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SPRING FRAMEWORK CUTS BUILD OVERHEAD WITH GRADLE 9.5.1 UPGRADE

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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

References

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

FAQ

What changed 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.
What should Spring teams do about it?
Plan Spring Framework upgrade to latest with Gradle 9.5.1 for your next major cycle • Update Spring Security to pull Hibernate ORM 7.3.5.Final before next release • If using Spring GraphQL with generic interfaces, upgrade immediately for @Argument fix
Which Spring repositories shipped on May 18, 2026?
spring-projects/spring-framework, spring-projects/spring-security, spring-projects/spring-graphql

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