chore(deps): update dependency rules_java to v9 #2023

renovate · 2025-11-04T15:22:30Z

This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Type	Update	Change
rules_java	bazel_dep	major	`8.11.0` -> `9.0.0`

Release Notes

bazelbuild/rules_java (rules_java)

`v9.0.0`

Compare Source

Changes since 8.16.1
a27004a Update JDKs to latest patch releases (#335)
76212e6 Include the srcjar (if there is one) in the _validation output group so blaze will check whether the srcjar file actually exists.
402b184 upgrade java_tools to 17.0 and wire up linux aarch64 prebuilts (#334)
36264e4 Update zulu JDKs to latest patch release (#327) (#328)
7ff9193 Fix test class determination error message (#326)
1ed307b Increase maxwarns to -1 (#291)
3257e83 Re-enable ReturnValueIgnored error prone check
6a30ab8 Run the bootclasspath through ijar (#324)
3cbc18e Update abseil-cpp to remove override (#322)

MODULE.bazel setup

bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "9.0.0")

WORKSPACE setup

With Bazel 8.0.0 and before 8.3.0, add the following to your file:


### https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/pull/26119
common --repositories_without_autoloads=bazel_features_version,bazel_features_globals

In all cases, add the following to your file:

load("@&#8203;bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
http_archive(
    name = "rules_java",
    urls = [
        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/releases/download/9.0.0/rules_java-9.0.0.tar.gz",
    ],
    sha256 = "19008f8a85125c9476ef37b6ad945f665d7178aaab3746f7962917ccd87d2477",
)

http_archive(
    name = "bazel_features",
    sha256 = "a660027f5a87f13224ab54b8dc6e191693c554f2692fcca46e8e29ee7dabc43b",
    strip_prefix = "bazel_features-1.30.0",
    url = "https://github.com/bazel-contrib/bazel_features/releases/download/v1.30.0/bazel_features-v1.30.0.tar.gz",
)

load("@&#8203;bazel_features//:deps.bzl", "bazel_features_deps")
bazel_features_deps()

load("@&#8203;rules_java//java:rules_java_deps.bzl", "rules_java_dependencies")
rules_java_dependencies()

### note that the following line is what is minimally required from protobuf for the java rules
### consider using the protobuf_deps() public API from @&#8203;com_google_protobuf//:protobuf_deps.bzl
load("@&#8203;com_google_protobuf//bazel/private:proto_bazel_features.bzl", "proto_bazel_features")  # buildifier: disable=bzl-visibility
proto_bazel_features(name = "proto_bazel_features")

### register toolchains
load("@&#8203;rules_java//java:repositories.bzl", "rules_java_toolchains")
rules_java_toolchains()

Using the rules
See the source.

`v8.16.1`

Compare Source

Changes since 8.16.0
39cae30 Update the compilation JDK to 25 (#323)

MODULE.bazel setup

bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.16.1")

WORKSPACE setup

With Bazel 8.0.0 and before 8.3.0, add the following to your file:


##### https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/pull/26119
common --repositories_without_autoloads=bazel_features_version,bazel_features_globals

In all cases, add the following to your file:

load("@&#8203;bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
http_archive(
    name = "rules_java",
    urls = [
        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/releases/download/8.16.1/rules_java-8.16.1.tar.gz",
    ],
    sha256 = "1b30698d89dccd9dc01b1a4ad7e9e5c6e669cdf1918dbb050334e365b40a1b5e",
)

http_archive(
    name = "bazel_features",
    sha256 = "a660027f5a87f13224ab54b8dc6e191693c554f2692fcca46e8e29ee7dabc43b",
    strip_prefix = "bazel_features-1.30.0",
    url = "https://github.com/bazel-contrib/bazel_features/releases/download/v1.30.0/bazel_features-v1.30.0.tar.gz",
)

load("@&#8203;bazel_features//:deps.bzl", "bazel_features_deps")
bazel_features_deps()

load("@&#8203;rules_java//java:rules_java_deps.bzl", "rules_java_dependencies")
rules_java_dependencies()

##### note that the following line is what is minimally required from protobuf for the java rules
##### consider using the protobuf_deps() public API from @&#8203;com_google_protobuf//:protobuf_deps.bzl
load("@&#8203;com_google_protobuf//bazel/private:proto_bazel_features.bzl", "proto_bazel_features")  # buildifier: disable=bzl-visibility
proto_bazel_features(name = "proto_bazel_features")

##### register toolchains
load("@&#8203;rules_java//java:repositories.bzl", "rules_java_toolchains")
rules_java_toolchains()

Using the rules
See the source.

