The Apache Grails community is pleased to announce the
release of Apache Grails 7.0.0.
Grails is a powerful Groovy-based web application framework for the
JVM built on top of Spring Boot that has many plugins to further
extend its functionality.
# Why use Grails?
- Rapid application development with high developer productivity
- Full-stack web framework with everything included
- DRY & Convention-Over-Configuration: Less boilerplate, sensible defaults
- Gentle learning curve with Apache Groovy for productivity
- "Framework of frameworks" built on Apache Groovy, Spring Boot, Spring
Framework, Jakarta EE, and Hibernate for enterprise foundations
Detailed upgrade instructions are available here:
https://grails.apache.org/docs/7.0.0/guide/upgrading.html
The release notes are available here:
https://grails.apache.org/blog/2025-10-18-introducing-grails-7.html
For the complete list of changes:
https://github.com/apache/grails-core/compare/v7.0.0-RC2...v7.0.0
Apache Grails website: https://grails.apache.org/
Download Links: https://grails.apache.org/download.html
Grails Resources:
- Grails GitHub repo: https://github.com/apache/grails-core
- Issues: https://github.com/apache/grails-core/issues
- Mailing lists: https://grails.apache.org/community.html
Happy Coding,
The Apache Grails Team
