5.0.0.RC1

important highlights

• (Spring Boot) Logical Structure view supporting jMolecules stereotypes
• (Spring Boot) Spring Framework 7 and Boot 4 support: API versioning, BeanRegistrar, Spring Data AOT, JSpecify
• (Spring Boot) AI Support: Copilot, Cursor IDE, embedded MCP server (experimental)
• (Spring Boot) Leaner Spring Boot Language Server JAR

updates to the Spring Tools for Eclipse distribution

• updated to the latest Eclipse 2025-12 milestones (including support for JDK 25)

all fixes and improvements in detail

• (Spring Boot) [structure view] add expand/collapse all actions #1689
• (Spring Boot) [structure view] icons for Eclipse variant don't work for dark mode #1688
• (Spring Boot) update core open-rewrite to the latest version #1678
• (Spring Boot) [structure view] main application package is not yet found for annotation declarations #1675
• (Spring Boot) [structure view] projects disappear from structure view #1677
• (Spring Boot) [structure view] create project structure view UI for Eclipse #1493
• (Spring Boot) [structure view] create project structure view UI for VSCode #1492
• (Spring Boot) [structure view] show details of types as sub-nodes #1644
• (Spring Boot) [structure view] keep expanded/collapsed state of tree nodes when updating the tree #1643
• (Spring Boot) [structure view] show catalog definition location when hovering over a stereotype node #1642
• (Spring Boot) [structure view] allow users to define stereotypes in source code #1640
• (Spring Boot) take BasePathAwareController into account as controller class #1637
• (Spring Boot) [structural-view] Polish Modulith support #1636
• (Spring Boot) take Lombok constructor annotations into account for @Autowired validation #1635
• (Spring Boot) [structure view] performance optimizations #1633
• (Spring Boot) [structural-view] UI polishing #1632
• (Spring Boot) [structure view] add fallback to standard Spring stereotypes #1630
• (Spring Boot) [structure view] allow users to select the groups to display #1629
• (Spring Boot) [structure view] show all groups by default #1628
• (Spring Boot) [structure view] fine-tune icons for tree nodes #1627
• (Spring Boot) [structure view] update catalog registry when classpath changes #1626
• (Spring Boot) Nesting in Spring symbols view #1424
• (Spring Boot) add Spring Modulith layer in structural view #1425
• (Spring Boot) [structure view] throws NPE when expanding node with non-stereotype subnode #1708
• (Spring Boot) [structure view] Eclipse WIP version throws exception #1686
• (Spring Boot) VSCode can't open files from Logical Structure #1655
• (Spring Boot) [framework 7] API versioning - trigger re-validation when web config in property files changes #1666
• (Spring Boot) [framework 7] API versioning - validation for version attribute (is versioning configured) - for property-based configs #1658
• (Spring Boot) [framework 7] API versioning - validation for path segment configuration collision #1657
• (Spring Boot) [framework 7] API versioning - add support for versioning when using WebFlux #1654
• (Spring Boot) [framework 7] API versioning - take path prefix into account #1652
• (Spring Boot) [framework 7] API versioning - take boot config via properties into account #1650
• (Spring Boot) [framework 7] API versioning - validation for version attribute (is versioning configured) #1649
• (Spring Boot) [framework 7] API versioning - validation for version attribute (parseable) #1648
• (Spring Boot) [framework 7] add support for API versioning #1600
• (Spring Boot) [framework 7] API versioning - version validation fails with non standard version values #1665
• (Spring Boot) [jspecify] configure JSpecify automatically in Eclipse and VSCode #1624
• (Spring Boot) [mcp] integrate a preference to enable/disable the embedded MCP server #1621
• (Spring Boot) [mcp] integrate dynamic port assignment to embedded MCP server #1620
• (Spring Boot) [aot repositories] adapt support to changed naming convention #1617
• (Spring Boot) unify explain with... across AI assistants #1608
• (Spring Boot) [mcp] automatically configure embedded mcp server (Windsurf) #1597
• (Spring Boot) [mcp] integrate tool calls into the embedded MCP server to deliver version and support range information #1594
• (Spring Boot) [mcp] integrate basic MCP server into the language server #1593
• (Spring Boot) update splash screen for new major version #1592
• (Misc) simplify the update site and download URLs #1591
• (Spring Boot) [validation] detect path in controller annotation param #1582
• (Spring Boot) [validation] @Value annotations with classpath should be of type Resource or similar #1581
• (Misc) test tycho 5 #1568
• (Spring Boot VSCode) Introduce dedicated Explorer pane for stable Spring outline #1537
• (Spring Boot) [validation] add quickfix to move detected path in controller annotation #1656
• (Spring Boot) [functional endpoints] code lens to convert static method usage to builder pattern #1707
• (Spring Boot) semantic token highlights cause broken highlighting in java editor #1714
• (Spring Boot) UnsupportedOperationException #1703
• (Spring Boot) modulith service breaks for projects using JDK25 #1699
• (Spring Boot) reading support ranges from spring.io API throws exception #1692
• (Spring Boot) [exception from inside jdt ls] Pending response rejected since connection got disposed #1683
• (Spring Boot) spring tools related exceptions thrown inside of the Java language server #1680
• (Spring Boot) NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "org.eclipse.core.resources.IResourceDelta.getResource()" because "resourceDelta" is null #1679
• (Spring Boot) YAML editor barfs on sequences #1660
• (Spring Boot) java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/sun/tools/javac/code/Type$UnknownType while perform quickfix for "Unnecessary path variable definition" #1641
• (Spring Boot) language server throws NPE [#1639](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-tools/issues/...

