Hello, We are pleased to announce the first candidate release of Hibernate Validator 9.0 series: 9.0.0.CR1. Compared to the previous release in this series, this version removes relocation POMs, addresses the reports we've received from the community and cleans up documentation. Also, it contains some dependency updates. See our blog for more information: https://in.relation.to/2024/12/13/hibernate-validator-9-0-0-CR1/ See our website for more information about the 9.0 series in general: https://hibernate.org/validator/releases/9.0/ We've also published a maintenance release of Hibernate Validator 8.0 that includes some bug fixes. Check this post to find out more about it: https://in.relation.to/2024/12/13/hibernate-validator-8-0-2-Final/ Have a nice day, Marko Bekhta Hibernate Team marko(a)hibernate.org