- Added enhancements like configurable JMX metrics domain, auto‑configuration of JOOQ TransactionListenerProvider, custom UriTemplateHandler support, and handling of placeholder values and empty trust‑store passwords.
- Fixed numerous bugs across Actuator, property binding, REST templates, Quartz initialization, servlet endpoints, Gradle plugins, and more, improving stability and error reporting.
- Upgraded many dependencies (Spring Framework, Spring Security, Spring Data, Micrometer, Elasticsearch, Kafka, etc.) and refreshed documentation and reference guides.