Releasesby IbisOpenJDK 27 is now available for Java, Scala and Clojure apps
Update5 weeks agoUnverifiedAdded Oct 20, 2026
Heroku’s support for Java, Scala and Clojure now includes support for OpenJDK version 27. To use this version of OpenJDK, create a system.properties file in your application with the following contents: java.runtime.version=27 After your next deployment, Heroku will install and run your app with OpenJDK 27.
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Every Heroku releaseNode.js 26.9.0 is now available
Node.js version 26.9.0 has been made available for builds on Heroku. For additional information, please see our article on Node.js Support .
Heroku-22, Heroku-24 and Heroku-26 stacks updated
We have updated the heroku-22 , heroku-24 and heroku-26 stacks to pick up security and bug fixes in upstream packages. The new base images for each stack will roll out automatically to the Common Runtime over the next 48 hours, followed by Private Spaces .
JRuby version 10.1.2.0 is now available
JRuby v10.1.2.0 is now available on Heroku. To run your app using this version of Ruby, add the following ruby directive to your Gemfile: ruby "4.0.0", engine: "jruby", engine_version: "10.1.2.0" The JRuby release notes can be found on the JRuby website .
Node.js 26.10.0 is now available
Node.js version 26.10.0 has been made available for builds on Heroku. For additional information, please see our article on Node.js Support .
Ruby version 3.4.11 is now available
Ruby v3.4.11 is now available on Heroku. To run your app using this version of Ruby, add the following ruby directive to your Gemfile: ruby "3.4.11" For more information on Ruby 3.4.11, you can view the release announcement .
Node.js 22.23.3 is now available
Node.js version 22.23.3 has been made available for builds on Heroku. For additional information, please see our article on Node.js Support .
PHP updates - September 2026
The following new PHP runtime versions are now available: PHP 8.2.34 PHP 8.3.35 PHP 8.4.26 PHP 8.5.11 The following PHP extensions have been added or updated: ext-blackfire 2026.9.2 ext-grpc 1.84.0 ext-mongodb 1.21.10 ext-mongodb 2.5.3 ext-newrelic 12.11.0.40 ext-phalcon 5.22.0 The Nginx web server has been updated to version 1.30.5 .
Create and manage OAuth authorizations for a team
Heroku team admins can now create, view, regenerate, and revoke OAuth API authorizations that act on behalf of a team rather than an individual from the Heroku Dashboard and the Heroku CLI . Use team authorizations to grant your team access to the Heroku Platform API . See Team Authorization for more information.
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Cortex Agents object enhancements (General availability)
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Weekly per-user quota limits (General availability)
Per-user quotas now support a weekly credit limit alongside the existing monthly and daily limits. Pass 'WEEKLY' as the cycle argument to SET_PER_USER_LIMIT :
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