https://adtmag.com/articles/2025/04/23/eight-jeps-advance-to-candidate-status.aspx

The OpenJDK community elevated eight new JEPs (JDK Enhancement Proposals) to Candidate status during the week of April 14, signaling notable momentum ahead of the upcoming JDK 25 feature freeze. Four of these proposals are slated to be finalized following their respective preview phases.

According to the JDK 25 timeline confirmed by Oracle’s Mark Reinhold, key milestones are: