September 2025 summary for openrewrite/rewrite-spring. Focused on deprecation cleanup and compatibility improvements in Spring Batch configuration, with a concrete refactor to remove deprecated StepBuilderFactory usage and inject JobRepository. This work reduces technical debt, improves maintainability, and lowers runtime risk by aligning with newer Spring Boot versions. No major bugs reported this month; the primary emphasis was on modernization to support easier upgrades and long-term stability. Commit 2df85a6431dbcffb66ca03863171205ba9e77443 implements removal of StepBuilderFactory parameters from @Bean methods (#780).

February 2025 performance summary for openrewrite/rewrite: Corrected Maven profile activation logic to avoid deactivating profiles active by default when an explicitly activated profile is set. Implemented effectiveProfiles prioritization to ensure explicit activations take precedence while preserving default profiles when no explicit activations exist. Delivered via a focused patch to the Maven profile resolution path, improving build correctness and predictability.

January 2025 monthly summary for repository openrewrite/rewrite-apache focused on delivering a robust upgrade path for Apache Commons Collections and validating the migration workflow. Emphasizes business value from risk reduction in upgrades and demonstrable technical execution.