Series
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9.1 9.1.3.Final 2026-07-26
This series targets to improve performance, introduces new constraints, applies new documentation theme, updates dependencies, includes improvements and bug fixes.
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9.0 9.0.1.Final 2025-06-13
This series targets Jakarta EE 11. It implements Jakarta Validation 3.1. New constraints: @KorRRN, @BitcoinAddress, removal of the Security Manager integration, BOM for simpler dependency management, dependency updates, improvements and bug fixes.
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6.2 6.2.5.Final 2022-09-12
Keep javax.* packages, Expression Language overhaul, @SafeHtml removal
Older series
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5.3
5.3
5.3.6.Final
2017-10-19
Dynamic constraint payload, parameter relaxation, new api for programmatic constraint definition, new translations.
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4.2
4.2
4.2.0.Final
2011-06-20
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4.1
4.1
4.1.0.Final
2010-06-28
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4.0
4.0
4.0.2.GA
2009-11-06
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3.1
3.1
3.1.0.GA
2008-09-10
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3.0
3.0
3.0.0.GA
2007-09-21
Compatibility matrix
| Hibernate Validator | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 6.2 | |
| Java | 17, 21, 25 or 26 | 17, 21, 23 or 24 | 11, 17, 21, 22, 23 or 25 | 8, 11 or 17 |
| Jakarta Validation | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Jakarta EE | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Quarkus | 3.30 → 3.37 | 3.24 → 3.29 | 3.0 → 3.23 | 1.12 → 2.16 |
| WildFly | 39 (Preview) or 40 → 41 | 37 → 38 (Preview) | 27 → 39 or 40 → 41 (EE 10 variant) | N/A |
| Red Hat EAP | N/A | N/A | 8.0 → 8.1 | N/A |
| Spring Boot | N/A | 4.0 | 3.0 → 3.5 | 2.4 → 2.7 |
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