graalvm · ban-mi · Oct 1, 2025 · Aug 18, 2025 · Sep 30, 2025 · Sep 30, 2025
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions-micronaut-webserver.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions-micronaut-webserver.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up GraalVM
       uses: graalvm/setup-graalvm@v1
       with:
-        java-version: '24'
+        java-version: '25'
         distribution: 'graalvm'
         github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     - name: Run Micronaut Web Server
@@ -35,14 +35,23 @@ jobs:
         container_id=$(docker run --rm -d -p8080:8080 webserver:distroless-java-base.jar)
         sleep 10
         docker ps
+        sleep 2
+        for i in {1..10}; do
+          if curl -s "http://localhost:8080/" > /dev/null; then
+            echo "Server is up!"
+            break
+          fi
+          echo "Waiting for server..."
+          sleep 2
+        done
         curl "http://localhost:8080/"
         docker kill $container_id
         docker ps
         #
 
-        # Build JAR (Eclipse-temurin:21)
+        # Build JAR (Eclipse-temurin:25)
         ./build-jar-eclipse-temurin.sh
-        container_id=$(docker run --rm -d -p8081:8080 webserver:eclispe-temurin-jar)
+        container_id=$(docker run --rm -d -p8081:8080 webserver:eclipse-temurin-jar)
         sleep 10
         docker ps
         curl "http://localhost:8081/"
@@ -80,15 +89,6 @@ jobs:
         docker ps
         #
 
-        # Build dynamic image, optimized for size with SkipFlow (Distroless Java Base Debian)
-        ./build-dynamic-image-skipflow.sh
-        container_id=$(docker run --rm -d -p8085:8080 webserver:distroless-java-base.dynamic-skipflow)
-        sleep 10
-        docker ps
-        curl "http://localhost:8085/"
-        docker kill $container_id
-        docker ps
-        #
 
         # Setup musl toolchain
         ./setup-musl.sh

diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions-native-image-build-tools-maven.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions-native-image-build-tools-maven.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up GraalVM
       uses: graalvm/setup-graalvm@v1
       with:
-        java-version: '24'
+        java-version: '25'
         distribution: 'graalvm'
         github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 

diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions-native-image-containerisation.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions-native-image-containerisation.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: graalvm/setup-graalvm@v1
         with:
-          java-version: '24'
+          java-version: '25'
           distribution: 'graalvm'
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 

diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions-native-image-quickstart.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions-native-image-quickstart.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: graalvm/setup-graalvm@v1
         with:
-          java-version: '24'
+          java-version: '25'
           distribution: 'graalvm'
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Build and Test Java Code

diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions-native-image-reflection.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions-native-image-reflection.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up GraalVM
       uses: graalvm/setup-graalvm@v1
       with:
-        java-version: '24'
+        java-version: '25'
         distribution: 'graalvm'
         github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     - name: Build and run

diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions-spring-boot-webserver.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions-spring-boot-webserver.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up GraalVM
       uses: graalvm/setup-graalvm@v1
       with:
-        java-version: '24'
+        java-version: '25'
         distribution: 'graalvm'
         github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     - name: Run Spring Boot Web Server
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ jobs:
         cd /home/runner/work/workshops/workshops/native-image/spring-boot-webserver
         #
 
-        # Build JAR (Debian Distoless Java 21)
+        # Build JAR (Debian Distoless Java 25)
         ./build-jar-java-base.sh
         #
 
-        # Build JAR (Eclipse-temurin:21)
+        # Build JAR (Eclipse-temurin:25)
         ./build-jar-eclipse-temurin.sh
         #
 
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ jobs:
         ./build-dynamic-image-optimized.sh
         #
 
-        # Build dynamic image, optimized for size with SkipFlow (Distroless Java Base Debian)
-        ./build-dynamic-image-skipflow.sh
-        #
-
         # Setup musl toolchain
         ./setup-musl.sh
         export PATH="$PWD/musl-toolchain/bin:$PATH"

diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions-what-the-dickens.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions-what-the-dickens.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up GraalVM
       uses: graalvm/setup-graalvm@v1
       with:
-        java-version: '24'
+        java-version: '25'
         distribution: 'graalvm'
         github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     - name: Build and Test Java Code
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         pid=$!
         kill $pid
 
