3.0.0-alpha-1 available

The Apache Shiro team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Shiro version 3.0.0-alpha-1. This release is available for download now. Release Highlights Java 17 is the minimum requirement Using Scoped values instead of ThreadLocals on JDK 25+ Jakarta EE 11, Spring 7 and SpringBoot 4 without classifiers, dropped support for Jakarta EE 8, SpringBoot 2 and javax namespace Removed many deprecations Refactored code to use Java 17+ features The reason this is still an Alpha release is because we are still unsure of further API stability, but the release is in a good enough state to try out with your current projects. We have new contributors! @janitza-mage @Himakar @rgcv @nsoft @iampratap7997-dot All changes You can learn more on GitHub, Release 3.0.0-alpha-1 . Download Download and verification instructions are available on our download page . Documentation For more information on Shiro, please read the documentation. Enjoy! The Apache Shiro Team