diff --git a/documentation/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/tutorial/pages/first-application/index.adoc b/documentation/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/tutorial/pages/first-application/index.adoc
index 44ef34a7fec..97b9bfe20c7 100644
--- a/documentation/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/tutorial/pages/first-application/index.adoc
+++ b/documentation/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/antora/modules/tutorial/pages/first-application/index.adoc
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ Before we begin, open a terminal and run the following commands to ensure that y
[source,shell]
----
$ java -version
-openjdk version "17.0.16" 2025-07-15 LTS
-OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.16+12-LTS)
-OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 17.0.16+12-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)
+openjdk version "17.0.18" 2026-01-20 LTS
+OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.18+10-LTS)
+OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 17.0.18+10-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)
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NOTE: This sample needs to be created in its own directory.
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ If you want to use Maven, ensure that you have Maven installed:
[source,shell]
----
$ mvn -v
-Apache Maven 3.9.11 (3e54c93a704957b63ee3494413a2b544fd3d825b)
+Apache Maven 3.9.12 (848fbb4bf2d427b72bdb2471c22fced7ebd9a7a1)
Maven home: /Users/developer/.sdkman/candidates/maven/current
-Java version: 17.0.16, vendor: BellSoft, runtime: /Users/developer/.sdkman/candidates/java/17.0.16-librca
+Java version: 17.0.18, vendor: BellSoft, runtime: /Users/developer/.sdkman/candidates/java/17.0.18-librca
----
@@ -59,18 +59,18 @@ If you want to use Gradle, ensure that you have Gradle installed:
$ gradle --version
------------------------------------------------------------
-Gradle 8.14.3
+Gradle 8.14.4
------------------------------------------------------------
-Build time: 2025-07-04 13:15:44 UTC
-Revision: e5ee1df3d88b8ca3a8074787a94f373e3090e1db
+Build time: 2026-01-23 16:30:23 UTC
+Revision: ad5ff774b4b0e9a8a0cf1a14ca70d7230003c3ad
Kotlin: 2.0.21
-Groovy: 3.0.24
+Groovy: 3.0.25
Ant: Apache Ant(TM) version 1.10.15 compiled on August 25 2024
-Launcher JVM: 17.0.16 (BellSoft 17.0.16+12-LTS)
-Daemon JVM: /Users/developer/.sdkman/candidates/java/17.0.16-librca (no JDK specified, using current Java home)
-OS: Mac OS X 15.7.1 aarch64
+Launcher JVM: 17.0.18 (BellSoft 17.0.18+10-LTS)
+Daemon JVM: /Users/developer/.sdkman/candidates/java/17.0.18-librca (no JDK specified, using current Java home)
+OS: Mac OS X 26.3 aarch64
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@@ -88,42 +88,37 @@ Open your favorite text editor and add the following:
4.0.0
-
- com.example
- myproject
- 0.0.1-SNAPSHOT
-
-
+
org.springframework.boot
spring-boot-starter-parent
{version-spring-boot}
+ com.example
+ myproject
+ 0.0.1-SNAPSHOT
ifeval::["{build-and-artifact-release-type}" == "opensource-snapshot"]
-
-
-
- spring-snapshots
- https://repo.spring.io/snapshot
- true
-
-
- spring-milestones
- https://repo.spring.io/milestone
-
-
-
-
- spring-snapshots
- https://repo.spring.io/snapshot
-
-
- spring-milestones
- https://repo.spring.io/milestone
-
-
+
+
+
+ spring-snapshots
+ https://repo.spring.io/snapshot
+
+ true
+
+
+
+
+
+ spring-snapshots
+ https://repo.spring.io/snapshot
+
+ true
+
+
+
endif::[]
----
@@ -160,20 +155,22 @@ Open your favorite text editor and add the following:
plugins {
id 'java'
id 'org.springframework.boot' version '{version-spring-boot}'
+ id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '{version-dependency-management-plugin}'
}
-apply plugin: 'io.spring.dependency-management'
-
group = 'com.example'
version = '0.0.1-SNAPSHOT'
java {
- sourceCompatibility = '17'
+ toolchain {
+ languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(17)
+ }
}
repositories {
mavenCentral()
ifeval::["{build-and-artifact-release-type}" == "opensource-snapshot"]
+ // you don't need this if you are using a release version
maven { url 'https://repo.spring.io/snapshot' }
endif::[]
}
@@ -205,7 +202,7 @@ Most Spring Boot applications use the `spring-boot-starter-parent` in the `paren
The `spring-boot-starter-parent` is a special starter that provides useful Maven defaults.