4.32.2.RELEASE

• (Eclipse) Mouse and Keyboard Text Selection Visually Broken in STS on macOS #1709

Special thanks go to Sebastian Ratz from SAP for sharing the workaround code snippet with us.

4.32.1.RELEASE

all fixes and improvements in detail

• (Spring Boot) [backport] language server throws NumberFormatException #1696
• (Spring Boot) [backport] NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "org.eclipse.core.resources.IResourceDelta.getResource()" because "resourceDelta" is null #1695
• (Spring Boot) [backport] YAML editor barfs on sequences #1694
• (Spring Boot) [backport] reading support ranges from spring.io API throws exception #1693

4.32.0.RELEASE

updates to the Spring Tools for Eclipse distribution

• updated to Eclipse 2025-09 release (new and noteworthy)

all fixes and improvements in detail

• (Spring Boot) [backport to 4.x] [aot repositories] adapt support to changed naming convention #1622
• (Spring Boot) PostgreSQL syntax highlighting doesn't recognize jsonb question mark (?) operator #1615
• (Spring Boot) [backport into 4.x] correct property values from enums are sometimes flagged as error #1606
• (Spring Boot, Eclipse) [backport] Spring Boot Language Server does not start under Eclipse #1618

additional notes

At the moment, there are no further maintenance release planned for the Spring Tools 4.x line. Instead, Spring Tools 5 will ship from late November 2025 onwards.

4.31.0.RELEASE

important highlights

• (Spring Boot) Spring Data repositories generated queries CodeLenses with AOT enabled
• (Spring Boot) Spring Boot 3.5 upgrade (build files and properties only)
• (Spring Boot) Hierarchical document symbols supported in both VSCode and Eclipse

updates to the Spring Tools for Eclipse distribution

• updated to Eclipse 2025-06 release (new and noteworthy)

all fixes and improvements in detail

• (Spring Boot) show document symbols tree expanded by default #1564
• (Spring Boot) enable hierarchical document symbols and workspace symbols from index by default #1557
• (Spring Boot - Eclipse) support hierarchical document symbols in Spring symbols views #1555
• (Spring Boot) [aot repositories] provide go to definition support #1552
• (Spring Boot) [aot repositories] add tests for code lenses and index elements + symbols when aot repository metadata is around #1548
• (Spring Boot) [aot repositories] add quick fix to turn generated query into manual query annotation #1547
• (Spring Boot) [aot repositories] do not show generated query statement when query annotation exists on query method #1546
• (Spring Boot) [aot repositories] enable query statement extraction for MongoDB queries #1545
• (Spring Boot) [aot repositories] add preference to show/hide code lenses for query methods #1544
• (Spring Boot) [aot repositories] implement more precise method signature matching #1543
• (Spring Boot) Symbols view should nest elements by their surrounding scope #1431
• (Spring Boot) remove wrong support for function beans in indexer #1572
• (Spring Boot - Eclipse) duplicated quickfixes while editing Java source #1571
• (Spring Boot - Eclipse) NPE showing up in Eclipse #1570
• (Spring Boot) Spring Boot 3.5.x upgrade recipe and UI support #1561
• (Spring Boot) property key completions include duplicates #1560
• (Spring Boot - Eclipse) Boot Dashboard regression in 2025-06M1: Failed to create the part's controls - java.lang.NoSuchFieldError: Class org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.JavaPluginImages does not have member field 'org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor DESC_DLCL_FILTER' #1558
• (Spring Boot - Eclipse) update to renamed product doesn't work (completely) #1540

