The Spring Framework team is announcing a new milestone for the next generation, Spring Framework 7.0. All upgrade information, new features, and deprecations are available on a preview release notes page. API Versioning support has seen significant refinements to its configuration model and client-side media type integration. A popular request has been fulfilled with the introduction of RestTestClient, a non-reactive variant of WebTestClient for testing servers and mock setups. The interface client support is expanding with the new @HttpServiceClient annotation for more flexible setups and better Spring Boot integration. PathPattern matching has been improved, with the deprecation of the legacy AntPathMatcher for request mappings. A key enhancement is the support for matching multiple path segments at the beginning of a path, addressing a blocker for community upgrades. This milestone, 7.0.0-M8, is now available from public repositories. Numerous other changes are detailed in the changelog. The team encourages continued feedback from the community.