: This version dropped support for JDK 1.4, requiring JDK 1.5 or 1.6 as a minimum.
You can download the full distribution package in various formats directly from the official project hosting sites:
: If you are using a build tool like Maven or Gradle, you do not need to download the distribution manually. You can fetch the individual JARs directly from the Maven Central Repository . Key Features of Hibernate 3.6.4.Final hibernate distribution 3.6.4 final download
The 3.6.x series was a major milestone for Hibernate, introducing several improvements to modernize the framework during its peak usage:
: This release provides full support for the JPA 2 specification (JSR-317) , including lifecycle rules and standardized metadata. : This version dropped support for JDK 1
The is a stable release of the world’s most popular Java Object/Relational Mapping (ORM) framework. Although newer versions like Hibernate 6 and 7 are now available, 3.6.4 remains a critical version for legacy systems that rely on the classic Hibernate 3.x architecture. Official Download Sources
Download hibernate-distribution-3.6.4.Final-dist.zip (Hibernate) Key Features of Hibernate 3
: The primary mirrors for the distribution bundle are hosted on SourceForge. You can find the full ZIP distribution or the TAR.GZ archive .