Spring Framework - v6.1.0

:star: New Features

• When using Oracle, JdbcClient.update(KeyHolder) does not work without explicit key column names #31607
• Introduce way to convert ClientHttpResponse to desired type #31597
• Property-driven onRefresh exit for AppCDS purpose #31595
• No Micrometer traceId in JMS listener container errorHandler #31559
• Register Hibernate @EmbeddableInstantiators registered on JPA embeddables for reflection #31534
• Improve method validation support for errors on elements within a container #31530
• Support pattern matching for method names in ControlFlowPointcut #31435
• Review reachability metadata contributions after GraalVM changes #31213
• handleEmptyBody of RequestBodyAdvice should apply also when content-type is not set #30522

:lady_beetle: Bug Fixes

• Regression with @EnableJpaAuditing using Spring Boot 3.2-RC2 in native image #31575
• Retrieving the response body as a List of POJOs fails with RestClient but passes with WebTestClient #31574
• ExecutorLifecycleDelegate should call ExecutorService.isTerminated() in ?.isRunning() #31549
• RestTemplate POST to endpoint using Digest Auth no longer works in 6.1 #31516
• Code generation for constructor arguments must cast null indexed argument value #31508
• \n in form model when using Jetty 12 client and multipart/form-data #31361
• Add status handler to recognize unknown status codes outside of 4xx/5? #31202

:notebook_with_decorative_cover: Documentation

• Document how to log @Sql scripts and statements #31589
• Link to KDoc API documentation from Javadoc overview #31587
• Fix link in Javadoc of ConfigurableMockMvcBuilder #31542
• Add note about @[Enabled|Disabled]InNativeImage in reference manual #31438
• Document @DisabledInAotMode in the reference manual #31437
• Document @Sql class-level execution phase support in the reference manual #31377
• Document that Micrometer's "error" tag should be preferred vs. legacy "exception" tag #31514

:hammer: Dependency Upgrades

• Upgrade to Context Propagation 1.1.0 #31599
• Upgrade to Kotlin 1.9.20 #31539
• Upgrade to Micrometer 1.12.0 #31556
• Upgrade to Reactor 2023.0.0 #31557

:heart: Contributors

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

@Young-Zen, @duesenklipper, @izeye, @k-seth, and @wakingrufus