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Spring Releases First Release Candidates for Boot 4.2, Framework 7.1, Data 2026.1, and More
Key points
- Spring Boot 4.2.0-RC1 migrates to Ubuntu Resolute builder, improves Uber-Jar performance.
- Spring Framework 7.1.0-RC1 improves nullability and adds RetryListener methods.
- Spring Data 2026.1.0-RC1 forwards Redis subscription notifications to listeners.
- Spring Cloud 2026.0.0-RC1 integrates Spring Cloud Bus into Spring Cloud Stream.
Multiple Spring Projects Reach Release Candidate Stage
The Spring ecosystem saw a significant wave of updates with the release of first release candidates for numerous projects. These include Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Spring Data, Spring Cloud, Spring Security, Spring for GraphQL, Spring Session, Spring Integration, Spring HATEOS, Spring Modulith, Spring REST Docs, Spring AI, Spring Batch, Spring AMQP, Spring for Apache Kafka, Spring LDAP, and Spring Web Services.
Spring Boot 4.2.0-RC1 Updates
Spring Boot 4.2.0-RC1 includes bug fixes, documentation improvements, and dependency upgrades. Key new features are a migration to the Ubuntu Resolute builder, replacing the Noble Java Tiny Builder, and improved Uber-Jar performance through direct lookup of classes and resources in nested jars.
Spring Framework 7.1.0-RC1 Enhancements
Spring Framework 7.1.0-RC1 delivers bug fixes, dependency upgrades, and new features. These include improved nullability in DataAccessUtils and LinkedCaseInsensitiveMap classes. Additionally, the RetryListener interface now has new overloaded onRetrySuccess() and onRetryFailure() methods that provide direct access to the retry state via a RetryState class instance.
Spring Data 2026.1.0-RC1 and Spring Cloud 2026.0.0-RC1 Changes
Spring Data 2026.1.0-RC1 provides bug fixes, dependency upgrades, and RC1 upgrades across its subprojects. A notable feature in Spring Data Redis is the forwarding of subscription notifications to annotated listener methods if a bean implements the SubscriptionListener interface.
Spring Cloud 2026.0.0-RC1, codenamed Paddington, features dependency upgrades and RC1 upgrades for all subprojects. A significant change is the incorporation of Spring Cloud Bus into Spring Cloud Stream, removing it as a standalone project. This release is built upon Spring Boot 4.2.0-RC1.
Spring Security 7.2.0-RC1 Updates
Spring Security 7.2.0-RC1 includes bug fixes, dependency upgrades, and two new features. The StrictServerWebExchangeFirewall class no longer detects non-canonical-case HTTP methods as distinct due to a change in the HttpMethod class's valueOf() method, which now normalizes casing.
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Primary sources
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Spring has released the first release candidates for multiple projects, including Spring Boot 4.2.0, Spring Framework 7.1.0, Spring Data 2026.1.0, and Spring Cloud 2026.0.0. These updates introduce bug fixes, dependency upgrades, and new features, with Spring Cloud Bus now integrated into Spring Cloud Stream.