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{{% note class="important" %}}
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Please note that the 3.x series of releases (which includes support through MongoDB 4.2) will be the last releases that are compatible
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with *Java 6 or Java 7*. The 4.0 Java driver will require a minimum of Java 8.
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Please also note that support for new features in MongoDB 4.4 will likely only be available via a 4.x driver release.
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{{% /note %}}
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## Upgrading from 3.11.x
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In the upcoming 4.0 release, all deprecated API elements except those documented as "not currently scheduled for removal" will be removed.
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To prepare for the 4.0 release, please compile with deprecation warnings enabled and replace all usage of deprecated API elements with their
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Also, note that the 3.12 release (which includes support for MongoDB 4.2) will be the last release that is compatible with *Java 6
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or Java 7*. The 4.0 Java driver will require a minimum of Java 8. The 3.12 release will also be the last non-patch release in the 3.x
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line. In particular, support for MongoDB 4.4 will only be made available via a 4.x driver release.
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The 3.12 release is binary and source compatible with the 3.11 release, except for methods that have been added to interfaces that
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have been marked as unstable, and changes to classes or interfaces that have been marked as internal or annotated as Beta.
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