Hello Java customers! We are happy to announce the latest October 2026 patch set update release for the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. Check our release notes page for details on fixes and enhancements or download and install the binaries today. The source code of our builds are now available on GitHub for further inspection: M...

Following our previous announcement about ending support for JetBrains 2025.1.x, we're continuing to update the minimum supported IDE versions for GitHub Copilot. Our general principle is to support approximately one year of JetBrains IDE releases, allowing us to focus on newer platform capabilities while continuing to improve GitHub Copilot's fea...

GitHub Copilot is now available in the JetBrains Air as a default agent. Select GitHub Copilot as your agent, delegate coding tasks, and work through results without leaving your IDE.  All you need to get started is a GitHub Copilot subscription: Built in collaboration with JetBrains and powered by Agent Client Protocol (ACP), this integration...

In April 2021, we announced the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. We were starting with a preview of our Java 11 builds for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Today, if you're planning a Java upgrade on Azure, you have several generations of that work to build on: 11, 17, 21, and now 25. Java 8 has been part of that work too, with help from the fine folks at th...

A database driver sits on the critical path of many applications. When a frequently executed path performs unnecessary work, even a small amount of overhead can compound across millions of operations. Over the past several releases, we have systematically profiled frequently executed paths across the Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server, identifyi...

To deliver new features faster and continue improving stability and performance, the GitHub Copilot plugin will end support for JetBrains IDEs version 2025.1.x (JetBrains platform build 251). Focusing on newer IDE versions helps us bring you new capabilities more quickly and maintain a high-quality experience. Our recommendation: The minimum suppo...

Hello Java customers! We are happy to announce the latest August 2026 critical patch update release for the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. Check our release notes page for details on fixes and enhancements or download and install the binaries today. The source code of our builds are now available on GitHub for further inspection: ...

Hello Java customers! We are happy to announce the latest July 2026 patch & security update release for the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. Check our release notes page for details on fixes and enhancements or download and install the binaries today. The source code of our builds are now available on GitHub for further inspection: ...

How the Spring Tools MCP Server and GitHub Copilot together make Spring Development more efficient. Introduction If you write Spring Boot applications in Eclipse, you already know that Spring Tools for Eclipse brings best-in-class tooling right into your IDE, including quick navigation and visualization of core Spring elements in your projects,...

GitHub Copilot is now a first-class, native option in JetBrains AI Assistant agent picker(read more). You can select it directly from the chat interface, no extra configuration needed, and immediately put Copilot to work on real coding tasks without ever leaving AI Assistant. Millions of developers already rely on the GitHub Copi...