v6.3.0: | DAVE Protocol Support

Overview

This release adds initial support for the DAVE Protocol.

[!IMPORTANT]
Audio connections without the DAVE Protocol will stop working on March 1st, 2026. If you use JDA to connect to voice channels or stage channels, you will have to update to this release and add the required DAVE Protocol implementation.

Setting up DAVE Protocol in JDA

Since the implementation for DAVE requires native library dependencies, it is not included by default by JDA. We've decided that dependencies related to audio features will no longer be included by default in the future.

Starting with JDA 6.3.0, audio features require additional setup in your JDABuilder or DefaultShardManagerBuilder. Once you have added a dependency that implements DaveSessionFactory, you can configure it in your builder using setAudioModuleConfig:

builder.setAudioModuleConfig(
  new AudioModuleConfig()
    .withDaveSessionFactory(daveSessionFactory)
)

You can use JDAVE, which provides an implementation for this interface. Note that this library requires Java 25 and only supports a few platforms for now. Read the README for setup instructions.

[!WARNING]
This library is still in its early stages and might have some issues. However, I wanted to get this released as soon as possible to allow people to test and report issues, since the deadline is only a few weeks away. I recommend to test this thoroughly before going into production.

There are other libraries still in development that will add support for older java versions, such as libdave-jvm which uses JNI instead of the modern FFM API.

New Features

• Add support for libdave by @​MinnDevelopment in #​2988

Full Changelog: discord-jda/JDA@v6.2.1...v6.3.0

Installation

Gradle

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}
dependencies {
    implementation("net.dv8tion:JDA:6.3.0")
}

Maven

<dependency>
    <groupId>net.dv8tion</groupId>
    <artifactId>JDA</artifactId>
    <version>6.3.0</version> 
</dependency>