Java version schema

With Java 9, the way the Java platform's version is displayed has changed. Here is an example of a pre-Java 9 version format:

Now, let's look at how Java 9 reports its version:

As you can see, with Java 9, the version schema is now $MAJOR.$MINOR.$SECURITY.$PATCH. This is markedly different than with previous versions of Java. This will only impact your applications if you have code that parses the string returned by the java -version command and option.