intermediateHibernate 6.x & Spring Boot 3.x — What's New, What Changed
What is the single biggest breaking change when upgrading to Spring Boot 3.x/Hibernate 6.x?
The javax.persistence to jakarta.persistence namespace migration — every @Entity/@Id/@Column import changes package names. It's mechanical for your own code, but any third-party library still referencing the old javax.persistence namespace becomes incompatible until updated, a real practical upgrade blocker some teams hit.
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What is the single biggest breaking change when upgrading to Spring Boot 3.x/Hibernate 6.x?