We just released the final version of Hibernate ORM 5.4.0.
It is designed to be a drop in replacement for ORM 5.3.x.
Apart from some changes to entity graphs to make them more user friendly, it’s all about bugfixes and polishing.
What’s new
Bugfixes and documentation improvements
We fixed a couple of bugs and regressions and improved the documentation.
So what’s new compared to 5.3.x?
Please refer to the previous blog posts about the candidate releases:
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CR1 announcement: entity graphs improvements, JDK 11 support
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CR2 announcement: JAXB upgrade
The full list of changes made during the 5.4 release cycle can be found here.
Getting 5.4.0.Final
All details are available and up to date on the dedicated page on hibernate.org.
What’s next?
We will release regular maintenance releases thereafter but the main focus of development is now Hibernate ORM 6.
Feedback, issues, ideas?
To get in touch, use the usual channels:
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hibernate tag on Stack Overflow (usage questions)
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User forum (usage questions, general feedback)
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Issue tracker (bug reports, feature requests)
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Mailing list (development-related discussions)