Hibernate
- Category
- Frameworks and libraries
- Latest
- 7.4.15
- Released
- Nov 1, 2026
- Docs outline
- 14 sections
Official docs outline
hibernate.org- Architecture
SessionFactory, Session, persistence context and transactions.
- Bootstrap and Configuration
Configuring Hibernate and building a SessionFactory.
- Domain Model
Entities, embeddables, basic types and identifiers.
- Associations
One-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many mappings.
- Persistence Context
Entity states, flushing and dirty checking.
- Fetching
Lazy vs eager fetching and the N+1 problem.
- HQL and JPQL
Hibernate Query Language.
- Criteria Queries
Type-safe query building.
- Locking
Optimistic and pessimistic locking.
- Caching
Second-level and query caches.
- Batching
JDBC batch processing.
- Schema Generation
Automatic DDL generation.
- Events and Interceptors
Event listeners and callbacks.
- Multitenancy
Multi-tenant strategies.
Each section links to the official page. Titles and summaries by Extra Credit; the docs belong to their authors.
Versions and support
6 release lines| Line | Released | Latest | Support |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4 | May 26, 2026 | 7.4.15 | Supported |
| 7.3 | Mar 16, 2026 | 7.3.13 | Ended Jun 7, 2026 |
| 7.2 | Oct 8, 2025 | 7.2.25 | Ended Jun 9, 2026 |
| 7.1 | Aug 8, 2025 | 7.1.36 | Ended Jun 7, 2026 |
| 7.0 | May 20, 2025 | 7.0.10 | Ended Aug 10, 2025 |
| 6.6 | Aug 8, 2024 | 6.6.59 | Ended Jun 9, 2026 |
Source: endoflife.date