JDK 11 is now required for the Broadleaf 1.7.0-GA release train, and beyond.
New Features & Notable Changes
When uploading an asset inside a folder, the folder path is now included as part of the assets' path/uri used to resolve it. For example: When uploading an image as part of a zip file in a /secure directory, the asset will have a URI of /secure/asset-name.png.