Spring for Apache Kafka 3.3.3, and 3.2.7 are Available Now

Releases | Soby Chacko | February 19, 2025 | ...

We are pleased to announce the release of Spring for Apache Kafka versions 3.3.3 and 3.2.7. We extend our gratitude to all contributors who made these releases possible.

Release Notes

See the release notes for more details on what's included in these releases:

https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-kafka/releases/tag/v3.3.3

https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-kafka/releases/tag/v3.2.7

Kafka Client 3.9.0 compatibility

Spring for Apache Kafka version 3.3.3 is compatible with Kafka Client 3.9.0, though the framework's compile-time dependency uses Kafka Client 3.8.1. To use Kafka Client 3.9.0 or later with version 3.3.3, applications must manually upgrade their Kafka Client version. For instructions on overriding Kafka Client versions in Spring Boot, please refer to this guide

Spring Integration 6.5 Milestone 2 Available

Releases | Artem Bilan | February 19, 2025 | ...

On behalf of the team and everyone who contributed, I am pleased to announce the second Milestone of Spring Integration 6.5.0 generation.

In addition, the 6.3.8 and 6.4.2 versions with bug fixes and dependency upgrades have been released.

Some notable changes in 6.5.0-M2 are:

  • The StreamTransformer now removes an IntegrationMessageHeaderAccessor.CLOSEABLE_RESOURCE header after closing it;
  • The inbound channel adapters for Apache Kafka now generate ID & TIMESTAMP headers by default to be consistent with the rest of similar channel adapters in Spring Integration;
  • A custom TaskScheduler is now propagated via DelayerEndpointSpec;
  • The SftpSession now follows symlinks for its list operations via STAT command;
  • The latest milestones for Micrometer, Spring Data and Spring Security dependencies.

Spring Authorization Server 1.5.0-M1, 1.4.2 and 1.3.5 available now

Releases | Joe Grandja | February 18, 2025 | ...

On behalf of the team and everyone who has contributed, it is my pleasure to announce the releases of Spring Authorization Server 1.5.0-M1, 1.4.2 and 1.3.5.

See the 1.5.0-M1, 1.4.2 and 1.3.5 release notes for complete details.

To get started using Spring Authorization Server, see the Getting Started chapter of the reference documentation and the samples to become familiar with setup and configuration.

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This Week in Spring - February 18th, 2025

Engineering | Josh Long | February 18, 2025 | ...

Hi, Spring fans! It's the week of February 18th, 2025, and you know what that means? ConFoo and Devnexus are nearly here! Next week, I'll be traveling to amazing Montreal, Canada, to speak at the ConFoo show for an amazing community, poutine, and technology! Then, a few days later, it's off to awesome Atlanta, Georgia, where I'll be doing a workshop, a talk on Spring AI with Dr. Mark Pollack, and my usual Spring Boot latest-and-greatest talk. If you're going to either of those shows (why not both?), please don't hesitate to say "salut" or "hello"!

There's a lot of great stuff in this week's…

Introducing the Model Context Protocol Java SDK

Releases | Mark Pollack | February 14, 2025 | ...

This blog post is co-authored with David Soria Parra, Christian Tzolov, and Dariusz Jędrzejczyk.

What is MCP

The Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open protocol developed by Anthropic, is transforming the way AI applications connect and share context. It has garnered extensive support across AI applications, functioning as a standardized interface for Large Language Models (LLMs) to interact with data sources, tools, and AI agents. Whether you're building autonomous systems that need to access databases, orchestrating complex AI workflows, or creating systems where multiple agents collaborate…

Spring AI 1.0.0 M6 Released

Releases | Mark Pollack | February 14, 2025 | ...

We are excited to announce the release of Spring AI 1.0.0 Milestone 6. To celebrate this release, we have created a special AI-generated music playlist to enhance your blog reading and coding experiences!

As usual, this release includes several new features and bug fixes. We have continued to focus on reviewing the codebase from a design perspective. While we have tried to make this transition smooth by deprecating methods and classes for one release cycle, there are some breaking changes we know about and potentially some that we don't, so please bear with us. See the Breaking Changes section…

Spring Data 2024.1.3 and 2024.0.9 released

Releases | Mark Paluch | February 14, 2025 | ...

On behalf of the team and everyone who has contributed, I’m pleased to announce the availability of 2024.1.3 and 2024.0.9 service releases. These releases ship with dependency upgrades, fixes for regressions and selected improvements.

The upcoming Spring Boot releases will pick up the above releases by next week.

2024.1.3

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