-        # Build a regular dynamic native image and containerize in docker.io/oraclelinux:8-slim container
+        # Build a regular dynamic native image and containerize in docker.io/oraclelinux:9-slim container
         docker build -f ./01-native-image/Dockerfile \
               -t what_the_dickens:native.01 .
         container_id=$(docker run --rm -d --name "what_the_dickens-native" -p 8080:8080 what_the_dickens:native.01)

diff --git a/.install/oci-ol8-graalvm-ee-install.sh b/.install/oci-ol8-graalvm-ee-install.sh
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ readonly SETUP_SCRIPT_VERSION="1.0.0"
 
 echo "OCI OL8 GraalVM EE Install Script: VERSION ${SETUP_SCRIPT_VERSION}"
 
-# Check for Oracle Linux 8
-if [ "ol8" == `cat /etc/oracle-release | sed -E 's|Oracle Linux Server release 8\..+|ol8|'` ]; then
-  echo -e "\e[32mSystem is Oracle Linux 8\e[0m"
+# Check for Oracle Linux 9
+if [ "ol8" == `cat /etc/oracle-release | sed -E 's|Oracle Linux Server release 9\..+|ol9|'` ]; then
+  echo -e "\e[32mSystem is Oracle Linux 9\e[0m"
 else
-  echo -e "\e[31mSystem is NOT Oracle Linux 8\e[0m"
-  echo -e "\e[31mThis install script is only meant to run with Oracle Linnux 8\e[0m"
+  echo -e "\e[31mSystem is NOT Oracle Linux 9\e[0m"
+  echo -e "\e[31mThis install script is only meant to run with Oracle Linux 9\e[0m"
   exit 1
 fi
 

diff --git a/native-image/containerisation/README.md b/native-image/containerisation/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 This workshop takes you step by step through the process of how to compile a Java application ahead of time with GraalVM Native Image and containerize it.
 
-[GraalVM Native Image](https://docs.oracle.com/en/graalvm/jdk/latest/docs/reference-manual/native-image/) compiles Java code ahead of time into a self-contained native executable.
+[GraalVM Native Image](https://www.graalvm.org/latest/reference-manual/native-image/) compiles Java code ahead of time into a self-contained native executable.
 Only the code that is required by the application at run time is packaged into the executable.
 A native executable produced by Native Image has several important advantages, in that it:
 
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ In this workshop you will:
 
 Before starting this workshop, you must have installed:
 
-* [GraalVM for JDK 24](https://www.graalvm.org/downloads/). We recommend using [SDKMAN!](https://sdkman.io/). (For other download options, see [GraalVM Downloads](https://www.graalvm.org/downloads/).)
+* [GraalVM 25](https://www.graalvm.org/downloads/). We recommend using [SDKMAN!](https://sdkman.io/). (For other download options, see [GraalVM Downloads](https://www.graalvm.org/downloads/).)
     ```bash
-    sdk install java 24-graal
+    sdk install java 25-graal
     ```
 * Container runtime such as [Docker](https://www.docker.com/gettingstarted/), or [Rancher Desktop](https://docs.rancherdesktop.io/getting-started/installation/) installed and running.
 
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ To build the application, you are going to use Maven. The _pom.xml_ file was gen
 
 Containerizing a Java application in a container image is straightforward.
 You can build a new Docker image based on one that contains a JDK distribution.
-For this workshop, you will use a container with the Oracle Linux 8 and the [NFTC Oracle JDK 21 image](https://container-registry.oracle.com/ords/ocr/ba/java/jdk-no-fee-term): `container-registry.oracle.com/java/jdk-no-fee-term:21-oraclelinux8`.
+For this workshop, you will use a container with the Oracle Linux 9 and the [NFTC Oracle JDK 25 image](https://container-registry.oracle.com/ords/ocr/ba/java/jdk-no-fee-term): `container-registry.oracle.com/java/jdk-no-fee-term:25-oraclelinux9`.
 
