AWS Lambda Java 8 (java8.al2), Java 11 (java11) and Java 17 (java17) on Amazon Linux 2: sunset date 2027-06-30
The sunset date for the AWS Lambda Amazon Linux 2 Java runtimes is 2027-06-30, which is 263 days after 2026-10-10, the date this data was compiled.
- Provider
- Amazon Web Services
- Category
- cloud-function-runtime
- Sunset date
- 2027-06-30 (263 days remaining as of 2026-10-10)
- What stops working
- Lambda stops applying security patches and support to the Amazon Linux 2 based Java runtimes; creating and updating functions are blocked later (2027-07-29 and 2027-08-31).
- Replacement
- java21 or java25, or the AL2023 identifiers java8.al2023, java11.al2023, java17.al2023
Source
Lambda runtimes, docs.aws.amazon.com (printed as text, not linked). Read on 2026-10-10. Confirm the date on that page before acting.
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