Version 26.10.0 is a new GA release of MySQL Connector/J. MySQL Connector/J 26.10.0 supersedes 26.7 and is recommended for use on production systems. This release can be used against MySQL Server version 8.4 and later. It supports the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) 4.2 API, and implements the X DevAPI.
The version requirements for the third-party libraries and tools needed for running and building Connector/J have been updated. See Installing from Source for information. (WL #17343)