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Spring Batch Fixes Null Step Name That Breaks JDBC Jobs

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dependabot Mahmoud Ben Hassine apptie kojw1017 yuseogi0218
5 people shipped this
dependabot @dependabot 2 cited Mahmoud Ben Hassine @fmbenhassine 1 cited apptie @apptie 1 cited kojw1017 @kojw1017 1 cited yuseogi0218 @yuseogi0218 1 cited

A silent step-name bug in Spring Batch could crash your JDBC-backed jobs, and the fix is landing now.

Spring Batch is shipping a fix for a nasty edge case where a Step built via a StepBuilder without an explicit name and never exposed as a bean stays with a null name forever [1]. With a JDBC-backed JobRepository, SimpleJobRepository.createStepExecution() rejects a null step name with an IllegalStateException, so this is a production landmine for anyone using local Step variables inside @Bean methods. The same repo also tightens MongoCursorItemReaderBuilder sorts field validation [2] and corrects the exception message in TaskExecutorJobLauncher to pass the running JobExecution instead of JobInstance details [3]. Docs got a refresh too: the JavaDoc for BatchStatus.isLessThanOrEqualTo now correctly says it performs a "less than or equal to" comparison [4]. Meanwhile, Spring Session bumps its Gradle release plugin from 1.0.16 to 1.0.17 [5][6]. All quiet on the security front; these are maintenance and correctness fixes, not emergency patches. The step-name fix is the one to prioritize if you rely on JDBC job repositories.

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  1. [1] Default step name to its class name when not set explicitly nor as a bean spring-projects/spring-batch
  2. [2] Fix MongoCursorItemReaderBuilder sorts field validation logic spring-projects/spring-batch
  3. [3] Fix inaccurate exception message in TaskExecutorJobLauncher spring-projects/spring-batch
  4. [4] GH-5285: Clarify JavaDoc of BatchStatus.isLessThanOrEqualTo ↗ spring-projects/spring-batch
  5. [5] Bump io.spring.gradle:spring-security-release-plugin from 1.0.16 to 1.0.17 ↗ spring-projects/spring-session
  6. [6] Bump io.spring.gradle:spring-security-release-plugin from 1.0.16 to 1.0.17 ↗ spring-projects/spring-session
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Quick answers

What shipped in Spring on August 28, 2026?
A silent step-name bug in Spring Batch could crash your JDBC-backed jobs, and the fix is landing now. In total, 4 commits and 3 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Spring on August 28, 2026?
5 developers shipped this update, including Mahmoud Ben Hassine, apptie, kojw1017, yuseogi0218, and dependabot.
What were the notable Spring updates?
Default step name to its class name when not set explicitly nor as a bean, Fix MongoCursorItemReaderBuilder sorts field validation logic, and Fix inaccurate exception message in TaskExecutorJobLauncher.

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