1.13.0-alpha5

Author: puredanger

content/news/2026/07/21/clojure-1-13-alpha5.adoc

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+= Clojure 1.13.0-alpha5
+Alex Miller
+2026-07-21
+:jbake-type: post
+
+Clojure 1.13.0-alpha5 is now available! Find download and usage information on the <<xref/../../../../../releases/downloads#,Downloads>> page.
+
+== Java 17 baseline
+
+As of this release, Clojure requires a minimum Java 17 runtime and compiles to Java 17 bytecode.
+
+* https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-2872[CLJ-2872] Move to new ASM and emit Java 17 bytecode
+* https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-2383[CLJ-2383] Add new java.lang classes to automatic imports
+* https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-2892[CLJ-2892] Remove uses of Java's security manager, which is going away
+* https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-2920[CLJ-2920] Javadoc support updated for Java 17+
+
+== Other changes since last alpha
+
+* https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-2968[CLJ-2968] Qualified :keys bindings in destructuring can only be unqualified symbols (regression fix)
+* https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-2969[CLJ-2969] Add :select base cases to tests
+* https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-2897[CLJ-2897] prepl is missing DynamicClassLoader and `*repl*` binding from repl
+
+== Try it out
+
+Update your deps.edn :deps with:
+
+[source]
+----
+org.clojure/clojure {:mvn/version "1.13.0-alpha5"}
+----
+
+Start a REPL with the Clojure CLI (any version) with:
+
+[source]
+----
+clj -Sdeps '{:deps {org.clojure/clojure {:mvn/version "1.13.0-alpha5"}}}
+----

content/releases/devchangelog.adoc

@@ -19,6 +19,18 @@ Note: All dev releases are subject to breaking changes for new work since the pr
 
 == Release 1.13.x
 
+=== 1.13.0-alpha5 (July 21, 2026) [[v1.13.0-alpha5]]
+
+https://clojure.org/news/2026/07/21/clojure-1-13-alpha5[Release Notes]
+
+* https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-2872[CLJ-2872] Move to new ASM and emit Java 17 bytecode
+* https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-2383[CLJ-2383] Add new java.lang classes to automatic imports
+* https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-2892[CLJ-2892] Remove uses of Java's security manager, which is going away
+* https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-2920[CLJ-2920] Javadoc support updated for Java 17+
+* https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-2968[CLJ-2968] Qualified :keys bindings in destructuring can only be unqualified symbols (regression fix)
+* https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-2969[CLJ-2969] Add :select base cases to tests
+* https://clojure.atlassian.net/browse/CLJ-2897[CLJ-2897] prepl is missing DynamicClassLoader and `*repl*` binding from repl
+
 === 1.13.0-alpha4 (July 14, 2026) [[v1.13.0-alpha4]]
 
 https://clojure.org/news/2026/07/14/clojure-1-13-alpha4[Release Notes]

content/releases/downloads.adoc

@@ -54,30 +54,30 @@ Clojure depends on Java and all Clojure code is compiled to Java 8 compatible by
 Read the https://github.com/clojure/clojure/blob/master/changes.md[Changelog] for detailed release information.
 
 [[dev]]
-== Development Release: 1.13.0-alpha4
+== Development Release: 1.13.0-alpha5
 
 Include the release in your project using the following coordinates:
 
 deps.edn coordinate:
 
 [source,clojure]
 ----
-org.clojure/clojure {:mvn/version "1.13.0-alpha4"}
+org.clojure/clojure {:mvn/version "1.13.0-alpha5"}
 ----
 
 Leiningen dependency:
 
 [source,clojure]
 ----
-[org.clojure/clojure "1.13.0-alpha4"]
+[org.clojure/clojure "1.13.0-alpha5"]
 ----
 
 * https://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.clojure%22%20AND%20a%3A%22clojure%22%20AND%20v%3A1.13*[Clojure 1.13 pre-release builds]
 * <<devchangelog#,Dev changelog>>
 * Dependencies:
 ** `org.clojure/spec.alpha {:mvn/version "0.6.249"}`
-** `org.clojure/core.specs.alpha {:mvn/version "0.6.113-alpha6"}`
-* Requirements: Java 8 or higher (recommended: Java 25)
+** `org.clojure/core.specs.alpha {:mvn/version "0.6.118-alpha7"}`
+* Requirements: Java 17 or higher (recommended: Java 25)
 
 == Older Releases