Apache Tika Roadmap
Table of Contents
This page outlines the planned features and improvements for Apache Tika releases.
| All dates are in Open Source Standard Time which does not always neatly align with traditional calendars. |
Release Timeline
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
October 2024 |
Release 3.0.0 |
October 2024 |
Move main branch to 4.x (Java 17) after 3.0.0 release |
April 2025 |
End support for 2.x (and Java 8) |
March 2026 |
Release 4.0.0 |
March 2027 |
End support for 3.x (and Java 11) |
Version Support Matrix
| Version | Java | Jakarta/javax | Availability | Planned EOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2.x |
8 |
javax |
Now |
April 2025 |
3.x |
11 |
jakarta |
October 2024 |
June 2026 or 6 months after 4.0.0 release |
4.x |
17 |
jakarta |
March 2026 |
TBD |
5.x |
21 |
jakarta |
TBD |
TBD |
6.x |
25 |
jakarta |
TBD |
TBD |
Metadata Changes in 4.x
Tika 4.x implements namespaced metadata keys to prevent overwrites and improve namespace clarity.
See Metadata Changes in 4.x for complete details and migration examples.