Java JDBC: dates consistently two days off

Question

I am using Java JDBC to write a date to SQL server 2008 and then read it back.
The date that is read back is consistently two days earlier than the date that was actuall

Answer 1

For those who are using maven, use this for java 8:

 
    com.microsoft.sqlserver
    mssql-jdbc
    6.2.1.jre8
 

As it is pointed out, if you use an old version, you may face this problem, and it is not easy to debug.