From 4370117a46624ba5f35f0ed710d773e7349227ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nelson Osacky Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2026 13:12:06 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] docs: Announce Java 11 and minSdk 26 requirements for SDK 9 Add a warning at the top of the changelog that SDK 9.0.0 drops Java 8 and raises the Android minSdk from 21 to 26, linking to the feedback issues so users can raise concerns before the major release. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 --- CHANGELOG.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index 2660e6dcff..2398941da7 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -1,5 +1,12 @@ # Changelog +> [!WARNING] +> SDK 9.0.0 will raise the minimum supported Java and Android versions: +> - Java 8 support will be dropped. SDK 9.0.0 requires Java 11+. See [#6469](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/issues/6469). +> - The Android `minSdk` will be raised from 21 to 26. See [#5508](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/issues/5508). +> +> You can stay on 8.x, which continues to receive critical and security fixes. Share your feedback in the linked issues. + ## 8.63.0 ### Features From f3ffc746b5f0b7891c6e7eb106a26d70f6ed8ad2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nelson Osacky Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2026 13:14:26 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] docs: Drop the stay-on-8.x line from the SDK 9 warning Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 --- CHANGELOG.md | 2 -- 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index 2398941da7..5da066cad5 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ > SDK 9.0.0 will raise the minimum supported Java and Android versions: > - Java 8 support will be dropped. SDK 9.0.0 requires Java 11+. See [#6469](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/issues/6469). > - The Android `minSdk` will be raised from 21 to 26. See [#5508](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/issues/5508). -> -> You can stay on 8.x, which continues to receive critical and security fixes. Share your feedback in the linked issues. ## 8.63.0