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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ All raw formats can be loaded with the Image class and manipulated by Pixelwrite
 
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-**JDK 17 is required** because of the foreign linker API usage and the big changes for threading happenend in Panama in JDK17
+**JDK 18 is required** because of the foreign linker API usage and the big changes for threading happenend in Panama in JDK18
 
 ## Status
 Now the lib is in production ready status. That means it is tested on all operating systems (OSX, Linux, Win10) and under different threading scenarious.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Point to the maven coordinates:
 <dependency>  
     <groupId>org.librawfx</groupId>    
     <artifactId>LibRawFX</artifactId>  
-    <version>1.7.7</version>  
+    <version>1.7.9</version>  
 </dependency>  
 ```  
 
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ You can have a look into the class TestAPP.java to see how to use it, but genera
 You can also use the lib without adding the file handler. What I mean is that you can also forget the "...install" line and just load a file URL with the lib (see the `TestApp.java` to see how it works).
 
 ## Steps to create your own build:
-- OpenJDK/Adoptium 17 or newer
-- JavaFX 11 or newer (17 is recommended)
+- OpenJDK/Adoptium 18 or newer
+- JavaFX 11 or newer (18 is recommended)
 - SET JAVA_HOME variable
 - Execute `mvn clean compile package -f LibRawFX/pom.xml`
 - To run the example execute `mvn javafx:run@cli-default`
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ You can also use the lib without adding the file handler. What I mean is that yo
 
 # Notes:
 - The lib is using unoffical JavaFX interfaces
-- The lib is using heavily the foreign memory API from Java 17 including functions from the project Panama and therefore the tool `JExtract` (Available only in JDK 17)
+- The lib is using heavily the foreign memory API from Java 18 including functions from the project Panama and therefore the tool `JExtract` (Available only in JDK 18)
 - All classes inside of package `org.libraw.win` / `org.libraw.linuxosx` are generated by jextract but tuned for operating system specifica
 - Inside of these packages above I exposed also the raw interface to libraw
 - The main class to interact with the native lib is the class `LibrawImage.java` in package `org.librawfx`