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Where is the XMP SDK for Java?

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Sorry for posting this here but I didn't know any place else.

On your webpage https://www.adobe.com/devnet/xmp.html the old Java XMP version [5.1.3](https://www.adobe.com/devnet/xmp/library/eula-xmp-library-java.html) is linked. Then on [maven central](https://search.maven.org/artifact/com.adobe.xmp/xmpcore) one can find a slightly newer version [6.1.10](https://search.maven.org/artifact/com.adobe.xmp/xmpcore/6.1.10/jar) but still it is from 2016. But then here on github there is no java version at all. So please add repo for the Java SDK here - this would be highly appreciated!

**Update in 2022, management summary:**
According to Pawan all version 6.X releases were accidentally been released. All users should continue to use the latest version 5.X. This "accident" continued over the course of 4 years with several [version](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.adobe.xmp/xmpcore):

- 6.1.11 released in Nov, 2020 by accident
- 6.1.10 released in Sep, 2016 by accident
- 6.1.8 released in Sep, 2016 by accident
- 6.1.6 released in Sep, 2016 by accident
- 6.0.6 released in Sep, 2016 by accident
- 6.0.4 released in Sep, 2016 by accident

**Update in Nov. 2022**

Leonard Rosenthol the chief PDF architect commented on this thread (thank you Leonard for honoring us here) and stated the following:

> The 6.1.11 [...] is an official Adobe distribution. You can/should use that as it also includes an updated license file.

I have to admit: I am (and probably the whole community is) now totally confused...

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Start by reviewing the current XMP-Toolkit-SDK repository, the Adobe XMP webpage, and the com.adobe.xmp/xmpcore releases on Maven Central. Determine the intended Java SDK source and supported release, then define completion as a Java SDK repository or distribution with an unambiguous version and license story.

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Tech stack
java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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