Merge branch '4.0.x' into 4.1.x

Closes gh-51637

gradle/plugins/settings.gradle

@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ pluginManagement {
 		def properties = new Properties()
 		properties.load(it)
 		properties.forEach(settings.ext::set)
-		gradle.rootProject {
+		gradle.lifecycle.beforeProject {
 			properties.forEach(project.ext::set)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+enableFeaturePreview("NO_IMPLICIT_LOOKUP_IN_PARENT_PROJECTS")
+
 include 'cycle-detection-plugin'

settings.gradle

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ plugins {
 rootProject.name="spring-boot-build"
 
 enableFeaturePreview("STABLE_CONFIGURATION_CACHE")
+enableFeaturePreview("NO_IMPLICIT_LOOKUP_IN_PARENT_PROJECTS")
 
 settings.gradle.projectsLoaded {
 	develocity {