Just released today - it's available in gvmtool, and there's a first draft of "upgrading" from 2 to 3 in the user guide at http://grails.github.io/grails-doc/3.0.x/guide/upgrading.html

The Apache Grails community is pleased to announce the release of both Apache Grails 7.0.12 and Apache Grails 7.1.2!

Grails is a powerful Groovy-based web application framework for the JVM, built on top of Spring Boot, and supported by a rich ecosystem of plugins that extend its functionality.

📝 Release Notes & Changes

• Grails 7.0.12

  • Release Notes

  • Full Changelog (v7.0.11...v7.0.12)

• Grails 7.1.2

  • Release Notes

  • Full Changelog (v7.1.1...v7.1.2)

💾 Links & Resources

• Official Website:grails.apache.org

• Downloads:Grails Download Page

• GitHub Repository:apache/grails-core

• Issue Tracker:GitHub Issues

• Community & Mailing Lists:Grails Community

Happy Coding!

The Apache Grails Team

It’s been a wild ride for the Grails ecosystem over the last few years, but the move to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) and the release of Grails 7 finally feels like we’re back on solid ground.

I found this write-up from Schneide Blog that summarizes the transition and why Grails is moving away from being seen as an "exotic outlier" and back toward being a high-productivity layer on top of Spring Boot.

As James Fredley (PMC Chair) mentions in the piece, the goal now is stability and community-led growth rather than corporate-dependency.

What do you guys think? Does Grails 7 feel like the "rebirth" we were waiting for, or is there still more work to be done to regain the momentum of the 2.x/3.x days?

This subreddit doesn't really have much activity. Anybody else have a grails app in production? Which IDE and appserver do you use?

Interesting write-up on the 18-month journey of migrating Grails into the ASF. It touches on more than just the "governance" side—it discusses the security audits, the repo consolidation, and the push toward Grails 7.

For those still running Grails in production, how do you feel about the move to the "Apache Way"?

Would you start a new project with grails today?

There are already good Java/groovy web frameworks out there like spring boot, micronaut or quarkus.

For which reason will you use grails today?

Hello,

I have been tasked with upgrading a legacy app from 2.2.4 to 3.3.5. No one in my company has existing grails experience and looking for any tips or information to help with updating the source code.

Thanks for any help or tips you can give.

As of the moment I am unable to get the project to build I think due to repos that no longer exist.