# Bnd 6.4.1 released to maven central **URL:** \ **Category:** GENERAL\ **Created:** [June 8, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://bnd.discourse.group/t/bnd-6-4-1-released-to-maven-central/313 "2023-06-08T14:22:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pkriens](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/bnd.discourse.group/pkriens/32/3_2.png) [@pkriens](https://bnd.discourse.group/u/pkriens)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://bnd.discourse.group/t/bnd-6-4-1-released-to-maven-central/313/1 "2023-06-08T14:22:32Z")
I just released bnd 6.4.1 to Maven central. This fixes some problems with the launcher. This is a `classic` release that we will only update for serious stuff. It does not support bndtools nor maven plugins. The only purpose is to have the runtime code available compiled with Java 1.8. ---
**Author:** ![chrisr3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/bnd.discourse.group/chrisr3/32/58_2.png) [@chrisr3](https://bnd.discourse.group/u/chrisr3)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 8:39am UTC](https://bnd.discourse.group/t/bnd-6-4-1-released-to-maven-central/313/2 "2023-06-09T08:39:30Z")
Hi, can you elaborate on which artifacts have been released for 6.4.1 please? I cannot see anything new in [Maven](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/biz.aQute.bnd). Thanks, Chris ---
**Author:** ![pkriens](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/bnd.discourse.group/pkriens/32/3_2.png) [@pkriens](https://bnd.discourse.group/u/pkriens)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 8:52am UTC](https://bnd.discourse.group/t/bnd-6-4-1-released-to-maven-central/313/3 "2023-06-09T08:52:50Z")
It is in maven: [Central Repository: biz/aQute/bnd/aQute.libg/6.4.1](https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/biz/aQute/bnd/aQute.libg/6.4.1/) Might take a few days for the indexes to show up on other sites. ---
**Author:** ![rec](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/bnd.discourse.group/rec/32/155_2.png) [@rec](https://bnd.discourse.group/u/rec)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 6:14am UTC](https://bnd.discourse.group/t/bnd-6-4-1-released-to-maven-central/313/4 "2023-06-12T06:14:05Z")
Thanks for the release. Presently, the GitHub repo still shows 6.4.1 as being the last release. Are there any release notes? ---
**Author:** ![pkriens](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/bnd.discourse.group/pkriens/32/3_2.png) [@pkriens](https://bnd.discourse.group/u/pkriens)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 7:08am UTC](https://bnd.discourse.group/t/bnd-6-4-1-released-to-maven-central/313/5 "2023-06-12T07:08:53Z")
I’ve updated the release information … is my first release 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![rec](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/bnd.discourse.group/rec/32/155_2.png) [@rec](https://bnd.discourse.group/u/rec)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://bnd.discourse.group/t/bnd-6-4-1-released-to-maven-central/313/6 "2023-06-12T08:14:36Z")
Is it correct that bnd no longer supports Maven? If so, what is the alternative for Maven users? Removing Maven support seems to me like a breaking change - it means I cannot upgrade to 6.4.1. Is this really a change that needs to go in at a bug-fix level release? ---
**Author:** ![pkriens](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/bnd.discourse.group/pkriens/32/3_2.png) [@pkriens](https://bnd.discourse.group/u/pkriens)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 8:29am UTC](https://bnd.discourse.group/t/bnd-6-4-1-released-to-maven-central/313/7 "2023-06-12T08:29:23Z")
Ho stop! The new release will be bnd 7.0.0, we’re doing snapshots right now and will soon begin the release cycle. However, this release is on Java 17. This is hardly ever a problem in development but since bnd is heavily used in embedded, it can cause problems for some of the runtime bundles like the launcher. Therefore, we created a _classic_ branch that back ports security and crucial features back to the 6.4 line so that people forced to remain on Java 1.8 can keep using the runtime bundles in bnd. So we will release bnd 7.0.0 with Eclipse, Gradle, Ant, Maven, SBT, and anything we ever supported. Release, don’t worry 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![rec](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/bnd.discourse.group/rec/32/155_2.png) [@rec](https://bnd.discourse.group/u/rec)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 8:42am UTC](https://bnd.discourse.group/t/bnd-6-4-1-released-to-maven-central/313/8 "2023-06-12T08:42:09Z")
I’m just wondering because right now, it seems that the 6.4.1 classic release was run without including the Maven/Gradle plugins. - [Maven Central Repository Search](https://search.maven.org/search?q=bnd%20maven%20plugin) - [Removed maven & gradle plugins · bndtools/bnd@71c55c3 · GitHub](https://github.com/bndtools/bnd/commit/71c55c38ca1c06f5fa74b5bb5b9b6a59d6373813) ---
**Author:** ![pkriens](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/bnd.discourse.group/pkriens/32/3_2.png) [@pkriens](https://bnd.discourse.group/u/pkriens)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 8:54am UTC](https://bnd.discourse.group/t/bnd-6-4-1-released-to-maven-central/313/9 "2023-06-12T08:54:01Z")
That is why it is called ‘classic’ … 6.4.0 will not undergo any more development, we only keep it for the runtime bundles. All new development will go into bnd 7.0.0