Update Development Environment
Update your development environment before upgrading your brXM implementation project from version 16 to version 17.
Use Maven 3.9
The minimum required Maven version to build projects with has been set at the 3.9 range, so 3.9.0. Best practice is to use the latest available of course.
Use Java 21
In Bloomreach Experience Manager 17.0, the Java version has been upgraded from Java 17 to Java 21, and therefore Java 21 is required in local development environments, CI environments, and server environments.
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Remove Chinese UI
Chinese UI support has been removed. If your implementation project has extensions with or modifcationf of Chinese labels, please remove those.