known issues

• (Eclipse): installing the release into an existing Eclipse 2025-03 installation can cause the EclEmma plugin to not work anymore afterwards. In case you come across an issue like this, please update EclEmma to the latest version (>= 3.1.10), e.g. via Install New Software and using https://download.eclipse.org/eclemma/releases/3.1.10/.

4.30.0.RELEASE

important highlights

• (Spring Boot - Eclipse) Embedded into Java source code JPQL/SQL queries syntax highlighting in Java editor
• (Spring Boot) Support for new functional bean registrations via BeanRegistrar, coming in Spring Framework 7
• (Spring Boot) Improvements to Bean Injection completion proposals

updates to the Spring Tools for Eclipse distribution

• early access builds available for Eclipse 2025-06 milestone builds
• branding updates, moving from Spring Tool Suite 4 towards just Spring Tools and Spring Tools for Eclipse

all fixes and improvements in detail

• (Spring Boot - Eclipse) syntax highlighting for embedded languages (SpEL, JPQL, SQL, HQL, etc.) inside of Java editor (in Eclipse) #1235
• (Spring Boot) adjust and enhance NotRegisteredBeansReconciler #1530
• (Spring Boot) [spring framework 7] add validation to check for @Component like annotations on bean registrars #1523
• (Spring Boot) [spring framework 7] add preference for new bean registrar validation #1522
• (Spring Boot) No Syntax highlighting for queries in a @NativeQuery #1502
• (Spring Boot) [spring framework 7] add validation + quickfixes to identify new BeanRegistrars that are not imported #1499
• (Spring Boot) [spring framework 7] add support for indexing functional bean registrations via BeanRegistrar #1498
• (Spring Boot) NotRegisteredBeansReconciler doesn't take factory files into account anymore #1529
• (Spring Boot) [bean completion proposals] avoid duplicate proposals #1519
• (Spring Boot) [bean completion proposals] completions show up at class level #1528
• (Spring Boot) [bean completion proposals] bean completion does not show up #1501
• (Spring Boot) Polish visualization of repository nodes in Spring outline #1536
• (Spring Boot) [structure view] add properties as children to configuration property nodes #1494
• (Spring Boot) replace remaining occurrences of Spring Tools 4 with Spring Tools #1459
• (Spring Boot - Eclipse) Main class outside project not found #1437
• (Spring Boot) update jdt.core to 3.41.0 #1539
• (Spring Boot) ConcurrentModificationException thrown while removing project #1535
• (Spring Boot) stop showing progress when exception happens deep inside the language server #1510
• (Spring Boot) cleanup messages to Error Log View #1515
• (Concourse) Unknown property 'url' for type 'VaultConfig' vscode-concourse(YamlSchemaProblem) #1534

4.29.1.RELEASE

important highlights

• (Spring Boot) Spring Boot completion proposals show up at higher priority than regular Java proposals

all fixes and improvements in detail

• (Spring Boot) [bean completion proposals] completion proposals show up at higher priority than regular Java proposals #1505
• (Spring Boot) Fine grain locking to avoid deadlocks in CU cache #1509
• (Spring Boot) More false positive SQL errors #1504
• (Spring Boot) Opening brackets causes suggestion box to appear unwanted #1511

4.29.0.RELEASE

important highlights

• (Spring Boot) Early access: inject bean completion proposal available in Spring components
• (Spring Boot) Experimental Spring structural view in the outline (Work in Progress, available in VSCode only)

updates to the Spring Tools for Eclipse distribution

• updated to Eclipse 2025-03 release (new and noteworthy)

