In Relation To

Hibernate Validator 6 is going to be the Reference Implementation of Bean Validation 2.0. This Alpha2 release is coordinated with the 2.0.0.Alpha2 release of the Bean Validation specification.

It is also a playground used to validate future enhancements of the Bean Validation specification so feedback on the subjects presented here is very welcome!

Note that Hibernate Validator 6 requires JDK 8 or above.

If you missed the Alpha1 release, consulting its announcement might be beneficial to you before continuing your reading.

It is not every day that we announce the first release of a new major version of Hibernate Validator. And today is one of those days: the first alpha of Hibernate Validator 6 has just been released.

Hibernate Validator 6 is going to be the Reference Implementation of Bean Validation 2.0. That’s why we coordinated the releases of the first alphas of these two projects.

It is also a playground used to validate future enhancements of the Bean Validation specification so feedback on the subjects presented here is very welcome!

Note that Hibernate Validator 6 requires JDK 8 or above.

It’s with great pleasure that I announce the final release of Hibernate Validator 5.4.0.

I am proud to announce the release of Hibernate Validator 5.4.0.CR1. This is a candidate release, please take the time to test it and report any issues you might find so that we can build the best possible 5.4.0.Final.

Today, we announce the release of two Hibernate Validator versions: the first beta of the 5.4 branch and a maintenance release for our current stable, 5.3.

So, today is my birthday which is in no way related to this blog post but is definitely worth knowing! This special day for me seems to be a good occasion to announce the second maintenance release of Hibernate Validator 5.3.

I am pleased to announce the first maintenance release of Hibernate Validator 5.3.

There has been a lot of release activity on the Hibernate front lately and it is my pleasure to announce that Hibernate Validator just joined the party with the release of Hibernate Validator 5.3.0.Final.