# Amazon EMR 7.0.0 - Hive release notes
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## Amazon EMR 7.0.0 - Hive changes
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| Type | Description | 
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| Upgrade | Hive Runtime now uses Java 17 by default. Please refer [EMR 7.0.0 Release Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/emr/latest/ReleaseGuide/emr-700-release.html) for more details. | 
| Backport | [HIVE-17709](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-17709): remove sun.misc.Cleaner references | 
| Bug Fix | Disable Tez Async Init RR when LLAP or ACID is enabled  |