Important Note: SAS provides a version of the required Java Runtime Environment (JRE) along with SAS 9.4 software (known as the SAS Private JRE). SAS partners with Azul to deliver and test Java updates that contain security fixes and improvements for an existing Java version. SAS makes these updates available from the SAS Downloads Site for SAS 9.4 releases under Standard Support on a regular basis.

SAS recommends that you update your SAS Private JRE when update packages are made available by SAS. SAS also recommends that you check for update availability regularly.

Updates to the SAS Private JRE are performed separately from the application of regular security updates and hot fixes. For more information, see Preparing the SAS Software Depot with Security Updates and Hot Fixes.

SAS delivers regular updates of the SAS Private JRE as follows:

• Java 21 for use with SAS® 9.4M9 (TS1M9) - Download updates for Java 21
• Java 11 for use with SAS® 9.4M8 (TS1M8) - Download updates for Java 11
  Note:  SAS 9.4M8 environments on z/OS and z64 use Java 8 
• Java 8 for use with SAS® 9.4M7 (TS1M7) and SAS® 9.4M6 (TS1M6) - Download updates for Java 8

In alignment with the SAS 9.4 Java vendor, SAS updates for Java 7 and earlier are no longer available. See the Azul Support lifecycle for existing and planned JDK releases. SAS continues to provide the last Java 7 update, which was released by SAS in August 2022. Download updates for Java 7. 

This article describes how to download the SAS Java Runtime Environment (JRE) updates for SAS^® 9.4M3 (TS1M3) – SAS 9.4M9. For details about the requirements for using Java 7, Java 8, Java 11, and Java 21, see the SAS Third-Party Software Requirements page, scroll to your version of SAS, and click the associated JRE link.

If you are using SAS 9.4M3 – SAS 9.4M8 on Solaris x64 or Solaris 64-bit, contact SAS Technical Support for the Java update.

Before You Download a Java Update

Before you begin the download process, see Applying Updates for Java. 

Download the Latest JRE Update Regularly

To download the latest SAS Private JRE update, do the following:

1. Click the Downloads link above that corresponds to your SAS 9.4 software.
2. The Downloads web page appears. On the Version / Release tab, click the link for the operating system version that you use to run SAS.
3. For your chosen download, read and follow the instructions in the ReadMe file to correctly deploy the Java updates.
   Note: For the download to proceed successfully, you must enter your SAS site number and accept the license terms when prompted to do so.
4. Repeat Steps 1, 2, and 3 for all client and server machines in your SAS architecture.

Additional Information

• For more general information about Java updates, see the SAS^® 9.4 Support for Java page.
• SAS shipped SAS 9.4M9 with Java 21.0.4 as the SAS Private JRE.
• SAS shipped SAS 9.4M8 with Java 11.0.15 as the SAS Private JRE.
• SAS shipped SAS 9.4M7 with Java 1.8.0_252 as the SAS Private JRE.
• SAS shipped SAS 9.4M6 with Java 1.8.0_181 as the SAS Private JRE. 
• For z/OS operating environments, see SAS Note 51195, "Certain Java service refresh levels are not currently supported by SAS^® in the z/OS operating environment."

Current Java 21, Java 11, Java 8, and Java 7 Updates Available from SAS 

Java 21 Updates

Operating System	Release Number	Date Released by SAS	Azul Zulu Version
Windows	21.0.12	August 2026	21.52.16 (SA)
Linux	21.0.12	August 2026	21.52.16 (SA)
64-bit enabled AIX	21.0.12*	August 2026	N/A

*IBM uses vendor-specific numbering for its Java releases. They typically release their Java updates 4–8 weeks after updates for Windows, Linux, and UNIX are available. After the releases are validated for SAS deployments, SAS adds these releases to the download site.

Java 11 Updates

Operating System	Release Number	Date Released by SAS	Azul Zulu Version
Windows	11.0.32	August 2026	11.90.20 (SA)
Linux, Solaris for S64, and Solaris 64-bit	11.0.32	August 2026	11.90.20 (SA)
64-bit enabled AIX	11.0.32*	August 2026	N/A

*IBM uses vendor-specific numbering for its Java releases. They typically release their Java updates 4–8 weeks after updates for Windows, Linux, and UNIX are available. After the releases are validated for SAS deployments, SAS adds these releases to the download site.

Java 8 Updates

Operating System	Release Number	Date Released by SAS	Azul Zulu Version
Windows	1.8.0_502	August 2026	8.96.0.20 (SA)
Linux, Solaris for S64, and Solaris 64-bit	1.8.0_502	August 2026	8.96.0.20 (SA)
64-bit enabled AIX	8.0 SR8 FP70 (Also known as 1.8.0_501)*	August 2026	N/A
HP-UX for Itanium	8.0.27*	February 2024	N/A

*IBM and HP use vendor-specific numbering for their Java releases. They typically release their Java updates 4–8 weeks after updates for Windows, Linux, and UNIX are available. After the releases are validated for SAS deployments, SAS adds these releases to the download site.

