Download Oracle Java 8 Update 71/72

Oracle has released updates to version 8.0 of both the development kit and the Java Standard Edition runtime environment. Two versions are available. The first, update 71, only contains improvements for security vulnerabilities and serious bugs, while the second, update 72, also contains new capabilities. The release notes for this release are as follows:

Java SE 8h71 / 8h72

JDK 8u71 and 8u72, two new Java 8 updates are now available. Oracle strongly recommends that most Java SE users upgrade to the latest Java 8u71 CPU release, which includes important security fixes. Java SE 8u72 is a patch-set update, including all of 8u71 plus additional features. For information on new features and bug fixes included in these releases, see the following release notes:

• JDK 8u71 Release Notes
• JDK 8u72 Release Notes