For developers, system administrators and enterprises managing Jakarta EE applications, staying ahead of configuration challenges, security vulnerabilities and performance bottlenecks is very important. The February 2025 releases of Payara Platform Enterprise 6.23.0, 5.72.0, and Payara Platform Community 6.2025.2 introduce key improvements, resolve critical bugs and upgrade essential components to ensure compatibility, stability and enhanced performance. Let’s dive into the details.
Release Notes
For detailed information on each release, please refer to the official release notes for Payara Platform Enterprise 6.23.0, 5.72.0, and Payara Platform Community 6.2025.2 linked below.
Payara Platform Improvements
Graceful Shutdown Support for Docker Images (All Releases)
What it does: This improvement ensures that Docker images now support graceful shutdowns, allowing applications to terminate cleanly without data loss or corruption.
Why it matters: Abrupt shutdowns can lead to incomplete transactions or corrupted data, especially in containerized environments. Graceful shutdowns mitigate these risks.
Use case: A financial institution running mission-critical applications in Docker containers can now ensure that all transactions are completed before the container shuts down.
Outcomes: Reduced risk of data loss, improved reliability and better user experience during container shutdowns.
Payara Platform Bug Fixes
Fix 1: Deployment Failure of Spring Boot 3 Apps (Payara Platform Enterprise 6.23.0 & Community 6.2025.2)
Issue: Spring Boot 3 applications failed to deploy on Payara Server 6 due to a java.lang.IllegalStateException: CDI not available error.
Solution: The issue has been resolved by ensuring proper CDI (Contexts and Dependency Injection) initialization during deployment.
Impact: Developers can now more easily run Spring Boot 3 applications on the Payara Platform.
Fix 2: EAR Application Deployment Failures (Enterprise 6.23.0 & Community 6.2025.2)
Issue: EAR (Enterprise Archive) applications experienced deployment failures caused by CDI-related issues.
Solution: The root cause of the CDI problem has been addressed, ensuring smooth deployment of EAR applications.
Impact: Improved reliability for enterprise applications packaged as EAR files.
Payara Platform Component Upgrades
Upgrade 1: Grizzly to 4.0.2 (Enterprise 6.23.0 & Community 6.2025.2)
What’s new: The Grizzly library has been upgraded to version 4.0.2, bringing performance improvements and bug fixes.
Why it matters: Grizzly is a core component for handling HTTP requests, and this upgrade ensures better performance and stability.
Impact: Enhanced performance and reliability for HTTP request processing.
Upgrade 2: JDK Versions for Docker (All Releases)
What’s new: Docker JDK versions have been upgraded to:
- JDK 11.0.26
- JDK 17.0.14
- JDK 21.0.6
Why it matters: These updates include the latest security patches and performance improvements, ensuring compatibility with modern Java applications.
Impact: Improved security, performance and compatibility for containerized applications.
Upgrade 3: Reactor Core to 3.7.2 (All Releases)
What’s new: The reactor-core dependency has been updated from 3.7.1 to 3.7.2.
Why it matters: Reactor Core is essential for reactive programming, and this upgrade includes bug fixes as well as performance enhancements.
Impact: Better performance and stability for reactive applications.
Upgrade 4: JLine to 3.29.0 (All Releases)
What’s new: The jline library has been updated from 3.28.0 to 3.29.0.
Why it matters: JLine enhances command-line interface functionality, and this upgrade includes new features as well as bug fixes.
Impact: Improved CLI experience for developers and administrators.
Upgrade 5: Apache Felix Web Console to 5.0.10 (Enterprise 6.23.0 & Community 6.2025.2)
What’s new: The org.apache.felix:org.apache.felix.webconsole library has been updated from 5.0.8 to 5.0.10.
Why it matters: This library is critical for managing OSGi applications, and the update ensures better performance as well as stability.
Impact: Enhanced management capabilities for OSGi-based applications.
Upgrade 6: Kotlin Stdlib to 2.1.10 (Enterprise 6.23.0 & Community 6.2025.2)
What’s new: The kotlin-stdlib library has been updated from 2.1.0 to 2.1.10.
Why it matters: Kotlin is widely used for modern application development, and this upgrade ensures compatibility as well as stability.
Impact: Enhanced performance and reliability for Kotlin-based applications.
Get Started with the Latest Version of Payara Platform
Download the latest versions of Payara Platform Enterprise 6.23.0, 5.72.0, and Payara Platform Community 6.2025.2 to stay up to date with the latest improvements and upgrades.
And remember, you can try Payara Platform Enterprise for free to check how it can advance your mission-critical Java applications. Experience the latest features, security fixes and performance improvements designed to simplify your Jakarta EE and MicroProfile deployments and enhance application reliability.
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