It also provides a xref:reference:using/build-systems.adoc#using.build-systems.dependency-management[`dependency-management`] section so that you can omit `version` tags for "`blessed`" dependencies.
-Since we are developing a web application, we add a `spring-boot-starter-web` dependency.
+Since we are developing a web application, we add a `spring-boot-starter-webmvc` dependency.
Before that, we can look at what we currently have by running the following command:
[source,shell]
@@ -217,14 +214,14 @@ $ mvn dependency:tree
The `mvn dependency:tree` command prints a tree representation of your project dependencies.
You can see that `spring-boot-starter-parent` provides no dependencies by itself.
-To add the necessary dependencies, edit your `pom.xml` and add the `spring-boot-starter-web` dependency immediately below the `parent` section:
+To add the necessary dependencies, edit your `pom.xml` and add the `spring-boot-starter-webmvc` dependency immediately below the `parent` section:
[source,xml]
----
org.springframework.boot
- spring-boot-starter-web
+ spring-boot-starter-webmvc
----
@@ -240,7 +237,7 @@ Most Spring Boot applications use the `org.springframework.boot` Gradle plugin.
This plugin provides useful defaults and Gradle tasks.
The `io.spring.dependency-management` Gradle plugin provides xref:reference:using/build-systems.adoc#using.build-systems.dependency-management[dependency management] so that you can omit `version` tags for "`blessed`" dependencies.
-Since we are developing a web application, we add a `spring-boot-starter-web` dependency.
+Since we are developing a web application, we add a `spring-boot-starter-webmvc` dependency.
Before that, we can look at what we currently have by running the following command:
[source,shell]
@@ -256,12 +253,12 @@ Root project 'myproject'
The `gradle dependencies` command prints a tree representation of your project dependencies.
Right now, the project has no dependencies.
-To add the necessary dependencies, edit your `build.gradle` and add the `spring-boot-starter-web` dependency in the `dependencies` section:
+To add the necessary dependencies, edit your `build.gradle` and add the `spring-boot-starter-webmvc` dependency in the `dependencies` section:
[source,gradle]
----
dependencies {
- implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web'
+ implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-webmvc'
}
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@@ -308,7 +305,7 @@ This annotation is known as a _meta-annotation_, it combines javadoc:org.springf
Of those, the annotation we're most interested in here is javadoc:org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration[format=annotation].
javadoc:org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration[format=annotation] tells Spring Boot to "`guess`" how you want to configure Spring, based on the jar dependencies that you have added.
-Since `spring-boot-starter-web` added Tomcat and Spring MVC, the auto-configuration assumes that you are developing a web application and sets up Spring accordingly.
+Since `spring-boot-starter-webmvc` added Tomcat and Spring MVC, the auto-configuration assumes that you are developing a web application and sets up Spring accordingly.
.Starters and Auto-configuration
****
@@ -500,7 +497,7 @@ $ java -jar target/myproject-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar
....... . . .
....... . . . (log output here)
....... . . .
-........ Started MyApplication in 0.999 seconds (process running for 1.253)
+........ Started MyApplication in 0.497 seconds (process running for 0.651)
----
As before, to exit the application, press `ctrl-c`.
@@ -545,7 +542,7 @@ $ java -jar build/libs/myproject-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar
....... . . .
....... . . . (log output here)
....... . . .
-........ Started MyApplication in 0.999 seconds (process running for 1.253)
+........ Started MyApplication in 0.484 seconds (process running for 0.642)
----
As before, to exit the application, press `ctrl-c`.