- Fixed numerous auto‑configuration and security‑related bugs (e.g., Actuator, RabbitMQ SSL, Cassandra, symlink handling, and metrics)
- Improved documentation: added Java fundamentals guide, corrected Javadoc, fixed broken links, and clarified configuration properties
- Upgraded a wide range of dependencies (Elasticsearch, Groovy, Hibernate, Jackson, Micrometer, Spring Framework, etc.) to their latest versions