The Grails Foundation has released version 6.0 of Grails, delivering a minimal JDK 11 version; support for Spring Framework 5.3.28, Spring Boot 2.7.12, and Gradle 7.6.1; the debut of Grails Forge UI, a starter project similar to Spring Initializr, and others; and enhanced integration of the Micronaut Framework.
This release highlighted the decision to update to Java 11 in Grails 6, driven by factors such as Java 11’s LTS status, stability, and widespread adoption in the Java ecosystem. This empowers developers with the latest language features, performance improvements, and enhanced security offered by Java 11. Grails 6 also sets the path to Java 17, with plans to include support in the next major release.
