# Which version of Java do we use?

Currently, there exists no agreement on which Java version projects should use.

## Possible Solutions

- Java 8
- Java 11
- Java 17
- Non-LTS version

## Chosen Solution

- Java 17

## Pro Java 17

- Has the most features
- Has the longest support
- Tooling has (hopefully) been adapted to support Java 17

## Contra Java 17

- Potentially breaks some tools relying on reflection

## Pro Java 11

- No tooling problems

## Contra Java 8

- EOL

## Pro non-LTS version

- Has preview features

## Contra non-LTS version

- no LTS
- features might be thrown out again