spring-framework v7.1.0-RC2

:star: New Features

• Refine PropertyPath support #37642
• Deprecate AutoPopulatingList for removal #37639
• Copy builder lists in HttpServiceProxyFactory #37601
• Align generics in ExceptionTypeFilter constructors #37598
• Copy includes and excludes in RetryPolicy.Builder #37596
• Reject space-separated profile names in expressions #37595
• Reject profile expressions with missing operators or operands #37593
• Detect alias circles when resolving alias targets #37585
• Stop basing PropertySource.toString() output on the log level #37540
• Make in-memory multipart Part content repeatable #37531
• Use SqlParameterSource as-is in SqlParameterSourceUtils.createBatch() #37524
• Use toSqlParameterSource in StatementSpec.paramSource(Object) #37501
• Resolve DataClassRowMapper columns via ResultSetMetaData instead of findColumn exceptions #37329
• Deep copy default headers, cookies in client builders #37325
• Honor If-Range for resource range requests #37218
• Validate namespace and local name in require #36915

:lady_beetle: Bug Fixes

• Honor ignoreUnknownFields for invalid property paths in DataBinder #37641
• Double negation in profile expressions is parsed incorrectly #37594
• Detect overflow for floating-point numbers in NumberUtils #37586
• Add JSON Lines to ProtobufJsonEncoder media types #37559
• Require semicolon before MIME type parameters #37545
• Avoid leaking temp file when disk limit is exceeded in PartGenerator #37534

:notebook_with_decorative_cover: Documentation

• Improve FieldError constructor Javadoc #37533
• Document LocaleContextHolder inheritable behavior #36853

:hammer: Dependency Upgrades

• Upgrade to AspectJ 1.9.27 for Java 27 support #37572
• Upgrade to Micrometer 1.18.0-RC2 #37633

:heart: Contributors

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

@Gimini-3, @Tanishq-Choudhary, @benelog, @cfcromn, @christianaurichzm, @guanchengang, @junhyeong9812, @kimseongchan0914, @lejuho, @lim950808, @namest504, and @padosol

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