ActiveMQ 5.19.11 Release

Apache Classic 5.19.11 was released on Sep 5th, 2026.

This is a maintenance release on the 5.19.x series, including:

Features:

• Support destination gc sweep of destinations with only wildcard consumers

Fixes:

• Fix network bridge local-side close
• Harden soTimeout vs InactivityMonitor
• Update TopicRegion removeSubscription to use connection clientId

Dependency updates:

• 5 minor dependency updates

You can find details on the release notes.

Getting the Binary Distributions

Java compatibility: 11, 17, 21

Verify the Integrity of Downloads

It is essential that you verify the integrity of the downloaded files using the ASC signature or SHA checksum.

The ASC signatures can be verified using PGP or GPG. Begin by following these steps:

1. Download the KEYS file.
2. Download the .asc signature for the relevant distribution file.
3. Verify the signature:

   $ gpg --import KEYS
   $ gpg --verify <file-name>.asc <file-name>

Alternatively you can verify the SHA-512 checksum of the file:

$ sha512sum -c <file-name>.sha512

Getting the Binaries using Maven 3

To use this release in your maven project, the simplest dependency that you can use in your Maven POM is:

<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.activemq</groupId>
<artifactId>activemq-all</artifactId>
<version>5.19.11</version>
</dependency>

If you need more fine grained control of your dependencies (activemq-all is an uber jar) pick and choose from the various components activemq-client, activemq-broker, activemq-xx-store etc.

Getting the Source Code

Source Distributions

Change Log

For a more detailed view of new features and bug fixes, see the release notes.