How to Install / Upgrade: Java News Roundup: Value Objects, WildFly 41, TornadoVM, LangChain4j, Oracle AI Agent…
By Dillip Chowdary • Jul 21, 2026 • Source: InfoQ
The Java roundup for July 13th, 2026 highlights the reintroduction of Value Objects (Preview), the GA release of WildFly 41, and the July 2026 edition of Open Liberty 26.0.0.7. It includes point releases for TornadoVM, Apache TomEE, Java Operator SDK, and LangChain4j. Additionally, this update features a maintenance release of Micronaut, a new Quarkus Shim extension, and Oracle AI Agent Studio.
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To upgrade your environment, update server installations to WildFly 41 and Open Liberty 26.0.0.7. Upgrade project dependencies to the point releases of TornadoVM, Apache TomEE, Java Operator SDK, and LangChain4j, along with the maintenance release of Micronaut. Add the Quarkus Shim extension and set up Oracle AI Agent Studio where applicable.
A key gotcha is that Value Objects is introduced as a preview feature. Verify the upgraded environment by testing overall application behavior on WildFly 41 and Open Liberty 26.0.0.7. Complete verification by testing integration with the point releases of TornadoVM, Apache TomEE, Java Operator SDK, and LangChain4j, the Micronaut maintenance release, Quarkus Shim, and Oracle AI Agent Studio.
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