# Announcement: Jakarta EE 9.1 Has Been Released!

> The Jakarta EE Working Group Releases Jakarta EE 9.1 as Industry Continues to Embrace Open Source Enterprise Java.

- URL: https://foojay.io/today/jakarta-ee-91-released/
- Published: 2021-05-25
- Authors: Ivar Grimstad
- Categories: Jakarta EE, Microservices, Release Notes


**Join us in celebrating a new release of Jakarta EE!**

[The Jakarta EE Working Group Releases Jakarta EE 9.1 as Industry Continues to Embrace Open Source Enterprise Java](https://jakarta.ee/news/jakarta-ee-9-1-released/)! Jakarta EE 9.1 adds support for Java SE 11 runtimes to the foundational Jakarta EE 9 release.

This gives developers more flexibility when migrating from previous Jakarta EE releases.  
[![](JakartaEE91_release-9035fc60.jpg)](JakartaEE91_release-9035fc60.jpg)

In order to upgrade to the new version, simply change the dependency version in your *pom.xml* to `9.1.0`. If you are upgrading from a version prior to Jakarta EE 9, follow the [migration steps](https://www.agilejava.eu/2021/01/22/migration-guide/) for the namespace change from `javax.*` to `jakarta.*`.

#### Maven dependency for Jakarta EE Platform 9.1

```java
<dependency>
  <groupId>jakarta.platform</groupId>
  <artifactId>jakarta.jakartaee-api</artifactId>
  <version>9.1.0</version>
</dependency>
```

#### Maven dependency for Jakarta EE Web Profile 9.1

```java
<dependency>
  <groupId>jakarta.platform</groupId>
  <artifactId>jakarta.jakartaee-web-api</artifactId>
  <version>9.1.0</version>
</dependency>
```