- Added new features such as Oracle JDBC driver dependency management, Elasticsearch URI user‑info support, and a welcome page for Spring WebFlux, plus enhancements to Docker and property handling.
- Resolved numerous bugs including inconsistent log levels, actuator logger endpoint issues, Spring Security filter ordering, Cassandra auto‑configuration, Docker hangs, and various startup/context errors.
- Updated documentation, added deprecation notices, and upgraded many third‑party dependencies (PostgreSQL, Netty, Tomcat, Spring Security, etc.).