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Expand Up @@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ Sometimes new JVM and JDK (Java Development Kit) versions require us to update S
| JDK version | Minimum Scala versions | Recommended Scala versions |
|:-----------:|:---------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 18 | 2.13.7, 2.12.15 | 2.13.7, 2.12.15 |
| 17 | 2.13.6, 2.12.15 | 2.13.6, 2.12.15 |
| 11 | 2.13.0, 2.12.4, 2.11.12 | 2.13.6, 2.12.14, 2.11.12 |
| 8 | 2.13.0, 2.12.0, 2.11.0, 2.10.2 | 2.13.6, 2.12.14, 2.11.12, 2.10.7 |
| 17 | 2.13.6, 2.12.15 | 2.13.7, 2.12.15 |
| 11 | 2.13.0, 2.12.4, 2.11.12 | 2.13.7, 2.12.15, 2.11.12 |
| 8 | 2.13.0, 2.12.0, 2.11.0, 2.10.2 | 2.13.7, 2.12.15, 2.11.12, 2.10.7 |
| 6, 7 | 2.11.0, 2.10.0 | 2.11.12, 2.10.7 |

Even when a version combination isn't listed as supported, most features may still work. (But Scala 2.12+ definitely doesn't work at all on JDK 6 or 7.)
Expand All @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ We generally recommend JDK 8 or 11 for *compiling* Scala code. Since the JVM ten

If you compile on JDK 11+ but have users on JDK 8, additional care is needed to avoid using APIs and features that don't exist in 8. Therefore, compiling on 8 may be the safer choice. Some Scala developers use JDK 11+ for their daily work but do release builds on JDK 8.

Additionally, you can also run your scala application on GraalVM which is a JVM. GraalVM performs well on the Scala benchmarks, and it benefits from GraalVM runtime and runs faster too.
Additionally, you can also run your Scala application on GraalVM which is a JVM. GraalVM performs well on the Scala benchmarks, and it benefits from GraalVM runtime and runs faster too.

## Long Term Support (LTS) versions

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