all fixes and improvements in detail

• (Spring Boot) [structure view] add query methods as children to repository nodes #1491
• (Spring Boot) [structural view] add on/off preference for structural outline #1490
• (Spring Boot) bean completion proposal #1325
• (Spring Boot) Inject a bean completion proposal #1196
• (Spring Boot) do not create repository bean symbols for @NoRepositoryBean annotated types #1500
• (Spring Boot) [bean completion proposals] add on/off preference #1489
• (Spring Boot) [bean completion proposals] already having a field with the name of the bean causes weird results #1488
• (Spring Boot) [bean completion proposals] polish the proposal appearance in the completion list #1485
• (Spring Boot) [bean completion proposals] need to polish result when invoking autowire bean completion inside of constructor #1484
• (Spring Boot) [bean completion proposals] autowire bean proposals do not show up before statements #1483
• (Spring Boot) [bean completion proposals] shout not include own class in proposals #1476
• (Spring Boot) [bean completion proposals] proposals should show up for this. prefix #1470
• (Spring Boot) [bean completion proposals] proposals should show up for empty prefix #1469
• (Spring Boot) [bean completion proposals] assignment in constructor not generated #1497
• (Spring Boot) [bean completion proposals] completion proposals sometimes do not show up #1475
• (Spring Boot) [bean completion proposals] bean proposal filtering on language server side prevents proposals from showing up #1471
• (Spring Boot) [bean completion proposals] beans of type Object results in no constructor param being generated #1468
• (Spring Boot) [events] take event type attribute into account when indexing event listeners #1465
• (Spring Boot) correctly deal with concatenated values in annotation attributes #1463
• (Spring Boot) [events] take type hierarchy of events into account when finding references across event listeners and publishers #1461
• (Spring Boot) JPQL syntax highlighting support with constant string concatenation #1460
• (Spring Boot) Remove EnhancedSymbolInformation wrapper class from indexer codebase #1450
• (Spring Boot) Navigational aid for Spring Events #1348
• (Spring Boot VSCode) Wrong or undocumented proxy exclusions list #1495
• (Spring Boot) index cache struggles to deserialize JSON due to duplicated usage of type #1473
• (Spring Boot Eclipse) modern light theme switches back to dark theme when upgrading to 2025-03 #1467
• (Spring Boot) Upgrade Spring Boot... UI does not show Spring Boot 3.4 upgrade #1466

4.28.1.RELEASE

important highlights

• Eclipse distribution for Windows properly signed

all fixes and improvements in detail

• (Eclipse) Unknown publisher error when opening sts-4.28.0.RELEASE/SpringToolSuite4.exe #1472

4.28.0.RELEASE

important highlights

• (Spring Boot) Spring Index cache management optimization leading to performance improvements
• (Spring Boot) Boot LS JAR size decreased to 207Mb from 271Mb

updates to the Spring Tools 4 for Eclipse distribution

• early access builds available for Eclipse 2025-03 milestone builds

all fixes and improvements in detail

• (Spring Boot) [spring-index] optimize cache operations #1071
• (Spring Boot) [spring index] take function beans into account for new spring index #1043
• (Spring Boot) [spring index] replace EnhancedSymbolInformation for beans with new spring index information #1041
• (Spring Boot) Boot LS JAR size #1436
• (Spring Boot) avoid creating symbols for annotations from org.springframework.lang package #1458
• (Spring Boot) ComponentSymbolProvider should take value attribute into account when identifying the bean name #1451
• (Spring Boot) Eclipse Spring Tools Sometimes Doesn't Honor Profile or any Override Properties #1432
• (Spring Boot) completion for @DependsOn should not suggest its own bean #1429
• (Spring Boot) update jdt.core to 3.40 #1428
• (Spring Boot) Avoid simple @NonNullApi Nodes #1426
• (Spring Boot) Validate non-saved docs on close #1420
• (Spring Boot) [property editing] problem marker remains present after closing editor without saving content #1387
• (Spring Boot) [performance] annotation processing needs overhaul #1288
• (Spring Boot) webflux code lenses for handler methods disappear when route changes #1449
• (Spring Boot) Spring Data JPA entityName variable triggers HQL Query Syntax validation error #1448
• (Spring Boot) extracting media type for webflux route does not work for MediaType.APPLICATION\_JSON #1447
• (Spring Boot) Missing system library #1442
• (Spring Boot) SQL Parsing Error #1439
• (Spring Boot) FileSystemNotFoundException: Provider "jdt" not installed #1435
• (Spring Boot) wrap all calls to StringLiteral.getLiteralValue via ASTUtils to avoid IllegalStateException #1434
• (Spring Boot) Spring Boot Tools Plugin Causes Java Searching to Hang in Large Projects (3300 Java Files) #1419
• (Spring Boot) VSCode: Error reported when "CALL {h-schema}" is used in @Query #1395