# Spring Boot 2.1.18.RELEASE + Java 8-12 — Software interface version compatibility

For Spring Boot 2.1.18.RELEASE + Java 8-12, product is Spring Boot; software version is 2.1.18.RELEASE; dependency version is Java 8-12, 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 2.1.18.RELEASE + Java 8-12 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Software version:** 2.1.18.RELEASE _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Dependency version:** Java 8-12

## What the source says

> Spring Boot 2.1.18.RELEASE requires Java 8 and is compatible up to Java 12 (included).

## Source

- https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/2.1.18.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/).