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Monthly Updates

A transparent look at our monthly work on JUnit

JULY
JULY 2026
Latest
Shipped JUnit 6.1.2 and Open Test Reporting 0.2.7, addressed Jackson and Logback CVEs, adopted Gradle's configuration cache, and migrated junit.org from Squarespace/Cloudflare to INWX.
Releases
- JUnit 6.1.2Maintenance
- Open Test Reporting 0.2.7Maintenance
Security of the Supply Chain
- Update Jackson to address CVE-2026-54515Security
- Update Logback to address CVE-2026-9828 and CVE-2026-10532Security
JUnit Framework
Open Test Reporting
Build & Infrastructure
- Adopt Gradle's configuration cache and enable it for all CI buildsImprovement
- Implement custom Javadoc task for configuration cache compatibilityImprovement
- Migrate junit.org from Squarespace/Cloudflare to INWXMaintenance
Maintenance
- Extensive automated dependency maintenance across all repositories via Renovate — 205 update PRs reviewed and mergedMaintenance
Contributors
Support & Care
Community
JUNE
JUNE 2026
Shipped JUnit 6.1.1 and Open Test Reporting 0.2.6, hardened the supply chain, improved memory-cleanup and parameterized-test behavior, and improved the build infrastructure.
Releases
- JUnit 6.1.1Maintenance
- Open Test Reporting 0.2.6Maintenance
Security of the Supply Chain
JUnit Framework
Open Test Reporting
- Add execution time to the test-tree sidebar in the HTML reportFeature
- Add FreeBSD to CI and fix building on FreeBSDImprovement
- Render attached videos inline in the reportFeature
Documentation & Website
- Add missing API documentation for the org.junit.jupiter aggregator moduleDocs
Build & Infrastructure
- Speed-up build of documentation site by introducing caching for generated version-specific resources such as JavadocImprovement
Maintenance
- Extensive automated dependency maintenance across all repositories via Renovate — 234 update PRs reviewed and mergedMaintenance
Contributors
Support & Care
Community
MAY
MAY 2026
Released JUnit 6.1.0, hardened ConsoleLauncher class loading, and switched Maven Central publishing to the nmcp Gradle plugin.
Releases
- JUnit 6.1.0Feature
Security of the Supply Chain
- Work around CVE-2026-3505 for Bouncy CastleSecurity
JUnit Framework
Build & Infrastructure
- Switch to the nmcp Gradle plugin for publishing to Maven CentralImprovement
- Restructure workflows around a single "status" job and enable merge queueImprovement
Maintenance
- Extensive automated dependency maintenance across all repositories via Renovate — 124 update PRs reviewed and mergedMaintenance
Contributors
Support & Care
Community
APRIL
APRIL 2026
Released JUnit 5.14.4 and 6.1.0-RC1, introduced experimental memory cleanup mode and a TempDirDeletionStrategy, and prepared JDK 26/27 build support.
Releases
- JUnit 5.14.4Maintenance
- JUnit 6.1.0-RC1Feature
Security of the Supply Chain
- Work around CVE-2026-3505 in Bouncy CastleSecurity
JUnit Framework
Documentation & Website
- Introduce subsections in the User Guide to improve searchabilityDocs
- Add Kotlin snippets for more User Guide sectionsDocs
Build & Infrastructure
- Use Temurin distribution for JDK 26 and conditionally disable the build on JDK 27-eaMaintenance
- Fix the JUnit 4 GitHub Actions buildBug Fix
Maintenance
- Extensive automated dependency maintenance across all repositories via Renovate — 150 update PRs reviewed and mergedMaintenance
Contributors
Support & Care
Community
MARCH
MARCH 2026
Fixed two parallel-execution race conditions, added a Kotlin assertThrowsExactly variant, improved legacy XML reporting, and expanded Kotlin User Guide examples.
Security of the Supply Chain
- Work around CVE-2025-67030 in plexus-utilsSecurity
JUnit Framework
Documentation & Website
- Add Kotlin snippets across more User Guide sectionsDocs
- Improve the TestKit Executions documentationDocs
Build & Infrastructure
- Build on the GA release of JDK 26Maintenance
Maintenance
- Extensive automated dependency maintenance across all repositories via Renovate — 221 update PRs reviewed and mergedMaintenance
Contributors
Support & Care
Community
FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY 2026
Released JUnit 5.14.3 and 6.0.3, fixed a NamespacedHierarchicalStore deadlock, expanded classpath-resource discovery selectors, and deprecated JRE.OTHER.
Releases
- JUnit 5.14.3Maintenance
- JUnit 6.0.3Maintenance
Security of the Supply Chain
- Update Jackson dependencies (direct and transitive) to address GHSA-72hv-8253-57qqSecurity
JUnit Framework
Documentation & Website
- Pin Javadoc links to the User Guide to a specific versionDocs
- Add Kotlin code examples to the User GuideDocs
Build & Infrastructure
- Update Byte Buddy and ensure its artifacts are alignedMaintenance
Maintenance
- Extensive automated dependency maintenance across all repositories via Renovate — 126 update PRs reviewed and mergedMaintenance
Contributors
Support & Care
Community
JANUARY
JANUARY 2026
Released JUnit 5.14.2 and 6.0.2, worked on SystemPropertyExtension contribution from JUnit Pioneer, and added a single-page HTML User Guide.
Releases
- JUnit 5.14.2Maintenance
- JUnit 6.0.2Maintenance
Security of the Supply Chain
- Work around CVE-2026-1225 in logback-classicSecurity
JUnit Framework
- Accept and improve SystemPropertyExtension contribution from JUnit PioneerFeature
- Propose changing the default executor service implementation to worker_thread_poolImprovement
Documentation & Website
Build & Infrastructure
- Upgrade build-time dependency to Jackson 3.0Maintenance
- Run the OpenJ9 build using JDK 25Improvement
Maintenance
- Extensive automated dependency maintenance across all repositories via Renovate — 180 update PRs reviewed and mergedMaintenance
Contributors
Support & Care
Community