- Added dependency management for Jakarta XML SOAP and introduced Java 14 support.
- Deprecated the MVC path‑match and content‑negotiation properties: spring.mvc.pathmatch.use‑suffix‑pattern, spring.mvc.pathmatch.use‑registered‑suffix‑pattern, and spring.mvc.contentnegotiation.favor‑path‑extension.
- Fixed numerous bugs such as datasource URL placeholder handling, @FlywayDataSource with multiple datasources, Kafka auto‑configuration back‑off, ApplicationHome with spaces, JWT decoder signature configuration, and updated documentation ...