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1 developer shipped this update, including dependabot[bot].

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Upgrade to Gradle 9.5.1, Remove obsolete code, and Merge branch '7.0.x'.

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SPRING FRAMEWORK CUTS BUILD OVERHEAD WITH GRADLE 9.5.1 UPGRADE

By RepoJournal · Filed 06:04 UTC on May 18, 2026 · About Spring

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Spring Framework is moving to Gradle 9.5.1 while Spring Security tightens its dependency chain with Hibernate ORM 7.3.5 and Maven resolver updates.

Spring Framework upgraded to Gradle 9.5.1 [1] as part of a broader maintenance push that includes removing obsolete code [2] and merging stabilization work from the 7.0.x branch [3][4]. This build toolchain upgrade matters because Gradle 9.5.1 delivers performance improvements and reduced overhead for the entire ecosystem. On the security side, Spring Security bumped Hibernate ORM to 7.3.5.Final [5], pulling in fixes and stability improvements for ORM-dependent applications. The Maven resolver update [6] from 3.9.15 to 3.9.16 addresses dependency resolution edge cases that can cause build flakiness. Meanwhile, Spring GraphQL fixed a critical annotation detection bug [7] where @Argument parameters weren't being recognized when handler methods were defined in generic interfaces, a subtle issue that would cause runtime failures in complex GraphQL setups.

Action items

→ Plan Spring Framework upgrade to latest with Gradle 9.5.1 for your next major cycle spring-projects/spring-framework [plan]
→ Update Spring Security to pull Hibernate ORM 7.3.5.Final before next release spring-projects/spring-security [plan]
→ If using Spring GraphQL with generic interfaces, upgrade immediately for @Argument fix spring-projects/spring-graphql [immediate]

References

[1] Upgrade to Gradle 9.5.1 spring-projects/spring-framework
[2] Remove obsolete code spring-projects/spring-framework
[3] Merge branch '7.0.x' spring-projects/spring-framework
[4] Merge branch '7.0.x' spring-projects/spring-framework
[5] Bump org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-core from 7.3.4.Final to 7.3.5.Final ↗ spring-projects/spring-security
[6] Bump org.apache.maven:maven-resolver-provider from 3.9.15 to 3.9.16 ↗ spring-projects/spring-security
[7] Fix `@Argument` annotation detection in generic interfaces spring-projects/spring-graphql

Quick answers

What shipped in Spring on May 18, 2026?: Spring Framework is moving to Gradle 9.5.1 while Spring Security tightens its dependency chain with Hibernate ORM 7.3.5 and Maven resolver updates. In total, 5 commits and 2 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Spring on May 18, 2026?: 1 developer shipped this update, including dependabot[bot].
What were the notable Spring updates?: Upgrade to Gradle 9.5.1, Remove obsolete code, and Merge branch '7.0.x'.

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