What’s new in Sling with AEM 6.3

AEM 6.3 is out. Besides the various product enhancements and new features it also includes updated versions of many open source libraries. So it’s your chance to have a closer at the version numbers and find out what changed. And again, quite a lot.

For your convenience I collected the version information of the sling bundles which are part of the initial released version (GA). Please note that with Servicepacks and Cumulative Hotfixes new bundle versions might be introduced.
If a version number is marked red, it has changed compared to the previous AEM versions. Bundles which are not present in the given version are marked with a dash (-).

For the versions 5.6 to 6.1 please see this older posting of mine.

Symbolic name of the bundle AEM 6.1 (GA) AEM 6.2 (GA) AEM 6.3 (GA)
org.apache.sling.adapter 2.1.4 2.1.6 (Changelog) 2.1.8 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.api 2.9.0 2.11.0 (Changelog) 2.16.2 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.atom.taglib 0.9.0.R988585 0.9.0.R988585 0.9.0.R988585
org.apache.sling.auth.core 1.3.6 1.3.14 (Changelog) 1.3.24 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.bgservlets 0.0.1.R1582230 1.0.6 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.bundleresource.impl 2.2.0 2.2.0 2.2.0
org.apache.sling.caconfig.api 1.1.0
org.apache.sling.caconfig.impl 1.2.0
org.apache.sling.caconfig.spi 1.2.0
org.apache.sling.commons.classloader 1.3.2 1.3.2 1.3.8 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.commons.compiler 2.2.0 2.2.0 2.3.0 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.commons.contentdetection 1.0.2 1.0.2
org.apache.sling.commons.fsclassloader 1.0.0 1.0.2 (Changelog) 1.0.4 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.commons.html 1.0.0 1.0.0 1.0.0
org.apache.sling.commons.json 2.0.10 2.0.16 (Changelog) 2.0.20 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.commons.log 4.0.2 4.0.6 (Changelog) 5.0.0 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.commons.log.webconsole 1.0.0
org.apache.sling.commons.logservice 1.0.4 1.0.6 (Changelog) 1.0.6
org.apache.sling.commons.metrics 1.0.0 (Changelog) 1.2.0 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.commons.mime 2.1.8 2.1.8 2.1.10 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.commons.osgi 2.2.2 2.4.0 (Changelog) 2.4.0
org.apache.sling.commons.scheduler 2.4.6 2.4.14 (Changelog) 2.5.2 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.commons.threads 3.2.0 3.2.6 (Changelog) 3.2.6
org.apache.sling.datasource 1.0.0 1.0.0 1.0.2 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.discovery.api 1.0.2 1.0.2 1.0.4 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.discovery.base 1.1.2 (Changelog) 1.1.6 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.discovery.commons 1.0.10 (Changelog) 1.0.18 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.discovery.impl 1.1.0
org.apache.sling.discovery.oak 1.2.6 (Changelog) 1.2.16 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.discovery.support 1.0.0 1.0.0 1.0.0
org.apache.sling.distribution.api 0.1.0 0.3.0 0.3.0
org.apache.sling.distribution.core 0.1.1.r1678168 0.1.15.r1733486 0.2.6
org.apache.sling.engine 2.4.2 2.4.6 (Changelog) 2.6.6 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.event 3.5.5.R1667281 4.0.0 (Changelog) 4.2.0 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.event.dea 1.0.0 1.0.4 (Changelog) 1.1.0 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.extensions.threaddump 0.2.2
org.apache.sling.extensions.webconsolesecurityprovider 1.1.4 1.1.6 (Changelog) 1.2.0 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.featureflags 1.0.0 1.0.2 (Changelog) 1.2.0 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.fragment.ws 1.0.2 1.0.2 1.0.2
org.apache.sling.fragment.xml 1.0.2 1.0.2 1.0.2
org.apache.sling.hapi 1.0.0 1.0.0
