# Grails v8.0.0-M5 released!

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**Created:** [2 August 2026 23:25 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/grails-v8-0-0-m5-released/248504 "2026-08-02T23:25:15Z")\
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[Grails](https://devtalk.com/grails) v8.0.0-M5 has been released.

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> ## What’s Changed
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> - fix: route plugin src/main/scripts into companion -cli jars @jamesfredley (#16082)
> - Remove Jansi and separate the CLI test tier from the production classpath @jdaugherty (#16078)
> - fix: keep plugin templates out of the processResources filters @jdaugherty (#16086)
> - Improve project dependency substitution logic @matrei (#16069)
> - Isolate mavenBom import requirements of Spring DM test project @jdaugherty (#16077)
> - Import log4j-bom before Spring Boot in published BOMs @jamesfredley (#16044)
> - fix(deps): Bump Groovy to 5.0.8 @jamesfredley (#16080)
> - fix(deps): Bump Groovy to 4.0.33 @jamesfredley (#16081)
> - Issues 16060 upgrade docs mixed up version numbers @dauer (#16074)
> - fix: defer compile-classpath probes out of GroovyCompile task configuration @codeconsole (#16076)
> - Opt-in backwards compatibility for Grails 7 command plugins on Grails 8 @jamesfredley (#16011)
> - Stop generating logback-spring.xml by default; add opt-in Logback Configuration Forge feature @codeconsole (#15757)
> - Move legacy command compatibility tests into an end-to-end build @jdaugherty (#16059)
> - Clean up GlobalGrailsClassInjectorTransformation @matrei (#16042)
> - GrailsUtil: honor stackTraceFiltererClass and logFullStackTraceOnFilter @codeconsole (#15666)
> - Bump testlens-app/setup-testlens from 1.9.2 to 1.9.3 @[dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot) (#16062)
> - Align Log4j across published BOMs @jamesfredley (#16045)
> - Groovy-Developer SKILL - Ternary operator @gsartori (#16055)
> - Fix bootWar NPE from stray CLI WebApplicationInitializer (#15377) @jamesfredley (#16041)
> - Compile-time check for GORM query strings flattened from GString (alternative to #15968) @borinquenkid (#15971)
> - Bump com.gradle.develocity from 4.2.2 to 4.5.0 in /grails-forge @[dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot) (#15802)
> - localeSelect: add type=“dropdown” and a menu-cased name, and titlecase autonyms @codeconsole (#16053)
> - Fix dependency resoluti…

Link: [Release 8.0.0-M5 · apache/grails-core · GitHub](https://github.com/apache/grails-core/releases/tag/v8.0.0-M5)