# Java 8u71/72 **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 20, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-8u71-72/11081 "2016-01-20T23:39:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ryanjmclaughlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryanjmclaughlin/32/4318_2.png) [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-8u71-72/11081/1 "2016-01-20T23:39:33Z")
Looks like Java 8u71/72 got released today. What is the official recommendation for using the new version of java with Ignition? [https://blogs.oracle.com/java/entry/new\_release\_jdk\_8u71\_and](https://blogs.oracle.com/java/entry/new_release_jdk_8u71_and) ---
**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-8u71-72/11081/2 "2016-01-20T23:49:50Z")
Our QA department gets early access to the new Java releases so we can test, and I haven’t seen any issues crop up. I’ve been using it since early this morning without a problem. That said, if you’re using the latest Java with SSL, be sure your Ignition is also updated to the latest version. Java 8u51 got a lot stricter about the cipher suites it accepts for SSL, and we had to change our software a bit to match. ---
**Author:** ![ryanjmclaughlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryanjmclaughlin/32/4318_2.png) [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/java-8u71-72/11081/3 "2016-01-21T01:02:06Z")
Awesome. Thanks for the quick info Kathy.