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This patch release delivers certain fixes on top of 2.25.4

Changed

  • Improve logging for LinkageError scenarios involving the LMAX Disruptor library (#2250, [#4124])

Fixed

  • Fix the createOnDemand behavior of RollingFileAppender to correctly defer file and directory creation until the first log event, while preserving eager creation when disabled. (#2006, [#4072])
  • Improve documentation for locale handling in the Pattern Layout date pattern converter (#4129, [#4130])
  • Fix handling of non-finite numbers while encoding MapMessage to JSON (#4163)
  • Fix encoding of MSGID and SD-ID fields of StructuredDataMessage to XML (#4136)
  • Fix stack trace rendering for exceptions with identity malfunction (e.g., colliding equals() and/or hashCode() implementations) (#3933, [#4133])
  • Fix resource leaks in ConfigurationSource when loading configuration via URL fails (#4127)
  • Fix KafkaAppender reporting error to error handler even after a successful retry (#4125)
Source: README.md, updated 2026-07-06