Description

Description

Decorative element

Decorative element

Monthly Updates

A transparent look at our monthly work on JUnit

JUNE
JUNE 2026
Latest
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
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
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
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
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
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