--- title: All You Need To Know For Migrating To Java 11 | daily.dev description: A comprehensive guide for migrating Java projects from Java 8 to Java 11. Covers the new six-month release cadence, Oracle JDK licensing changes (now... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/all-you-need-to-know-for-migrating-to-java-11-9wk6xkznk twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: All You Need To Know For Migrating To Java 11 | daily.dev og:description: A comprehensive guide for migrating Java projects from Java 8 to Java 11. Covers the new six-month release cadence, Oracle JDK licensing changes (now... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/all-you-need-to-know-for-migrating-to-java-11-9wk6xkznk og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9wK6XkZNk.png og:image:alt: All You Need To Know For Migrating To Java 11 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # All You Need To Know For Migrating To Java 11 **[nipafx \(Nicolai Parlog\)](https://daily.dev/sources/nipafx)** · 20 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A comprehensive guide for migrating Java projects from Java 8 to Java 11. Covers the new six-month release cadence, Oracle JDK licensing changes (now commercial), and why OpenJDK becomes the default choice. Explains LTS options including Amazon Corretto. Migration preparation advice includes updating IDEs, build tools, and dependencies (especially bytecode manipulation libraries like ASM, Byte Buddy, cglib). Details four key migration challenges: removal of Java EE modules (JAXB, JAX-WS, CORBA, JTA, etc.) with replacement Maven coordinates, illegal access to internal APIs and how to use --add-exports/--add-opens, removal of deprecated APIs and JavaFX (now available via OpenJFX), and the URLClassLoader cast issue with the new AppClassLoader. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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