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Bump min. required JDK version of CAP Java to 21 #2587

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion java/developing-applications/building.md
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Expand Up @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ It supports the following command-line options:
| `-DodataVersion=[v2\|v4]` | Specify which protocol adapter is activated by default. Defaults to `v4`|
| `-DtargetPlatform=cloudfoundry` | Adds CloudFoundry target platform support to the project. |
| `-DinMemoryDatabase=[h2\|sqlite]` | Specify which in-memory database is used for local testing. If not specified, the default value is `h2`. |
| `-DjdkVersion=[17\|21\|25]` | Specifies the target JDK version. Defaults to `21`. |
| `-DjdkVersion=[21\|25]` | Specifies the target JDK version. Defaults to `25`. |
| `-Dpersistence=[true\|false]` | Specify whether persistence is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`). Defaults to `true`. |
| `-DcdsdkVersion=<a valid cds-dk version>` | Sets the provided cds-dk version in the project. If not specified, the default of CAP Java is used. |

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Expand Up @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ CAP Java 5.0 increased some minimum required versions:

| Dependency | Minimum Version |
| --- | --- |
| Java / JDK | 21 |
| Spring Boot | 4.0 |
| XSUAA (BTP Security Library) | 4.0.0 |
| Maven | 3.9.10 |
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#### Default JDK Version

The default JDK version of new CAP Java projects has been changed to JDK **25**. The minimum required JDK version hasn't changed and is still 17.
The default JDK version of new CAP Java projects has been changed to JDK **25**. The minimum required JDK version has changed to **21**.

### Removed repackaged Olingo Dependencies { #removed-olingo-4-to-5 }

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