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Spring Framework provides dependency injection, web stacks, data access, transactions, testing, and related infrastructure for Java enterprise applications. The latest stable release as of September 16, 2026 is 7.0.9.
Features and best fit
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Provide the programming model and infrastructure underneath the wider Spring ecosystem
Its IoC/DI container is paired with Spring MVC/WebFlux, data access, transactions, AOP, testing, and other cross-cutting infrastructure.
Sources: [2]
7.0.9 tightens forwarded-header and SpEL safety defaults
7.0.9 adds more explicit control over Forwarded/X-Forwarded handling and disables expression compilation by default for SimpleEvaluationContext, among other security-oriented changes.
Sources: [3]
For Java applications and libraries that need control below Spring Boot auto-configuration
It fits framework/library work, deep customization of existing Spring applications, and systems that want explicit control over DI lifecycle or MVC/WebFlux infrastructure.
Using the framework directly shifts dependency and assembly decisions to the application
Unlike Spring Boot, it does not strongly automate application assembly or dependency management. Review Java/Jakarta compatibility, proxy/header behavior, SpEL, and other migration notes when moving to 7.x.
Sources: [3]
Official sources
- [1]spring-projects/spring-framework — GitHub repository metadata(2026-09-16)
- [2]Spring Framework — README(2026-09-16)
- [3]Spring Framework 7.0.9 release(2026-09-16)
Supplemental curator note
It is most valuable when you need control below Spring Boot. Review 7.x security-oriented default changes during upgrades.
Try it in 3 steps
- 1
Generate a minimal project with Spring Initializr
Use a Spring Boot project as an evaluation shell for the shortest path to Spring Framework MVC and DI. This is distinct from assembling Framework dependencies directly.
curl https://start.spring.io/starter.zip -d dependencies=web -d name=framework-demo -o framework-demo.zip - 2
Unpack and start the application
Start a baseline Spring container and MVC stack on the embedded server.
unzip framework-demo.zip -d framework-demo && cd framework-demo && ./mvnw spring-boot:run - 3
Add Framework primitives
Verify DI and MVC request handling, then move into the Spring Framework reference for lower-level features as needed.
Add @RestController / @Bean → curl http://localhost:8080
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- spring
- spring-framework
- spring-mvc
- Stars
- 60,243
- Forks
- 38,768
- Watchers
- 3,270
- Open issues
- 356
- Primary language
- Java
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Repository last updated
- Sep 15, 2026
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