9.6.1

Changed

• Use GradleException for expected build failures. (#2113)

Fixed

• Preserve repeated lines in R8 rule files when using minimize { r8 { ... } }. (#2115)

9.6.0

Added

• Extract R8 rules from dependency JARs when using minimize { r8 { ... } }. (#2089)

Changed

• Rename ShadowDslMarker to ShadowDsl. (#2091)
• POTENTIALLY BREAKING: Apply @ShadowDsl to ShadowJar, ResourceTransformer, DependencyFilter, and Relocator. (#2090)
  This restricts nested DSL configuration blocks from implicitly calling outer receiver APIs in Kotlin script files.

Fixed

• Validate ZIP entry names to prevent Zip Slip path traversal.
• Avoid resolving unused R8 dependency. (#2101)

9.5.1

Fixed

• Fix eager calls for toolchainSpec in Kotlin DSL. (#2087)

9.5.0

Added

• Check DuplicatesStrategy for merging transformers. (#2026)
  This will log warnings when an incompatible DuplicatesStrategy (e.g., EXCLUDE) is applied in Gradle configuration for built-in ResourceTransformers.
• Add KotlinModuleMetadataTransformer. (#2073)
• Add R8 as an opt-in minimize { r8 { ... } } tool for shrinking the final shadowed JAR. (#2077)

Changed

• Bump min Gradle requirement to 9.2.0. (#2057)
• Remove afterEvaluate when adding variants. (#2056)

Deprecated

• Deprecate enableKotlinModuleRemapping for ShadowJar. (#2073)
  Apply KotlinModuleMetadataTransformer explicitly to support relocating inside Kotlin module metadata files.
  This flag will be disabled and removed in the next major release.
• Deprecate everything under ShadowCopyAction. (#2083)

Fixed

• Fix the conflicts when using afterEvaluate with other plugins. (#2055)

9.4.3

Changed

• Update dependencies for resolving CVEs. (#2069)

9.4.2

Changed

• Update jdependency to support Java 27. (#2033)

8.3.11

Warning

Only Gradle 9 support is being backported to this version. No additional features or crucial bug fixes will be included in the 8.x line. Please migrate to Shadow 9 as soon as possible.

Changed

• Update jdependency to support Java 27. (#2040)

Deprecated

• Deprecate KnowsTask, it will be removed in the next major release. (#1957)

Fixed

• Fix compatibility with Isolated Projects. (#1947)
• Fix interaction with Gradle artifact transforms. (#1949)
• Fix Log4j2PluginsCacheFileTransformer not working for merging Log4j2Plugins.dat files. (#1955)

9.4.1

Changed

• Update Kotlin to 2.3.20. (#1978)

9.4.0

Added

• Support Isolated Projects. (#1139)

Changed

• Allow opting out of adding shadowJar into assemble lifecycle. (#1939)

  shadow {
    // Disable making `assemble` task depend on `shadowJar`. This is enabled by default.
    addShadowJarToAssembleLifecycle = false
  }

• Stop catching ZipException when writing entries. (#1970)

Fixed

• Fix interaction with Gradle artifact transforms. (#1345)
• Fix skipStringConstants per-relocator behavior in mapName. (#1968)
• Fix failing for non-existent class directories. (#1976)

9.3.2

Changed

• Stop moving gradleApi dependency from api to compileOnly for Gradle 9.4+. (#1919)
• Log warnings for duplicates in the final JAR. (#1931)

Fixed

• Fix relocation patterns not included in task fingerprint. (#1933)