Grails v8.0.0-M1 and v7.0.11 released!

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Grails v8.0.0-M1 and v7.0.11 has been released.

What’s Changed

• Make GSP Gradle plugin order-independent by @matrei in Make GSP Gradle plugin order-independent by matrei · Pull Request #15273 · apache/grails-core · GitHub
• merge 7.1.x into 8.0.x by @jamesfredley in https://github.com/apache/grails-core/pull/15357
• merge 7.1.x into 8.0.x by @jamesfredley in merge 7.1.x into 8.0.x by jamesfredley · Pull Request #15450 · apache/grails-core · GitHub
• fix: remove unused GroovyPlugin import from GrailsGradlePlugin by @jamesfredley in fix: remove unused GroovyPlugin import from GrailsGradlePlugin by jamesfredley · Pull Request #15451 · apache/grails-core · GitHub
• Merge 7.1.x into 8.0.x by @jamesfredley in Merge 7.1.x into 8.0.x by jamesfredley · Pull Request #15472 · apache/grails-core · GitHub
• chore: Merge 7.1.x into 8.0.x by @jamesfredley in https://github.com/apache/grails-core/pull/15521
• Spring Boot Follow-ups by @jdaugherty in Spring Boot Follow-ups by jdaugherty · Pull Request #15554 · apache/grails-core · GitHub
• Upgrade to Spring Boot 4.0.5 and Spring Framework 7.0.6 by @jamesfredley in https://github.com/apache/grails-core/pull/15541
• Remove deprecated classes and methods for Grails 8 by @matrei in Remove deprecated classes and methods for Grails 8 by matrei · Pull Request #15565 · apache/grails-core · GitHub
• Fix forge dockerBuildNative by using a Java 21 GraalVM base image by @jamesfredley in Fix forge dockerBuildNative by using a Java 21 GraalVM base image by jamesfredley · Pull Request #15579 · apache/grails-core · GitHub
• Fix forge dockerBuildNative builder stage to use Java 21 GraalVM image by @jamesfredley in Fix forge dockerBuildNative builder stage to use Java 21 GraalVM image by jamesfredley · Pull Request #15580 · apache/grails-core · GitHub
• Upgrade JLine to 3.30.6 and Jansi to 2.4.2 by @jamesfredley in https://github.com/apache/grails-core/pull/15367
• fix(ci): bump verifyWrapper JDK to 21 on 8.0.x by @jamesfredley in fix(ci): bump verifyWrapper JDK to 21 on 8.0.x by jamesfredley · Pull Request #15604 · apache/grails-core · GitHub
• Upgrade to Gradle 9.4.1 and Micronaut 4 by @jamesfredley in https://github.com/apache/grails-core/pull/15365
• 8.0.x splitbom by @jdaugherty in 8.0.x splitbom by jdaugherty · Pull Request #15608 · apache/grails-core · GitHub
• Spring security updates by @jdaugherty in Spring security updates by jdaugherty · Pull Request #15609 · apache/grails-core · GitHub

Full Changelog: Comparing v7.1.1...v8.0.0-M1 · apache/grails-core · GitHub

Link: Release 8.0.0-M1 · apache/grails-core · GitHub

What’s Changed

WARNING: micronaut users read the upgrade guide as there is a breaking change required to support the latest version of Spring

• build - do not include merge PRs from releases in release notes @jdaugherty (#15610)
• Backport Grails Bom Restructure from Hibernate 7 branch @jdaugherty (#15605)
• docs: fix plugin reference links in Application Properties @jamesfredley (#15606)
• #15386 - Update CONTRIBUTING.md to include guidelines for contributio… @jdaugherty (#15594)
• fix(ci): restore executable bit on grailsw before verify @jamesfredley (#15603)
• build: bootstrap Gradle plugin repositories @matrei (#15597)
• fix(ci): run wrapper verification after publishForge to avoid first-bump 404 @jamesfredley (#15602)
• chore(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 7.0.0 to 7.0.1 @dependabot[bot] (#15573)
• Update formActionSubmit documentation @matrei (#15582)
• fix(wrapper): honor PREFERRED_GRAILS_VERSION and repair publish CI @jamesfredley (#15598)
• Cleanup and align application.yml in generated applications @matrei (#15574)
• Upgrade to Spring Boot 3.5.14 @jamesfredley (#15595)
• fix: prompt before removing old SVN release folder during promotion @chloeb-smith (#15584)
• Clean up labels used in the forge ui @matrei (#15576)
• Establish a Pull Request Template @jdaugherty (#15578)
• Add test slicing to the build @matrei (#15547)
• Add settings.gradle to Forge verification app @matrei (#15546)
• fix(deps): Bump Asset Pipeline to 5.0.34 @matrei (#15545)
• fix(deps): Bump Groovy to 4.0.31 @matrei (#15544)

Features

• Replace config-properties.yml with standard spring-configuration-metadata.json @jamesfredley (#15426)

Maintenance

• maintain: switch to shared develocity key @jdaugherty (#15496)

Contributors

@chloeb-smith, @dependabot[bot], @jamesfredley, @jdaugherty, @matrei, dependabot[bot] and [github-actions[bot]](…

Link: Release 7.0.11 · apache/grails-core · GitHub