SpringBoot

Spring Boot Release Types

Stable (3.5.6)

  • Recommended for production environments
  • Fully tested and reliable
  • Current stable version: 3.5.6

Milestone (4.0.0-M3)

  • Early preview of upcoming features
  • Not recommended for production use
  • Useful for testing new functionality before final release
  • Current milestone version: 4.0.0-M3

Snapshot

  • Ongoing development builds
  • Unstable and may contain bugs
  • Represents the very latest code changes
  • Not suitable for production environments

Older Releases (3.4.x)

  • Still usable in existing applications
  • Missing latest updates, improvements, and security patches
  • Consider upgrading to newer stable versions when possible

Recommendation: Always use stable releases for production environments. Explore milestone versions only if you want to test upcoming features.

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