# Processing 4.0 release date?

**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-4-0-release-date/29179
**Category:** Processing
**Created:** [April 7, 2021, 6:03am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-4-0-release-date/29179 "2021-04-07T06:03:15Z")
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### Author: ![erkosone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@erkosone](https://discourse.processing.org/u/erkosone)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2021, 6:03am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-4-0-release-date/29179/1 "2021-04-07T06:03:15Z")

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Hi, exists any estimated dato to Processing 4.0 release?

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### Author: ![tabreturn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/tabreturn/32/3697_2.png) [@tabreturn](https://discourse.processing.org/u/tabreturn)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2021, 6:12am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-4-0-release-date/29179/2 "2021-04-07T06:12:12Z")

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From [https://github.com/processing/processing4](https://github.com/processing/processing4) –

> We don’t have a schedule for a final release. This work is being done by a [tiny number of volunteers](https://github.com/processing/processing4/graphs/contributors?from=2019-10-01&to=2021-01-01&type=c) working in their personal free time.
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> - We’re currently using JDK 11, which is a “Long Term Support” (LTS) release. Java 17 is the next LTS, and we’ll switch to that when it arrives in September 2021.