[hibernate-announce] Hibernate Search 8.2.0.CR1 released

Hello, We are pleased to announce the first candidate release of Hibernate Search in the new 8.2 series: 8.2.0.CR1. This version brings integration with Hibernate ORM 7.2 and compatibility with Elasticsearch 9.2 and OpenSearch 3.2/3.3. It also introduces the pluggable Elasticsearch backend REST clients. See our blog for more information: https://in.relation.to/2025/12/01/hibernate-search-8-2-0-CR1/ See our website for more information about the 8.2 series in general: https://hibernate.org/search/releases/8.2/ Have a nice day, Marko Bekhta Hibernate Team marko(a)hibernate.org