:star: New Features

• Make SourceHttpMessageConverter optional #29535
• Deprecate LocalVariableTableParameterNameDiscoverer completely (avoiding its exposure in native images) #29531
• Make GeneratorStrategy.generate unreachable on native #29521
• Update LogAdapter to allow build-time code removal #29506

:lady_beetle: Bug Fixes

• Unhandled exceptions should mark Servlet observation outcome as error #29512

:notebook_with_decorative_cover: Documentation

• Broken link in documentation section 6.10 #29554
• Fix Javadoc link text in BindingResult #29551
• Fix some typos in Kotlin WebClient example code #29538
• Fix link to Bean Utils Light Library in BeanUtils Javadoc #29534
• Fix link to WebFlux section in reference manual #29525
• Document RuntimeHints testing strategies #29523
• Reorganize and modularize the Testing chapter in the reference manual #29522
• Document switch to SQLExceptionSubclassTranslator in the upgrade guide #29518
• Update documentation to mention Java 17+ baseline #29514
• Link to Spring WebFlux section is broken #29513
• Update javadoc of Jackson-based decoders to reflect 2.14 baseline #29508
• Code example has callout from a different code example #29505
• Code listing callouts are displayed incorrectly in core-beans.adoc #29457
• Fix a syntax error in an XML listing in core-validation.adoc #29456

:hammer: Dependency Upgrades

• Upgrade to Jackson 2.14.1 #29539
• Upgrade to Kotlin 1.7.21 #29543

:heart: Contributors

Thank you to all the contributors who worked on this release:

@Encyclopedias, @andregasser, @davidcostanzo, @divcon, @jiangying000, @mdeinum, and @wilkinsona