java-25

Java 25 Upgrade

Upgrade Java projects to Java 25 with all required dependency updates.

When to Use

• Project needs to upgrade from Java 21 to Java 25
• Need features from Java 25 (records, pattern matching improvements, etc.)
• Planning to stay on latest LTS-adjacent releases

Skill Contents

Sections

• When to Use (L22-L27)
• Prerequisites (L52-L57)
• Target Versions (L58-L71)
• ⚠️ DO NOT Upgrade (L72-L77)
• Workflow (L78-L98)
• Version Catalog Updates (L99-L114)
• Java Toolchain Configuration (L115-L130)
• ⚠️ Critical: Do NOT Use groovy-all (L131-L143)
• Override Spring Boot's Groovy Version (L144-L152)
• References (L153-L158)
• Related Commands (L159-L165)
• Related Skills (L166-L169)

Available Resources

📚 references/ - Detailed documentation

• preparation

Prerequisites

1. Spring Boot 3.5.x - Upgrade to Spring Boot 3.5.x first
2. sdkman - For managing Java versions
3. Java 25 Temurin - Install via: sdk install java 25.0.1-tem

Target Versions

⚠️ DO NOT Upgrade

• protobuf: Keep existing version
• grpc: Keep existing version
• Spring Boot: Keep at 3.5.x (already upgraded)

Workflow

Phase 1: Prepare (Local Validation)

# Install and use Java 25
sdk install java 25.0.1-tem
sdk use java 25.0.1-tem

# Upgrade Gradle wrapper
./gradlew wrapper --gradle-version=9.2.1

# Update version catalog (see below)
# Build and test locally
./gradlew clean build test

Phase 2: Commit (After Tests Pass)

Only commit the toolchain change after all tests pass locally.

Version Catalog Updates

# gradle/libs.versions.toml
[versions]
groovy = "5.0.3"
spock = "2.4-groovy-5.0"
lombok = "1.18.42"
bytebuddy = "1.17.5"  # If defined

[plugins]
lombok = "io.freefair.lombok:9.2.0"
spotless = "com.diffplug.spotless:8.1.0"
sonarqube = "org.sonarqube:7.2.2.6593"

Java Toolchain Configuration

// root build.gradle
allprojects {
    plugins.withType(JavaPlugin).configureEach {
        java {
            toolchain {
                languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(25)
                vendor = JvmVendorSpec.ADOPTIUM
            }
        }
    }
}

⚠️ Critical: Do NOT Use groovy-all

The groovy-all:5.0.3 artifact has broken transitive dependencies:

// ❌ NEVER: groovy-all has broken transitive deps
testImplementation 'org.apache.groovy:groovy-all:5.0.3'

// ✅ CORRECT: Let spock-core bring in Groovy 5.0.3 transitively
testImplementation libs.spock.core
testImplementation libs.spock.spring  // if using Spring

Override Spring Boot's Groovy Version

// root build.gradle
allprojects {
    ext['groovy.version'] = libs.versions.groovy.get()
}

References

Related Commands

This skill is referenced by:

• /prepare-to-java-25 - Local validation and preparation
• /upgrade-to-java-25 - Commit toolchain change

Related Skills

• spring-boot-3-5 - Must upgrade first
• gradle-9 - Gradle 9 upgrade patterns