For #1, I think the only addition is we would ship the 2 PRs from scott on 4.1 related to Json changes in 9.0. Otherwise, no other major changes other than possibly forge conversion & what's in 8.1 already.
Otherwise, I'm +1 for this. On Wed, Oct 7, 2026 at 11:57 AM James Fredley <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > This is a follow-up to the earlier thread and to today's weekly meeting. > This is a discuss thread, not a vote. The goal is to settle the language > for a follow-up [VOTE] on the next several Grails lines. > > Grails 8.0.0 is out (Groovy 5, Spring Boot 4.1). Work toward Groovy 6 is > already on the 9.0.x line, and Apache Groovy 6.0.0 is out. Groovy 7 work > has already started: https://github.com/apache/groovy > > Please comment on the plan and on the wording. If you want to change the > language, copy the whole proposal block below, paste it into your reply, > and edit it there. Do not send a partial rewrite or a diff of a > sentence. A full replacement block is what we will carry into the vote. > If you agree with the block as written, a +1 on this thread is enough. > Discussion on this thread is not a binding vote. > > PROPOSAL (copy this whole block if you want to change the language) > > 1. Grails 9.0.x > 1. Merge the 8.1.x branch up into the 9.0.x branch. > 2. Do not release 8.1.x. Skip that line. > 3. Ship 9.0.x as a lighter release: bring Grails current with > Groovy, without waiting on the next Spring Boot line. > 4. Base it on Groovy 6. > 5. Turn invokedynamic on. > 1. Turning invokedynamic off is not a viable default. In Groovy > 6.0.0 the classic call-site implementation has moved out of groovy-core > into the separate groovy-callsite module, and that surface is on a path > to deprecation. Core dispatch already uses invokedynamic. > 6. Target 9.0.0 for the end of November 2026. > 7. This release catches Grails up to Groovy. Apache Groovy 7 work > has already started: https://github.com/apache/groovy > > 2. Grails 10 (the line previously discussed as 9.1.x) > 1. Rename the planned 9.1.x line to 10. > 2. Base it on Groovy 6 and Spring Boot 4.2. > 3. Target 2027 Q1. Aim to release within one month of Spring Boot > 4.2. That window is tight because of existing time commitments. > 4. Use the major version bump so the release can carry material > breaking changes and move the framework forward. > > > James >
