Full Changelog: https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti/compare/7.21.0-rc.171...7.21.0-rc.172

• eb42722: [dotnet][rb][java][js][py] Automated Browser Version Update (#17356) (Selenium CI Bot) #17356
• a824708: [build] Clean extra tools from GHA runner to free disk space (#17360) (Corey Goldberg) #17360

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti/compare/7.21.0-rc.170...7.21.0-rc.171

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti/compare/7.21.0-rc.169...7.21.0-rc.170

• Improve SpringValidatorAdapter and MethodValidationAdapter performance #36621
• Support JSON array decoding to Flux in KotlinSerializationJsonDecoder #36597
• Deprecate methodIdentification() in CacheAspectSupport for removal #36575
• Add MockRestServiceServer#createServer variant for RestClient #36572
• Create RestClientXhrTransport variant replacing RestTemplateXhrTransport #36566
• Improve error handling in multipart codecs #36563
• Make ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter#getTargetMethod() public #36558
• ApiVersionConfigurer.setSupportedVersionPredicate() returns void instead of ApiVersionConfigurer #36551
• LazyConnectionDataSourceProxy does not work well with Hibernate's multi-tenancy by schema strategy #36527
• Add registerManagedResource variant with bean key argument to MBeanExporter #36520
• Handle blank Accept-Language header in AcceptHeaderLocaleResolver #36513
• Make AbstractStreamingClientHttpRequest and AbstractBufferingClientHttpRequest public #36501
• MySQL Error 149 (Galera/WSREP conflict) not translated to ConcurrencyFailureException in Spring JDBC/ORM #36499
• Add PreFlightRequestFilter #36482
• Support configuration of extension context scope for SpringExtension via Spring or JUnit properties #36460
• Lower log level of "Cache miss for REQUEST dispatch" in HandlerMappingIntrospector #36309

• WebDataBinder unnecessarily instantiates collections when using the "!" and "_" prefixes #36625
• Cache pollution from high-cardinality FieldError default messages in MessageSourceSupport #36609
• MergedAnnotation does not use ClassLoader for method or field #36606
• @Sql fails if DataSource is wrapped in a TransactionAwareDataSourceProxy #36611
• AnnotatedTypeMetadata no longer retains source declaration order on Java 24+ #36598
• MergedAnnotation.asMap() fails when an attribute references a non-existent class #36586
• FileSystemResource does not strictly follow the Resource#isReadable() contract #36584
• Converter overrides in HttpMessageConverters only apply when defaults are registered #36579
• Invalid method return type metadata for ClassFile variant on JDK 24+ #36577
• Fix Writer lifecycle for AbstractJsonHttpMessageConverter.writeInternal(Object, Type, Writer) #36565
• Flushing-related regression in SseServerResponse #36537
• LazyConnectionDataSourceProxy does not pass on holdability to target Connection #36528
• AnnotationBeanNameGenerator fails when an annotation references a non-existent class #36524
• Perserve default API version in RestClientAdapter #36514
• Inconsistent codings resolution in resource resolvers #36507
• DefaultJmsListenerContainer may hang in an endless loop in doShutdown #36506
• Query not hidden in DefaultClientResponse checkpoint #36502
• RestClient closes stream for ResponseEntity responses #36492
• IllegalStateException when using websocket handshake headers with Tomcat #36486
• Invalid nullness information for ParameterizedTypeReference #36477
• WebTestClient cannot assert null list elements #36476
• Handle Kotlin nullable value class param correctly in CoroutineUtils #36449
• Remove RFC 2047 encoding from Content-Disposition filename #36328
• Parent traceId is not reused when calling WebClient.awaitExchange function #36182

• Clarify semantics of HttpMethod.valueOf() #36652
• Document whitespace semantics in SpEL expressions #36628
• Document that spring.profiles.active is ignored by @ActiveProfiles #36600
• MergedAnnotation.asAnnotationAttributes() Javadoc incorrectly states that it creates an immutable map #36567
• Fix incorrect Javadoc in HandlerMethodReturnValueHandlerComposite regarding caching #36555
• Fix incorrect method name in TypeDescriptor.array() Javadoc #36549
• Introduce Kotlin examples for Bean Overrides (@MockitoBean, etc.) #36541
• Fix incorrect cross-reference links in AbstractEnvironment Javadoc #36516
• Document RetryTemplate#invoke variants in reference manual #36452
• Link observability section to Micrometer Observation Handler docs #34994

• Upgrade to Micrometer 1.16.5 #36659
• Upgrade to Reactor 2025.0.5 #36658

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

@Mohak-Nagaraju, @Sineaggi, @T45K, @angry-2k, @bebeis, @cookie-meringue, @dmitrysulman, @elgunshukurov, @itsmevichu, @junhyung8795, @msridhar, @nameearly, @tobifasc, and @xxxxxxjun

• Improve SpringValidatorAdapter and MethodValidationAdapter performance #36624
• Add missing @Deprecated(forRemoval = true) for deleted in 7.0 #36591
• Deprecate methodIdentification() in CacheAspectSupport for removal #36576
• Improve error handling in multipart codecs #36564
• LazyConnectionDataSourceProxy does not work well with Hibernate's multi-tenancy by schema strategy #36529
• MySQL Error 149 (Galera/WSREP conflict) not translated to ConcurrencyFailureException in Spring JDBC/ORM #36510

• Handle Kotlin nullable value class param correctly in CoroutineUtils #36643
• NullPointerException in ServerSentEvent when trying to set id or event properties #36634
• @Sql fails if DataSource is wrapped in a TransactionAwareDataSourceProxy #36630
• WebDataBinder unnecessarily instantiates collections when using the "!" and "_" prefixes #36627
• Cache pollution from high-cardinality FieldError default messages in MessageSourceSupport #36623
• ContentCachingRequestWrapper does not allow unlimited content caching #36620
• MergedAnnotation does not use ClassLoader for method or field #36614
• AnnotationBeanNameGenerator fails when an annotation references a non-existent class #36588
• FileSystemResource does not strictly follow the Resource#isReadable() contract #36585
• Query not hidden in DefaultClientResponse checkpoint #36571
• LazyConnectionDataSourceProxy does not pass on holdability to target Connection #36530
• DefaultJmsListenerContainer may hang in an endless loop in doShutdown #36511
• Inconsistent codings resolution in resource resolvers #36508

• Clarify semantics of HttpMethod.valueOf() #36653
• Document that spring.profiles.active is ignored by @ActiveProfiles #36636
• Document whitespace semantics in SpEL expressions #36629
• MergedAnnotation.asAnnotationAttributes() Javadoc incorrectly states that it creates an immutable map #36568
• Introduce Kotlin examples for Bean Overrides (@MockitoBean, etc.) #36542
• Fix incorrect cross-reference links in AbstractEnvironment Javadoc #36517

• Upgrade to Micrometer 1.15.11 #36661
• Upgrade to Reactor 2024.0.17 #36660

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti/compare/7.21.0-rc.168...7.21.0-rc.169

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti/compare/7.21.0-rc.167...7.21.0-rc.168

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti/compare/7.21.0-rc.166...7.21.0-rc.167

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Activiti/Activiti/compare/7.21.0-rc.165...7.21.0-rc.166