Grails 8 Feature Set - Spring Boot 4 / Spring Framework 7 / Groovy 5

[codeconsole]

Grails 8 Specification

Spring Framework 7

Spring Boot 4

Groovy 5

Hibernate 7

Java 25

Jakarta EE 11

Target Release Date should be ~ Q1 2026 with first milestone release Jan/Feb 2026

[boardbloke]

@jamesfredley @codeconsole @jdaugherty ,

How realistic do you see this release date being for Grails 8? I understand that Boot 3 is expected to EOL in June 2026 or thereabouts, so do you think there will be a Grails 8 GA reasonably close to that to avoid support issues?

[jamesfredley]

Spring Boot 4.0.0 will be released between Nov 17-30 2025. Work on Grails 8 will start after that, although some may occur beforehand. Spring Boot 4.0.0 and Spring Framework 7.0.0 will be a big upgrade. Hibernate 6.6 or 7 could be the largest effort, if the current workaround with 5.6 no longer works.

Apache Grails (view)

My guess is that Grails 8 GA will be ready in Q1 2026 and close to 100% chance before Jun 30 2026.

[boardbloke]

Thanks @jamesfredley this is helpful!