`v8.16.0`

Compare Source

Changes since 8.15.2
7a625ca Add JDK 25 (#319)
faaab40 Use @bazel_features for rules_java compatibility proxy
4bd56d5 chore: Support remote_file_urls and remote_file_integrity in extension (#315)

MODULE.bazel setup

bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.16.0")

WORKSPACE setup

With Bazel 8.0.0 and before 8.3.0, add the following to your file:


##### https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/pull/26119
common --repositories_without_autoloads=bazel_features_version,bazel_features_globals

In all cases, add the following to your file:

load("@&#8203;bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
http_archive(
    name = "rules_java",
    urls = [
        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/releases/download/8.16.0/rules_java-8.16.0.tar.gz",
    ],
    sha256 = "9348e88e93ed882bb79719f082277561a6da967e38db6528bd5c748753f5c651",
)

http_archive(
    name = "bazel_features",
    sha256 = "a660027f5a87f13224ab54b8dc6e191693c554f2692fcca46e8e29ee7dabc43b",
    strip_prefix = "bazel_features-1.30.0",
    url = "https://github.com/bazel-contrib/bazel_features/releases/download/v1.30.0/bazel_features-v1.30.0.tar.gz",
)

load("@&#8203;bazel_features//:deps.bzl", "bazel_features_deps")
bazel_features_deps()

load("@&#8203;rules_java//java:rules_java_deps.bzl", "rules_java_dependencies")
rules_java_dependencies()

##### note that the following line is what is minimally required from protobuf for the java rules
##### consider using the protobuf_deps() public API from @&#8203;com_google_protobuf//:protobuf_deps.bzl
load("@&#8203;com_google_protobuf//bazel/private:proto_bazel_features.bzl", "proto_bazel_features")  # buildifier: disable=bzl-visibility
proto_bazel_features(name = "proto_bazel_features")

##### register toolchains
load("@&#8203;rules_java//java:repositories.bzl", "rules_java_toolchains")
rules_java_toolchains()

Using the rules
See the source.

`v8.15.2`

Compare Source

Changes since 8.15.1
52aa53a Add a module extension for registering local/remote jdks (#312)

MODULE.bazel setup

bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.15.2")

WORKSPACE setup

With Bazel 8.0.0 and before 8.3.0, add the following to your file:


##### https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/pull/26119
common --repositories_without_autoloads=bazel_features_version,bazel_features_globals

In all cases, add the following to your file:

load("@&#8203;bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
http_archive(
    name = "rules_java",
    urls = [
        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/releases/download/8.15.2/rules_java-8.15.2.tar.gz",
    ],
    sha256 = "47632cc506c858011853073449801d648e10483d4b50e080ec2549a4b2398960",
)

load("@&#8203;rules_java//java:rules_java_deps.bzl", "rules_java_dependencies")
rules_java_dependencies()

load("@&#8203;bazel_features//:deps.bzl", "bazel_features_deps")
bazel_features_deps()

##### note that the following line is what is minimally required from protobuf for the java rules
##### consider using the protobuf_deps() public API from @&#8203;com_google_protobuf//:protobuf_deps.bzl
load("@&#8203;com_google_protobuf//bazel/private:proto_bazel_features.bzl", "proto_bazel_features")  # buildifier: disable=bzl-visibility
proto_bazel_features(name = "proto_bazel_features")

##### register toolchains
load("@&#8203;rules_java//java:repositories.bzl", "rules_java_toolchains")
rules_java_toolchains()

Using the rules
See the source.

`v8.15.1`

Compare Source

Changes since 8.15.0
45061b3 Fix Java coverage support on Windows by adding coverage_main_class to launch_info (#311)

MODULE.bazel setup

bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.15.1")

WORKSPACE setup

With Bazel 8.0.0 and before 8.3.0, add the following to your file:


##### https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/pull/26119
common --repositories_without_autoloads=bazel_features_version,bazel_features_globals

In all cases, add the following to your file:

load("@&#8203;bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
http_archive(
    name = "rules_java",
    urls = [
        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/releases/download/8.15.1/rules_java-8.15.1.tar.gz",
    ],
    sha256 = "9b04cbbb0fee0632aeba628159938484cfadf4a9d2f5b1c356e8300c56467896",
)

load("@&#8203;rules_java//java:rules_java_deps.bzl", "rules_java_dependencies")
rules_java_dependencies()

load("@&#8203;bazel_features//:deps.bzl", "bazel_features_deps")
bazel_features_deps()

##### note that the following line is what is minimally required from protobuf for the java rules
##### consider using the protobuf_deps() public API from @&#8203;com_google_protobuf//:protobuf_deps.bzl
load("@&#8203;com_google_protobuf//bazel/private:proto_bazel_features.bzl", "proto_bazel_features")  # buildifier: disable=bzl-visibility
proto_bazel_features(name = "proto_bazel_features")

##### register toolchains
load("@&#8203;rules_java//java:repositories.bzl", "rules_java_toolchains")
rules_java_toolchains()

Using the rules
See the source.

