Spring Boot 4.1.0 has been officially released and is now accessible on Maven Central. This significant update brings forth numerous enhancements, innovative features, and refreshed dependency versions. It also incorporates all the bug fixes, documentation enhancements, and security patches inherited from the previous version, Spring Boot 4.0.7. Key highlights of this new release include integrated support for Spring gRPC. The release also introduces updated Jackson configuration properties, offering improved customization options. A new feature for HTTP client SSRF mitigation has been implemented through InetAddressFilter. Observability has seen multiple improvements, including an updated integration with OpenTelemetry. Additionally, Log4j now benefits from file rotation support. For a comprehensive overview of all new features, upgrade directives, and deprecation notices, users are encouraged to consult the official wiki.