Gradle has released Gradle 9.6, adding improvements aimed at faster build performance, cleaner automation, and earlier preparation for changes planned in Gradle 10.

The release includes an embedded MCP server that exposes Spring project analytics to AI coding assistants, along with first-class support for Spring AI and automated property refactoring.

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