# Spring Boot 2.0.9.RELEASE + Java 8 or 9 — Software interface version compatibility

For Spring Boot 2.0.9.RELEASE + Java 8 or 9, product is Spring Boot; software version is 2.0.9.RELEASE; dependency version is Java 8 or 9; companion package versions is Spring Framework 5.0.13.RELEASE or above, recorded from its source on 2026-08-27; source re-checked 2026-10-27.

- **Product:** Spring Boot _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Version pairing:** Spring Boot 2.0.9.RELEASE + Java 8 or 9 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Software version:** 2.0.9.RELEASE _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Dependency version:** Java 8 or 9 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Companion package versions:** Spring Framework 5.0.13.RELEASE or above _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Spring Boot 2.0.9.RELEASE requires Java 8 or 9 and Spring Framework 5.0.13.RELEASE or above.

## Source

- https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/2.0.9.RELEASE/reference/html/getting-started-system-requirements.html

Last verified: 2026-10-27. Review by: 2026-12-26.
Part of [Software interface version compatibility](https://referencesource.org/software-interface-version-compatibility/).