`v8.15.0`

Compare Source

Changes since 8.14.0
c0462f0 Update rules_java to 8.15.0 (#309)
bbb99fa rules_java: Rename CcInfo#transitive_native_libraries to _legacy_transitive_native_libraries
d8246a4 Automatic code cleanup.

MODULE.bazel setup

bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.15.0")

WORKSPACE setup

With Bazel 8.0.0 and before 8.3.0, add the following to your file:


##### https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/pull/26119
common --repositories_without_autoloads=bazel_features_version,bazel_features_globals

In all cases, add the following to your file:

load("@&#8203;bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
http_archive(
    name = "rules_java",
    urls = [
        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/releases/download/8.15.0/rules_java-8.15.0.tar.gz",
    ],
    sha256 = "0a7e8811cac04b553f6c6c0d185046e3c68a4cb774e83f37a7a5fb6a3deee261",
)

load("@&#8203;rules_java//java:rules_java_deps.bzl", "rules_java_dependencies")
rules_java_dependencies()

load("@&#8203;bazel_features//:deps.bzl", "bazel_features_deps")
bazel_features_deps()

##### note that the following line is what is minimally required from protobuf for the java rules
##### consider using the protobuf_deps() public API from @&#8203;com_google_protobuf//:protobuf_deps.bzl
load("@&#8203;com_google_protobuf//bazel/private:proto_bazel_features.bzl", "proto_bazel_features")  # buildifier: disable=bzl-visibility
proto_bazel_features(name = "proto_bazel_features")

##### register toolchains
load("@&#8203;rules_java//java:repositories.bzl", "rules_java_toolchains")
rules_java_toolchains()

Using the rules
See the source.

`v8.14.0`

Compare Source

Changes since 8.13.0
3b9ca99 Update to java_tools v16.0
0b94d21 Use root test_deps target from bazel_skylib (#306)
aec334a Migrate from deprecated cc_linking_context.libraries_to_link to cc_linking_context.linker_inputs.libraries
d3f3408 Make C++ toolchain explicitly not mandatory
3daed1a Update @rules_java CI to use Bazel 8.3.0

MODULE.bazel setup

bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.14.0")

WORKSPACE setup

With Bazel 8.0.0 and before 8.3.0, add the following to your file:


##### https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/pull/26119
common --repositories_without_autoloads=bazel_features_version,bazel_features_globals

In all cases, add the following to your file:

load("@&#8203;bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
http_archive(
    name = "rules_java",
    urls = [
        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/releases/download/8.14.0/rules_java-8.14.0.tar.gz",
    ],
    sha256 = "bbe7d94360cc9ed4607ec5fd94995fd1ec41e84257020b6f09e64055281ecb12",
)

load("@&#8203;rules_java//java:rules_java_deps.bzl", "rules_java_dependencies")
rules_java_dependencies()

load("@&#8203;bazel_features//:deps.bzl", "bazel_features_deps")
bazel_features_deps()

##### note that the following line is what is minimally required from protobuf for the java rules
##### consider using the protobuf_deps() public API from @&#8203;com_google_protobuf//:protobuf_deps.bzl
load("@&#8203;com_google_protobuf//bazel/private:proto_bazel_features.bzl", "proto_bazel_features")  # buildifier: disable=bzl-visibility
proto_bazel_features(name = "proto_bazel_features")

##### register toolchains
load("@&#8203;rules_java//java:repositories.bzl", "rules_java_toolchains")
rules_java_toolchains()

Using the rules
See the source.