org.apache.sling.hc.core 1.2.0 1.2.2 (Changelog) 1.2.4 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.hc.webconsole 1.1.2 1.1.2 1.1.2
org.apache.sling.i18n 2.4.0 2.4.4 (Changelog) 2.5.6 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.installer.console 1.0.0 1.0.0 1.0.2 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.installer.core 3.6.4 3.6.8 (Changelog) 3.8.6 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.installer.factory.configuration 1.1.2 1.1.2 1.1.2
org.apache.sling.installer.factory.subsystems 1.0.0
org.apache.sling.installer.provider.file 1.1.0 1.1.0 1.1.0
org.apache.sling.installer.provider.jcr 3.1.16 3.1.18 (Changelog) 3.1.22 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.javax.activation 0.1.0 0.1.0 0.1.0
org.apache.sling.jcr.api 2.2.0 2.3.0 (Changelog) 2.4.0 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.jcr.base 2.2.2 2.3.2 (Changelog) 3.0.0 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.jcr.compiler 2.1.0
org.apache.sling.jcr.contentloader 2.1.10 2.1.10 2.1.10
org.apache.sling.jcr.davex 1.2.2 1.3.4 (Changelog) 1.3.8 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.jcr.jcr-wrapper 2.0.0 2.0.0 2.0.0
org.apache.sling.jcr.registration 1.0.2 1.0.2 1.0.2
org.apache.sling.jcr.repoinit 1.1.2
org.apache.sling.jcr.resource 2.5.0 2.7.4.B001 (Changelog) 2.9.2 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.jcr.resourcesecurity 1.0.2 1.0.2 1.0.2
org.apache.sling.jcr.webdav 2.2.2 2.3.4 (Changelog) 2.3.8 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.jmx.provider 1.0.2 1.0.2 1.0.2
org.apache.sling.launchpad.installer 1.2.0 1.2.2 (Changelog) 1.2.2
org.apache.sling.models.api 1.1.0 1.2.2 (Changelog) 1.3.2 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.models.impl 1.1.0 1.2.2 (Changelog) 1.3.9.r1784960 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.models.jacksonexporter 1.0.6
org.apache.sling.provisioning.model 1.8.0
org.apache.sling.repoinit.parser 1.1.0
org.apache.sling.resource.inventory 1.0.4 1.0.4 1.0.6 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.resourceaccesssecurity 1.0.0 1.0.0 1.0.0
org.apache.sling.resourcecollection 1.0.0 1.0.0 1.0.0
org.apache.sling.resourcemerger 1.2.9.R1675563-B002 1.3.0 (Changelog) 1.3.0
org.apache.sling.resourceresolver 1.2.4 1.4.8 (Changelog) 1.5.22 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.rewriter 1.0.4 1.1.2 (Changelog) 1.2.1.R1777332 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.scripting.api 2.1.6 2.1.8 (Changelog) 2.1.12 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.scripting.core 2.0.28 2.0.36 (Changelog) 2.0.44 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.scripting.java 2.0.12 2.0.14 (Changelog) 2.1.2 (Changelog)
org.apache.sling.scripting.javascript 2.0.16 2.0.28 2.0.30
org.apache.sling.scripting.jsp 2.1.6 2.1.8 2.2.6
org.apache.sling.scripting.jsp.taglib 2.2.4 2.2.4 2.2.6
org.apache.sling.scripting.jst 2.0.6 2.0.6 2.0.6
org.apache.sling.scripting.sightly 1.0.2 1.0.18 1.0.32
org.apache.sling.scripting.sightly.compiler 1.0.8
org.apache.sling.scripting.sightly.compiler.java 1.0.8
org.apache.sling.scripting.sightly.js.provider 1.0.4 1.0.10 1.0.18
org.apache.sling.scripting.sightly.models.provider 1.0.0 1.0.6
org.apache.sling.security 1.0.10 1.0.18 1.1.2
org.apache.sling.serviceusermapper 1.2.0 1.2.2 1.2.4
org.apache.sling.servlets.compat 1.0.0.Revision1200172 1.0.0.Revision1200172 1.0.0.Revision1200172
org.apache.sling.servlets.get 2.1.10 2.1.14 2.1.22
org.apache.sling.servlets.post 2.3.6 2.3.8 2.3.15.r1780096
org.apache.sling.servlets.resolver 2.3.6 2.4.2 2.4.10
org.apache.sling.settings 1.3.6 1.3.8 1.3.8
org.apache.sling.startupfilter 0.0.1.Rev1526908 0.0.1.Rev1526908 0.0.1.Rev1764482
org.apache.sling.startupfilter.disabler 0.0.1.Rev1387008 0.0.1.Rev1387008 0.0.1.Rev1758544
org.apache.sling.tenant 1.0.2 1.0.2 1.1.0
org.apache.sling.tracer 0.0.2 1.0.2