 The following is a breakdown of the Dockerfile, which describes how to build the Docker image. See the comments to explain the contents.
 
 ```dockerfile
 # Base Image
-FROM container-registry.oracle.com/java/jdk-no-fee-term:21-oraclelinux8
+FROM container-registry.oracle.com/java/jdk-no-fee-term:25-oraclelinux9
 
 # Pass in the JAR file as an argument to the image build
 ARG JAR_FILE
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ and the second step copies the native executable into a deployment container.
 >    The first step in the process builds a Linux-compatible executable and the second step packages that into a container image for deployment.
 
 ```dockerfile
-FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:24 AS builder
+FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:25 AS builder
 
 # Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /build
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ Again you are going to use a multi-stage build.
 Take a look at the contents of the Dockerfile, which has comments to explain each line:
 
 ```dockerfile
-FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:24 AS builder
+FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:25 AS builder
 
 # Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /build

diff --git a/native-image/containerisation/lab/00-containerise/Dockerfile b/native-image/containerisation/lab/00-containerise/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Base Image
-FROM container-registry.oracle.com/java/jdk-no-fee-term:21-oraclelinux8
+FROM container-registry.oracle.com/java/jdk-no-fee-term:25-oraclelinux9
 
 # Pass in the JAR file as an argument to the image build
 ARG JAR_FILE

diff --git a/native-image/containerisation/lab/01-native-image/Dockerfile b/native-image/containerisation/lab/01-native-image/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Base Image
-FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:24 AS builder
+FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:25 AS builder
 
 # Set the working directory to /home/app
 WORKDIR /build

diff --git a/native-image/containerisation/lab/01-native-image/Dockerfile.linux b/native-image/containerisation/lab/01-native-image/Dockerfile.linux
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # The deployment Image
-FROM docker.io/oraclelinux:8-slim
+FROM container-registry.oracle.com/os/oraclelinux:9-slim
 
 # Pass in the JAR file as an argument to the image build
 ARG APP_FILE

diff --git a/native-image/containerisation/lab/02-smaller-containers/Dockerfile b/native-image/containerisation/lab/02-smaller-containers/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Base Image
-FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:24 AS builder
+FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:25 AS builder
 
 # Set the working directory to /home/app
 WORKDIR /build

diff --git a/native-image/containerisation/lab/pom.xml b/native-image/containerisation/lab/pom.xml
@@ -5,17 +5,30 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.4.0</version>
+        <version>3.5.6</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
     <groupId>com.example</groupId>
     <artifactId>jibber</artifactId>
     <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>jibber</name>
     <description>Demo project for Spring Boot with GraalVM Native Image</description>
-    <properties>
-        <java.version>21</java.version>
-		<native-buildtools.version>0.10.6</native-buildtools.version>
+	<url/>
+	<licenses>
+		<license/>
+	</licenses>
+	<developers>
+		<developer/>
+	</developers>
+	<scm>
+		<connection/>
+		<developerConnection/>
+		<tag/>
+		<url/>
+	</scm>
+	<properties>
+        <java.version>25</java.version>
+		<native-buildtools.version>0.11.0</native-buildtools.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>

diff --git a/native-image/containerisation/lab/src/main/java/com/example/demo/DemoApplication.java b/native-image/containerisation/lab/src/main/java/com/example/demo/DemoApplication.java
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2025 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Universal Permissive License v 1.0 as shown at http://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl.
+ */
+
 package com.example.demo;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;

diff --git a/native-image/containerisation/lab/src/main/java/com/example/demo/Jabberwocky.java b/native-image/containerisation/lab/src/main/java/com/example/demo/Jabberwocky.java
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2025 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Universal Permissive License v 1.0 as shown at http://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl.
+ */
+
 package com.example.demo;
 
 import rita.RiMarkov;

diff --git a/native-image/containerisation/lab/src/test/java/com/example/demo/DemoApplicationTests.java b/native-image/containerisation/lab/src/test/java/com/example/demo/DemoApplicationTests.java
