final version will be pushed to the jdk11u repository and source bundles made available.
Repositories
jdk11u-dev: Pushes Closed for rampdown transition. After transition, pushes for 11.0.28 29 after jdk11u-fix-yes approval. Check here for clearance.
jdk11u: Weekly build promotions Pushes for 11.0.28 after jdk11u-critical-yes approval. Check here for clearance.
Timelines
The release date follows the schedule of Oracle Critical Patch Updates as this is the date embargoed security fixes can be published.
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