Spring Boot - v2.7.11

:lady_beetle: Bug Fixes

• CloudFoundry integration does not use endpoint path mappings #35085
• Gradle Spring Boot plugin with Kotlin DSL does not support includeProjectDependencies in bootJar > layered > dependencies configuration #35033
• Banner placeholders use default values too soon #34764
• Cassandra default configuration substitutions don't resolve against configuration derived from spring.data.cassandra properties #34643
• ApplicationAvailability bean is auto-configured even if a custom one is already present #34347
• Nested test classes don't inherit properties from slice test annotations on enclosing class #33317

:notebook_with_decorative_cover: Documentation

• Use current Neo4j version in Testcontainers-based examples #34775
• Clarify servlet container compatibility #34697
• Document that optional dependencies are included by default in fat jars built with Maven #34636

:hammer: Dependency Upgrades

• Upgrade to DB2 JDBC 11.5.8.0 #34906
• Upgrade to GraphQL Java 18.5 #34995
• Upgrade to Groovy 3.0.17 #34907
• Upgrade to Logback 1.2.12 #34908
• Upgrade to Micrometer 1.9.10 #34855
• Upgrade to MySQL 8.0.33 #35057
• Upgrade to Netty 4.1.91.Final #34909
• Upgrade to Reactor Bom 2020.0.31 #34856
• Upgrade to Spring AMQP 2.4.12 #34947
• Upgrade to Spring Data Bom 2021.2.11 #34902
• Upgrade to Spring Framework 5.3.27 #34857
• Upgrade to Spring Security 5.7.8 #34948
• Upgrade to Spring WS 3.1.6 #34949
• Upgrade to Tomcat 9.0.74 #35058
• Upgrade to Undertow 2.2.24.Final #34910

:heart: Contributors

Thank you to all the contributors who worked on this release:

@SeasonPanPan, @acktsap, @dreis2211, @jgslima, @krzyk, and @meistermeier