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2025 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Universal Permissive License v 1.0 as shown at http://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl.
+ */
+
 package com.example.demo;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

diff --git a/native-image/micronaut-webserver/Dockerfile.alpine.static b/native-image/micronaut-webserver/Dockerfile.alpine.static
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:24-muslib AS nativebuild
+FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:25-muslib AS nativebuild
 COPY . /webserver
 WORKDIR /webserver
 # Build a fully static native image with optimization for size

diff --git a/native-image/micronaut-webserver/Dockerfile.distroless-base.mostly b/native-image/micronaut-webserver/Dockerfile.distroless-base.mostly
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:24 AS nativebuild
+FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:25 AS nativebuild
 COPY . /webserver
 WORKDIR /webserver
 # Build a mostly statically linked native image with optimization for size

diff --git a/native-image/micronaut-webserver/Dockerfile.distroless-java-base-jar b/native-image/micronaut-webserver/Dockerfile.distroless-java-base-jar
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/jdk:24 AS build
+FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/jdk:25 AS build
 COPY . /webserver
 WORKDIR /webserver
 RUN ./mvnw --no-transfer-progress clean package

diff --git a/native-image/micronaut-webserver/Dockerfile.distroless-java-base.dynamic b/native-image/micronaut-webserver/Dockerfile.distroless-java-base.dynamic
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:24 AS nativebuild
+FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:25 AS nativebuild
 COPY . /webserver
 WORKDIR /webserver
 # Build a dynamically linked native image with default configuration

diff --git a/native-image/micronaut-webserver/Dockerfile.distroless-java-base.dynamic-optimized b/native-image/micronaut-webserver/Dockerfile.distroless-java-base.dynamic-optimized
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:24 AS nativebuild
+FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:25 AS nativebuild
 COPY . /webserver
 WORKDIR /webserver
 # Build a dynamically linked native image with optimization for size

diff --git a/native-image/micronaut-webserver/Dockerfile.distroless-java-base.dynamic-skipflow b/native-image/micronaut-webserver/Dockerfile.distroless-java-base.dynamic-skipflow
diff --git a/native-image/micronaut-webserver/Dockerfile.distroless-java-base.jlink b/native-image/micronaut-webserver/Dockerfile.distroless-java-base.jlink
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/jdk:24 AS build
+FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/jdk:25 AS build
 COPY . /webserver
 WORKDIR /webserver
 RUN ./mvnw --no-transfer-progress clean package
 RUN ./mvnw dependency:build-classpath -Dmdep.outputFile=cp.txt
 RUN CP=$(cat cp.txt) && \
-    MODULES=$(jdeps --ignore-missing-deps -q --recursive --multi-release 24 --print-module-deps --class-path "$CP" target/webserver-0.1.jar) && \
+    MODULES=$(jdeps --ignore-missing-deps -q --recursive --multi-release 25 --print-module-deps --class-path "$CP" target/webserver-0.1.jar) && \
     echo "Modules: $MODULES" && \
     jlink \
       --module-path "${JAVA_HOME}/jmods" \

diff --git a/...-webserver/Dockerfile.eclispe-temurin-jar → ...-webserver/Dockerfile.eclipse-temurin-jar b/...-webserver/Dockerfile.eclispe-temurin-jar → ...-webserver/Dockerfile.eclipse-temurin-jar
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/jdk:24 AS build
+FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/jdk:25 AS build
 COPY . /webserver
 WORKDIR /webserver
 RUN ./mvnw --no-transfer-progress clean package
 
-# Distoless Java 21 (Debian)
-FROM eclipse-temurin:21
+# Eclipse Temurin Java 25
+FROM eclipse-temurin:25
 COPY --from=build /webserver/target/webserver-0.1.jar webserver-0.1.jar
 EXPOSE 8080
 ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-jar", "webserver-0.1.jar"]
diff --git a/native-image/micronaut-webserver/Dockerfile.scratch.static b/native-image/micronaut-webserver/Dockerfile.scratch.static
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:24-muslib AS nativebuild
+FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:25-muslib AS nativebuild
 COPY . /webserver
 WORKDIR /webserver
 # Build a fully static native image with optimization for size

diff --git a/native-image/micronaut-webserver/Dockerfile.scratch.static-upx b/native-image/micronaut-webserver/Dockerfile.scratch.static-upx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:24-muslib AS nativebuild
+FROM container-registry.oracle.com/graalvm/native-image:25-muslib AS nativebuild
 COPY . /webserver
 WORKDIR /webserver