Spring 6.1 Is Now Officially End-of-Life — What That Means for You
Spring 6.1 is now end-of-life. Here’s what that means—and how to stay secure without rewriting your stack
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As of June 30, 2025, the open-source community no longer supports Spring Framework 6.1. If your application still runs on it, you're running unpatched software in production.
No more CVE patches.
No more bug fixes.
No more community safety net.
You're on your own—unless you’ve got Never-Ending Support for Spring.
What Just Changed
Spring 6.1 was released in November 2023 and quickly adopted for improvements to observability, native image support, and Jakarta alignment. But the open-source lifecycle ended today.
That means no further updates. Period.
Why This Is a Big Deal
If you're in a regulated industry—finance, healthcare, SaaS, government—this is now a compliance liability. Standards like PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and SOC 2 require:
- Vendor-supported software
- Timely security patching
- Documentation for audit trails
If you're still on Spring 6.1 without active patch coverage, you're out of alignment across the board.
Never-Ending Support Is Built for This Moment
HeroDevs Never-Ending Support (NES) for Spring delivers:
- Security patching for Spring 6.1 beyond EOL
- Compliance-ready documentation for audits
- Long-term support with no vendor lock-in
- Zero rewrites, refactors, or downtime
You don’t need a risky migration. You need continuity.
You’re Not Late—Yet
If you act now, your team can stay secure, compliant, and stable while you plan your next move.
Spring 6.1 is end-of-life. But your support doesn’t have to be.
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