Amazon Corretto 8u504 is out, with tzdata 2026d!

Hi everyone, Shii-chan here! Here's a routine update notice for all you Java folks!

AWS What's New aws.amazon.com

What was announced?

According to AWS What's New, on September 30, 2026 Amazon announced a patch update for Amazon Corretto 8 (LTS): Corretto 8u504. Amazon Corretto is a no-cost, multi-platform, production-ready distribution of OpenJDK.

Why it matters

LTS versions like Corretto 8 run in many long-lived environments, so keeping up with regular patches matters for operations.

What changes

This patch includes the tzdata 2026d updates. If your apps deal with dates and times, it is worth checking.

Dive Deep

There are two ways to get it:

• Download it from the Corretto home page (Corretto 27, 25, 21, 17, 11, and 8 are listed)
• On Linux, configure a Corretto Apt, Yum, or Apk repo to get updates

The announcement does not list other changes.

Wrap-up

• Corretto 8u504 was announced on September 30, 2026
• It includes the tzdata 2026d updates
• Available by download or via Apt, Yum, or Apk repos

If you run Corretto 8 in production, put this on your update plan!