Software Update: Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M22 / 8.5.16 / 8.0.45 / 7.0.79

Apache Tomcat is a Web container developed by the Apache Software Foundation. Tomcat runs Java Servlets and JavaServer Pages and provides an http web environment on which Java code can be run directly. For more information, please refer to this page. The developers have released versions 9.0.0.M22, 8.5.16, 8.0.45, and 7.0.79 in recent days with the following announcements:

Tomcat 9.0.0.M22 (alpha) Released

The Apache Tomcat Project is proud to announce the release of version 9.0.0.M22 (alpha) of Apache Tomcat. The is a milestone release of the 9.0.x branch and has been made to provide users with early access to the new features in Apache Tomcat 9.0.x so that they may provide feedback. The notable changes compared to 9.0.0.M21 include:

• Add a new JULY FileHandler configuration for specifying the maximum number of days to keep the log files. By default the log files will be kept for 90 days.
• Update the Servlet 4.0 implementation to add support for setting trailer fields for HTTP responses.
• When pre-compiling with JspC, report all compilation errors rather than stopping after the first error.

Full details of these changes, and all the other changes, are available in the Tomcat 9 changelog.

Tomcat 8.5.16 Released

The Apache Tomcat Project is proud to announce the release of version 8.5.16 of Apache Tomcat. Apache Tomcat 8.5.x is intended to replace 8.0.x and includes new features pulled forward from Tomcat 9.0.x. The minimum Java version and implemented specification versions remain unchanged. The notable changes compared to 8.5.15 include:

• Add a new JULY FileHandler configuration for specifying the maximum number of days to keep the log files. By default the log files will be kept indefinitely.
• Improvements to enable the Manager and HostManager to work in the default configuration when working under a security manager.
• Introduce new API oatomcat.websocket.WsSession#suspend / oatomcat.websocket.WsSession#resume that can be used to suspend / resume reading of the incoming messages.

Full details of these changes, and all the other changes, are available in the Tomcat 8.5 changelog.

Tomcat 8.0.45 Released

The Apache Tomcat Project is proud to announce the release of version 8.0.45 of Apache Tomcat. Apache Tomcat 8.0.45 includes fixes for issues identified in 8.0.44 as well as other enhancements and changes. The notable changes compared to 8.0.44 include:

• Add a new JULY FileHandler configuration for specifying the maximum number of days to keep the log files. By default the log files will be kept indefinitely.
• Improvements to enable the Manager and HostManager to work in the default configuration when working under a security manager.

Full details of these changes, and all the other changes, are available in the Tomcat 8 changelog.
Note: End of life date for Apache Tomcat 8.0.x is announced.

Tomcat 7.0.79 Released

The Apache Tomcat Project is proud to announce the release of version 7.0.79 of Apache Tomcat. This release contains a number of bug fixes and improvements compared to version 7.0.78. The notable changes compared to 7.0.78 include:

• Add a new JULY FileHandler configuration for specifying the maximum number of days to keep the log files. By default the log files will be kept indefinitely.
• Improvements to enable the Manager and HostManager to work in the default configuration when working under a security manager.

Full details of these changes, and all the other changes, are available in the Tomcat 7 changelog.