Last mod: 2024.12.15
Java - Class File Version vs JDK Version
Using multiple libraries we can get an UnsupportedClassVersionError. However, stack trace does not return the JDK version in which the problematic class was compiled, but the numeric value "major.minor version", the so-called Class File Version.
| Class File Version/major.minor version | JDK Version |
|---|---|
| 45.0 | 1.0 |
| 45.3 | 1.1 |
| 46.0 | 1.2 |
| 47.0 | 1.3 |
| 48.0 | 1.4 |
| 49.0 | 5 |
| 50.0 | 6 |
| 51.0 | 7 |
| 52.0 | 8 |
| 53.0 | 9 |
| 54.0 | 10 |
| 55.0 | 11 |
| 56.0 | 12 |
| 57.0 | 13 |
| 58.0 | 14 |
| 59.0 | 15 |
| 60.0 | 16 |
| 61.0 | 17 |
| 62.0 | 18 |
| 63.0 | 19 |
| 64.0 | 20 |
| 65.0 | 21 |
| 66.0 | 22 |
| 67.0 | 23 |
| 68.0 | 24 |
| 69.0 | 25 |