2026-02-14 Release of logback version 1.5.31

• Fixed missing META-INF/services directory in logback-classic.jar. This issue rendered logback-classic version 1.5.30 unusable with SLF4J.

• A bit-wise identical binary of this version can be reproduced by building from source code at commit 168e42f9f9a18a3ffdf31eb2bfe80a71e33ecd8b associated with the tag v_1.5.31. Release built using Java "21" 2023-10-17 LTS build 21.0.1.+12-LTS-29 under Linux Debian 11.6.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti/compare/7.20.0-rc.1022...7.20.0-rc.1023

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti/compare/7.20.0-rc.1021...7.20.0-rc.1022

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti/compare/7.20.0-rc.1020...7.20.0-rc.1021

• AAE-42355 Force Docker API version to 1.44 by @dsibilio in https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti/pull/5293

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti/compare/7.20.0-rc.1019...7.20.0-rc.1020

2026-02-14 Release of logback version 1.5.30

• Fix scanning issue when an included file becomes available at a later time. This problem was reported in issues/1021 by Sergey Nazarov.

• Standardized code for version checking across modules.

• A bit-wise identical binary of this version can be reproduced by building from source code at commit 44164f10ca3fb44ce0e68519f13564b87e3aca61 associated with the tag v_1.5.30. Release built using Java "21" 2023-10-17 LTS build 21.0.1.+12-LTS-29 under Linux Debian 11.6.

• Eagerly resolve of canonical files during attach emulation to avoid failure when process ends before file can be deleted.
• Add super classes to hash code / equals computation in Advice that were missing.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti/compare/7.20.0-rc.1018...7.20.0-rc.1019

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti/compare/7.20.0-rc.1017...7.20.0-rc.1018

• Add @FunctionalInterface to RequestMatcher #18337
• Spring Security 7 should provide migration path from request-matcher="ant" #18211
• Stop deploying JavaDoc outside of Antora #18199

• Add Missing Migration Pages to Navigation #18313
• Create SHA-1 MessageDigest for every new check request in Compromised Password Checker #18235
• Fix typo in "Preparing for 7.0" in reference to PathPatternRequestMatcher #18336
• Fix typo in AnnotationTemplateExpressionDefaults documentation #18176
• Fix typos in documentation depenendencies->dependencies #18208

• Bump @antora/atlas-extension from 1.0.0-alpha.2 to 1.0.0-alpha.5 in /docs #18675
• Bump @antora/collector-extension from 1.0.1 to 1.0.2 in /docs #18677
• Bump @springio/antora-extensions from 1.14.4 to 1.14.7 in /docs #18676
• Bump antora from 3.2.0-alpha.8 to 3.2.0-alpha.11 in /docs #18679
• Bump ch.qos.logback:logback-classic from 1.5.20 to 1.5.21 #18192
• Bump ch.qos.logback:logback-classic from 1.5.21 to 1.5.22 #18321
• Bump ch.qos.logback:logback-classic from 1.5.22 to 1.5.24 #18387
• Bump ch.qos.logback:logback-classic from 1.5.24 to 1.5.25 #18525
• Bump ch.qos.logback:logback-classic from 1.5.25 to 1.5.26 #18591
• Bump ch.qos.logback:logback-classic from 1.5.26 to 1.5.27 #18631
• Bump ch.qos.logback:logback-classic from 1.5.27 to 1.5.28 #18678
• Bump ch.qos.logback:logback-classic from 1.5.28 to 1.5.29 #18710
• Bump gradle-wrapper from 8.14 to 8.14.4 #18704
• Bump io.micrometer:context-propagation from 1.1.3 to 1.1.4 #18703
• Bump io.micrometer:micrometer-observation from 1.14.13 to 1.14.14 #18279
• Bump io.mockk:mockk from 1.14.6 to 1.14.7 #18275
• Bump io.projectreactor:reactor-bom from 2024.0.12 to 2024.0.13 #18293
• Bump io.projectreactor:reactor-bom from 2024.0.13 to 2024.0.14 #18495
• Bump io.projectreactor:reactor-bom from 2024.0.14 to 2024.0.15 #18716
• Bump io.spring.develocity.conventions from 0.0.24 to 0.0.25 #18535
• Bump io.spring.gradle:spring-security-release-plugin from 1.0.13 to 1.0.14 #18724
• Bump jakarta.xml.bind:jakarta.xml.bind-api from 4.0.4 to 4.0.5 #18670
• Bump org-apache-maven-resolver from 1.9.24 to 1.9.25 #18292
• Bump org-aspectj from 1.9.25 to 1.9.25.1 #18329
• Bump org.apache.maven:maven-resolver-provider from 3.9.11 to 3.9.12 #18352
• Bump org.assertj:assertj-core from 3.27.6 to 3.27.7 #18590
• Bump org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-core from 6.6.34.Final to 6.6.36.Final #18193
• Bump org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-core from 6.6.36.Final to 6.6.38.Final #18241
• Bump org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-core from 6.6.38.Final to 6.6.39.Final #18308
• Bump org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-core from 6.6.39.Final to 6.6.40.Final #18351
• Bump org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-core from 6.6.40.Final to 6.6.41.Final #18524
• Bump org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-core from 6.6.41.Final to 6.6.42.Final #18632
• Bump org.springframework.data:spring-data-bom from 2024.1.12 to 2024.1.13 #18320
• Bump org.springframework.ldap:spring-ldap-core from 3.2.15 to 3.2.16 #18322
• Bump org.springframework:spring-framework-bom from 6.2.13 to 6.2.14 #18206
• Bump org.springframework:spring-framework-bom from 6.2.14 to 6.2.15 #18323
• Bump org.springframework:spring-framework-bom from 6.2.15 to 6.2.16 #18731
• Bump spring-io/spring-doc-actions from 0.0.20 to 0.0.22 #18649
• Update Antora UI Spring to v0.4.25 #18402

• Remove unnecessary Gradle wrapper from buildSrc #18692

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

@garvit-joshi, @ghusta, @kucoll, and @rwinch