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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.

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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

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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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