During March 2026, William Duque focused on enhancing Jakarta EE 10 compatibility within the apache/grails-core repository by refining Hibernate 5 integration and streamlining dependency management. He addressed runtime conflicts and deployment complexity by removing unused and transitive dependencies, such as redundant liquibase-core and jaxb-api, from the Grails core build. This targeted cleanup improved build stability and aligned the project with Jakarta EE 10 standards, facilitating a smoother upgrade path for future integrations. William’s work leveraged his expertise in Groovy, Grails, and backend development, demonstrating a methodical approach to compliance and maintainability in enterprise Java application ecosystems.