Java 7 Updates

Operating System	Release Number	Date Released by SAS	Azul Zulu Version
Windows, Linux,  Solaris for S64, and Solaris 64-bit	1.7.0_3521	August 2022	7.56 (SA)
64-bit enabled AIX	7.0.0.700 (Also known as 7.0 SR11)2	August 2022	N/A
HP-UX for Itanium	7.0.332	August 2022	N/A

Important notes:

¹ When you update the SAS Private JRE for SAS 9.4M3 through SAS 9.4M5 and experience an issue with SAS^® Environment Manager per SAS Note 61529, you must complete the steps described in the "Workaround" section of SAS Note 61529. 

² IBM and HP use vendor-specific numbering for their Java releases. They typically release their Java updates 4–8 weeks after updates for Windows, Linux, and UNIX are available. After the releases are validated for SAS deployments, SAS adds these releases to the download site.

History of  Java 21, Java 11, Java 8, and Java 7 Updates Available from SAS

History of the Java 21 Updates for Windows and Linux

Release Number	Date Released by SASA
21.0.11	May 2026
21.0.10	February 2026
21.0.9	November 2025
21.0.8	August 2025

^A IBM uses vendor-specific numbering for its Java releases. They typically release their Java updates 4–8 weeks after updates for Windows, Linux, and UNIX are available. After the releases are validated for SAS deployments, SAS adds these releases to the download site.

History of the Java 11 Updates for Windows, Linux, Solaris for S64, and Solaris 64-bit

Release Number	Date Released by SASA
11.0.32	May 2026
11.0.30	February 2026
11.0.29	November 2025
11.0.28	August 2025
11.0.27	May 2025
11.0.25.0.101	February 2025
11.0.25	November 2024
11.0.24	September 2024
11.0.23	May 2024
11.0.22	February 2024
11.0.21	November 2023
11.0.20	August 2023
11.0.19	May 2023

^A IBM uses vendor-specific numbering for its Java releases. They typically release their Java updates 4–8 weeks after updates for Windows, Linux, and UNIX are available. After the releases are validated for SAS deployments, SAS adds these releases to the download site.

History of the Java 8 Updates for Windows, Linux, Solaris for S64, and Solaris 64-bit

Release Number	Date Released by SASA
1.8.0_492	May 2026
1.8.0_482	February 2026
1.8.0_472	November 2025
1.8.0_462	August 2025
1.8.0_452	May 2025
1.8.0_441	Not ApplicableB
1.8.0_431	November 2024
1.8.0_422	September 2024
1.8.0_412	May 2024
1.8.0_402	February 2024
1.8.0_392	November 2023
1.8.0_382	August 2023
1.8.0_372	May 2023
1.8.0_362	February 2023
1.8.0_352	November 2022
1.8.0_345	August 2022
1.8.0_332	May 2022
1.8.0_322	February 2022
1.8.0_312	October 2021
1.8.0_301 (Windows) , 1.8.0_302 (Linux/Unix)	August 2021
1.8.0_292	May 2021
1.8.0_282	February 2021
1.8.0_275	December 2020
1.8.0_262	July 2020
1.8.0_252	May 2020
1.8.0_242	February 2020
1.8.0_232	November 2019
1.8.0_212	May 2019
1.8.0_202	February 2019

^A IBM and HP use vendor-specific numbering for their Java releases. They typically release their Java updates 4–8 weeks after updates for Windows, Linux, and UNIX are available. After the releases are validated for SAS deployments, SAS adds these releases to the download site.

^B SAS reviewed the January 2025 update release (Java 1.8.0_441) and determined that the issues addressed in this update do not impact SAS environments.

History of the Java 7 Updates

Release Number	Date Released by SASA
1.7.0_342	May 2022
1.7.0_332	February 2022
1.7.0_322	October 2021
1.7.0_312	August 2021
1.7.0_302	May 2021
1.7.0_292	February 2021
1.7.0_285	December 2020
1.7.0_272	July 2020
1.7.0_262	May 2020
1.7.0_252	February 2020
1.7.0_242	November 2019
1.7.0_212	May 2019
1.7.0_211	February 2019
1.7.0_201	November 2018
1.7.0_191	August 2018
1.7.0_181	June 2018
1.7.0_171	April 2018
1.7.0_161B	November 2017
1.7.0_151	July 2017
1.7.0_141	May 2017
1.7.0_131	January 2017
1.7.0_121C	Not applicable
1.7.0_111	July 2016
1.7.0_101	April 2016
1.7.0_95D	Not applicable
1.7.0_91	November 2015
1.7.0_85	August 2015

^A IBM and HP use vendor-specific numbering for their Java releases. They typically release their Java updates 4–8 weeks after updates for Windows, Linux, and UNIX are available. After the releases are validated for SAS deployments, SAS adds these releases to the download site.

^B If you are using version 1.7.0_161 of the SAS Private JRE, you might be affected by a rendering issue for a few specific graphic displays. For detailed information, see SAS Note 62260. To address this issue, download and install SAS Private JRE 1.7.0_181. When you update SAS 9.4M0 through SAS^® 9.4M3 (TS1M3) for SAS Environment Manager on 1.7.0_161 on HP-UX for Itanium, you must perform the manual update documented in SAS Note 61392.

^C SAS reviewed the October 2016 update release (Java 1.7.0_121) and determined that the issues addressed in this update do not impact SAS Server environments. SAS customers should continue to run Java 1.7.0_111 on SAS 9.3 and 9.4 systems.

^D SAS reviewed the January 2016 update release (Java 1.7.0_95) and determined that the issues addressed in this update do not impact SAS Server environments.