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spring-batch v6.1.0-M2

pre-release PublishedSep 24, 2026 Sourcespring-projects/spring-batch

spring-batch v6.1.0-M2

:star: New features

  • Allow to use Mongo JobRepository with any PlatformTransactionManager #5508
  • Add a builder for ResourcesItemReader with support for specifying resources via a pattern #5487
  • Introduce BatchConstants #5190
  • Default reader/writer name to the bean name #5149
  • Support specifying resource locations using a pattern in MultiResourceItemReaderBuilder #5056
  • Add support for custom collection prefix in MongoDB Job repository #4980
  • Add compile-time safety for mutually exclusive builder methods #4888
  • Add schema locations to DatabaseType to prevent typos in the metadata tables string path #4586

:lady_beetle: Bug fixes

  • Repository/DAO-level count methods cannot soundly validate job/step existence #5544
  • @OnSkipInRead/@OnSkipInProcess/@OnSkipInWrite methods are ignored by ChunkOrientedStepBuilder#listener(Object) #5531
  • Rolled-back chunk counted as written and step COMPLETED in ChunkOrientedStep (fault-tolerant retry of OptimisticLockException) #5509
  • TransientTransactionError in MongoSequenceIncrementer during parallel job executions #5507
  • Fix QName deserialization in JacksonExecutionContextStringSerializer #5502
  • ChunkOrientedStep scan mode passes the processed chunk to ChunkListener#beforeChunk and silently drops scan items when the listener throws #5493
  • ChunkOrientedStep does not re-invoke the ItemProcessor during chunk scanning, unlike FaultTolerantChunkProcessor #5490
  • JpaCursorItemReader.doClose() missing null check on entityManager #5486
  • Fix incorrect nullability contract for encoding in StaxEventItemReader #5483
  • JsonFunctionalTests fails on Windows due to CRLF #5481
  • @OnChunkError is never invoked on a chunk-oriented step #5468
  • Interface listener callbacks are invoked twice when an item handler also has a listener annotation #5466
  • spring.batch.job.launch.count is silently missing: the JobOperator keeps ObservationRegistry.NOOP on most configuration paths #5463
  • Inconsistent JobParameter type handling between storage and retrieval in Spring Batch 6.x #5455
  • @BeforeStep/@AfterStep methods are ignored by ChunkOrientedStepBuilder#listener(Object) #5451
  • Replace jetbrains @NotNull with jspecify @NonNull #5443
  • SimpleJobOperator.restart(JobExecution) masks the real failure reason with a misleading “job execution already running” message #5439
  • Missing GraalVM runtime hints for MongoDB persistence model classes and resources #5435
  • Fix JsonFileItemWriter to produce valid JSON when append allowed with custom header/footer callback #5432
  • Step name is null when the step is not defined as a bean and not assigned a name #5278
  • Forced Sort Passing via sorts() Method When Building with MongoCursorItemReaderBuilder and Query #4860
  • Incorrect invocation order of job execution listener in remote partitioning #4133
  • Remote-chunking implementation does not support parallel executions of the same job #1372

:rocket: Enhancements

  • Remove redundant methods which are identical to default method #5516
  • Inconsistent builder method name: MultiResourceItemReaderBuilder.setStrict() #5512
  • Improve DefaultJobParametersConverter and JsonJobParametersConverter #5457
  • Replace isAssignableFrom() with isInstance() where feasible #5427
  • Remove unused ClassUtils import from JdbcPagingItemReader #5407
  • Add @FunctionalInterface to StepInterruptionPolicy #5402
  • Fix SimpleJobOperator jobRegistry state message #5369
  • Replace deprecated Jackson2JsonMessageConverter with JacksonJsonMessageConverter #5350
  • Replace System.getProperty("line.separator") with System.lineSeparator() #5341
  • Remove unnecessary null check against createTime of execution #5304
  • Inaccurate exception message when attempting to start a running job #5280
  • Improve JacksonExecutionContextStringSerializer #5233
  • Replace custom converters with DefaultFormattingConversionService #5186
  • Move async processing APIs to spring-batch-core #5185
  • Replace CopyOnWriteArrayList with ArrayList in JdbcPagingItemReader and JpaPagingItemReader for performance and correctness #5112
  • Add flushing support in RepositoryItemWriter #5073

:notebook_with_decorative_cover: Documentation

  • Fix Javadoc #5545
  • Inaccurate documentation of remote chunking and remote partitioning samples regarding JMS headers #5513
  • Fix typos in Javadoc comments #5511
  • Clarify retryable reads compatibility with forward-only semantics #5510
  • Clarify SkipListener contract and reference docs about transaction scope #5494
  • Reference documentation’s tracing example registers a handler that creates no spans and fails the job #5475
  • Fix typo in Javadoc of JobOperator.start() #5434
  • Wrong example in Registering ItemStream with a Step #5429
  • Fix incorrect Javadoc reference in JobExecution.isStopped() #5414
  • Fix javadoc in SqlPagingQueryUtils #5403
  • Fix typo in EnableBatchProcessing Javadoc #5375
  • Inaccurate JavaDoc of BatchStatus.isLessThanOrEqualTo #5285
  • Enhance documentation about leveraging IteratorItemReader to reuse scrolling APIs from Spring Data #4484

:hammer: Tasks

  • Consistently use .version suffix for version properties in pom.xml #5506
  • Update Apache Artemis groupId to org.apache.artemis #5482
  • Update Groovy version to 5.1.2 #5327
  • Deprecate JobExecution convenience getters for JobInstance id #5533
  • Deprecate setRepository in RepositoryItemWriter #5473
  • Deprecate setRepository and setSorts in RepositoryItemReader #5472
  • Deprecate Derby support since Apache Derby is retired #5254
  • Deprecate JobInstance::getInstanceId for removal to eliminate redundancy #5244
  • Deprecate StepExecution convenience getters for JobExecution id and parameters #5142
  • Deprecate setEntityManagerFactory in JPA item readers/writer #5101

🆙 Dependency Upgrades

Spring Framework: 7.1.0-M2 Spring Integration: 7.2.0-M2 Spring AMQP: 4.2.0-M2 Spring Kafka: 4.2.0-M2 Spring Data: 2026.1.0-M2 Micrometer: 1.18.0-M2

:heart: Contributors

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

@acktsap, @apptie, @banseok1216, @benelog, @cladren123, @dhritimanchakra, @DragonFSKY, @enduf7686, @GaBaljaintheroom, @Gorock, @hutiefang76, @HyunWoo9930, @jjh75607, @KMGeon, @klopfdreh, @kojw1017, @kyungrae, @leedaegeon, @leestana01, @maequise, @mjd507, @noojung, @quaff, @scordio, @snowykte0426, @UsmanEjaz10, @won-seoop, @xxxxxxjun, and @yuseogi0218

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