# \[REQ\] Best Java version? **URL:** \ **Category:** Graylog Central (peer support)\ **Created:** [January 24, 2022, 10:04am UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/req-best-java-version/22451 "2022-01-24T10:04:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![gsmith](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/gsmith/32/1222_2.png) [@gsmith](https://community.graylog.org/u/gsmith)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2022, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/req-best-java-version/22451/2 "2022-01-24T23:30:21Z")
Hello @alessio.dapelo A community member had the same issue with OpenJDK. Here is what he did to resolve the Hhgh CPU issue > [@Graylog 4.1.x high CPU usage after updating for log4j](https://community.graylog.org/t/graylog-4-1-x-high-cpu-usage-after-updating-for-log4j/22294/11): > > Hi again! I can confirm that AFAIK switching to Java 8 solved the issue. Today I switched all the other servers too, restoring CPU usage to levels that seem comparable with the ones I was accustomed to. I cannot say unfortunately, maybe someone from Graylog may comment on this. Given that all started with the Graylog update (not with an OpenJDK update), my impression as an outsider is that it may well be that the Graylog’s 4.1 support for Java 11 was never more than experimental (as stated in… Hope that helps --- _[View the full topic](https://community.graylog.org/t/req-best-java-version/22451)._