`v8.13.0`

Compare Source

Changes since 8.12.0
d1e335a Release rules_java v8.13.0
c289c72 Update java_tools v15.0
d927aa0 Fix Runfiles docs after #301 (#302)
1a2c184 use DefaultInfo in rules_java (#303)
1947744 Add support for --incompatible_compact_repo_mapping_manifest (#301)
fecb9fb Remove a reference to incompatible_disallow_java_import_empty_jars after unknown commit
a75e722 In make_non_strict, header_compilation_direct_deps should be the same as compile_jars, not full_compile_jars
ae8a5b2 Initial support for header compilation direct deps
899c2b7 Improve the error message for no matching bootclasspath (#296)
0af04ab Replace asserts on library_identifier with static_library

MODULE.bazel setup

bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.13.0")

WORKSPACE setup

With Bazel 8.0.0 and before 8.3.0, add the following to your file:


##### https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/pull/26119
common --repositories_without_autoloads=bazel_features_version,bazel_features_globals

In all cases, add the following to your file:

load("@&#8203;bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
http_archive(
    name = "rules_java",
    urls = [
        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/releases/download/8.13.0/rules_java-8.13.0.tar.gz",
    ],
    sha256 = "b6c6d92ca9dbb77de31fb6c6a794d20427072663ce41c2b047902ffcc123e3ef",
)

load("@&#8203;rules_java//java:rules_java_deps.bzl", "rules_java_dependencies")
rules_java_dependencies()

load("@&#8203;bazel_features//:deps.bzl", "bazel_features_deps")
bazel_features_deps()

##### note that the following line is what is minimally required from protobuf for the java rules
##### consider using the protobuf_deps() public API from @&#8203;com_google_protobuf//:protobuf_deps.bzl
load("@&#8203;com_google_protobuf//bazel/private:proto_bazel_features.bzl", "proto_bazel_features")  # buildifier: disable=bzl-visibility
proto_bazel_features(name = "proto_bazel_features")

##### register toolchains
load("@&#8203;rules_java//java:repositories.bzl", "rules_java_toolchains")
rules_java_toolchains()

Using the rules
See the source.

`v8.12.0`

Compare Source

IMPORTANT: Bazel 8 users still using WORKSPACE please note the change in the setup below.

Changes since 8.11.0
808f849 Use the launcher_maker toolchain if available (#294)
042e9a6 Use @platforms//host instead of @local_config_platform
4ce6ca9 Validate java_common.compile(strict_deps) in Starlark
94426d1 Fix case handling of java_common.compile(strict_deps)
1d2eecd Remove support for empty jars attribute from java_import
86962f9 Change deprecation message to be more helpful for java_proto_library/java_lite_proto_library
9fac3ac Configure coverage helpers for the test exec group (#292)
4b5e2a9 Fix empty jars check for Bazel java_import
ad510ed Remove usages of --incompatible_disable_non_executable_java_binary
2779574 The test_class of a java_test for JUnit4 does not have to have @RunWith.
bf2fb43 Fix comment
da9eee2 Fix classpath separator when cross-compiling from Windows to Unix (#290)
bd9c5f8 Change type of output_licenses from attr.license to attr.string_list.
804e93e Update to java_tools v14.0 (#286)
05ee692 Add ppc64le platform support (#274)
1b5a8b2 Set use_default_shell_env = True consistently. (#276)

MODULE.bazel setup

bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.12.0")

WORKSPACE setup

With Bazel 8.0.0 and before 8.3.0, add the following to your file:


##### https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/pull/26119
common --repositories_without_autoloads=bazel_features_version,bazel_features_globals

In all cases, add the following to your file:

load("@&#8203;bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
http_archive(
    name = "rules_java",
    urls = [
        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/releases/download/8.12.0/rules_java-8.12.0.tar.gz",
    ],
    sha256 = "1558508fc6c348d7f99477bd21681e5746936f15f0436b5f4233e30832a590f9",
)

load("@&#8203;rules_java//java:rules_java_deps.bzl", "rules_java_dependencies")
rules_java_dependencies()

load("@&#8203;bazel_features//:deps.bzl", "bazel_features_deps")
bazel_features_deps()

##### note that the following line is what is minimally required from protobuf for the java rules
##### consider using the protobuf_deps() public API from @&#8203;com_google_protobuf//:protobuf_deps.bzl
load("@&#8203;com_google_protobuf//bazel/private:proto_bazel_features.bzl", "proto_bazel_features")  # buildifier: disable=bzl-visibility
proto_bazel_features(name = "proto_bazel_features")

##### register toolchains
load("@&#8203;rules_java//java:repositories.bzl", "rules_java_toolchains")
rules_java_toolchains()

Using the rules
See the source.

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Under the hood, this upgrades abseil-cpp, so we get the same issue as #2017

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