[hibernate-announce] Hibernate Search 8.1.0.CR1 released

Hello, We are pleased to announce the first candidate release of Hibernate Search in the new 8.1 series: 8.1.0.CR1. This version brings integration with Hibernate ORM 7.1 and compatibility with the latest Elasticsearch versions 9.1 and 8.19. See our blog for more information: https://in.relation.to/2025/07/31/hibernate-search-8-1-0-CR1/ See our website for more information about the 8.1 series in general: https://hibernate.org/search/releases/8.1/ Have a nice day, Marko Bekhta Hibernate Team marko(a)hibernate.org