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9We are excited to announce the release of RDF4J 6.0.0!<p>RDF4J 6.0.0 is a major release of the Eclipse RDF4J framework. It brings broad RDF 1.2 and
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11improvements across HTTP, storage, federation, query execution, security, and deployment.</p><br clear=all></div><div style=text-align:right;font-size:smaller><a href=https://rdf4j.org/news/2026/07/02/rdf4j-6.0.0-released/>[read more]</a></div><hr></div><div class=news_view_all><a href=https://rdf4j.org//news>View all news</a></div></main></div><div class="col-md-6 padding-bottom-30"><h3>About</h3><p><strong>Eclipse RDF<span style=color:#da5800>4</span>J&trade;</strong> is a powerful Java framework for processing and handling RDF data. This includes creating, parsing, scalable storage, reasoning and querying with RDF and Linked Data. It offers an easy-to-use API that can be connected to all leading RDF database solutions. It allows you to connect with SPARQL endpoints and create applications that leverage the power of linked data and Semantic Web.<p><hr><a href=/about><img src=/images/rdf4j-architecture.svg alt="RDF4J Architecture"></a></div></div></div></main><aside class=featured-footer id=featured-footer><div class="eclipsefdn-featured-footer container-fluid" data-publish-target=eclipse_org><div class=row><div class="col-sm-24 featured-container"></div></div></div></aside><p id=back-to-top><a class=visible-xs href=#top>Back to the top</a></p><footer id=solstice-footer><div class=container><div class=row><section class="col-sm-6 hidden-print" id=footer-eclipse-foundation><h2 class=section-title>Eclipse Foundation</h2><ul class=nav><li><a href=https://www.eclipse.org/org/>About Us</a></li><li><a href=https://www.eclipse.org/org/foundation/contact.php>Contact Us</a></li><li><a href=https://www.eclipse.org/donate>Donate</a></li><li><a href=https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/>Governance</a></li><li><a href=https://www.eclipse.org/artwork/>Logo and Artwork</a></li><li><a href=https://www.eclipse.org/org/foundation/directors.php>Board of Directors</a></li></ul></section><section class="col-sm-6 hidden-print" id=footer-legal><h2 class=section-title>Legal</h2><ul class=nav><li><a href=https://www.eclipse.org/legal/privacy.php>Privacy Policy</a></li><li><a href=https://www.eclipse.org/legal/termsofuse.php>Terms of Use</a></li><li><a href=https://www.eclipse.org/legal/copyright.php>Copyright Agent</a></li><li><a href=https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php>Eclipse Distribution License</a></li><li><a href=https://www.eclipse.org/legal/>Legal Resources</a></li></ul></section><section class="col-sm-6 hidden-print" id=footer-useful-links><h2 class=section-title>Useful Links</h2><ul class=nav><li><a href=https://github.com/eclipse/rdf4j/issues/>Report a Bug</a></li><li><a href=/documentation/>Documentation</a></li><li><a href=https://github.com/eclipse/rdf4j/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md>

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