Licensing Bug

This article describes a licensing bug encountered in Aspose.Slides for Java versions 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, 23.5, 23.6 and 23.7. This bug caused perpetual licenses to become temporarily unusable after their subscription expired.

Symptoms

After your perpetual license subscription expires, Aspose.Slides for Java versions 23.2 - 23.7 may report the license as expired, transitioning all functions into a evaluation mode. This behavior is incorrect and does not affect versions prior to 23.2 and after 23.7.

Resolution

Aspose.Slides for Java addressed this issue and released updated versions (23.2.1, 23.3.1, 23.4.1, 23.5.1, 23.6.1, 23.7.1) with the fix.

If you are using one of the affected versions of Aspose.Slides for Java in your project, please switch to using the corrected version.

List of versions with the fix:

Repository link Release notes link
23.2.1 Release notes Aspose.Slides for Java 23.2.1
23.3.1 Release notes Aspose.Slides for Java 23.3.1
23.4.1 Release notes Aspose.Slides for Java 23.4.1
23.5.1 Release notes Aspose.Slides for Java 23.5.1
23.6.1 Release notes Aspose.Slides for Java 23.6.1
23.7.1 Release notes Aspose.Slides for Java 23.7.1

If you experience any licensing issues with Aspose.Slides for Java:

  • Check the version you are using and ensure it’s not affected by the bug described above.
  • Refer to the Aspose documentation for troubleshooting steps and known licensing issues.
  • Contact Aspose support for further assistance.

Affected products and versions

Please note that this bug only impacts Aspose.Slides for Java versions 23.2 through 23.7. Other Aspose products and other versions of Aspose.Slides are not affected.