Axon Framework - Release 5.0.1

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I’m glad to announce that we’ve released Axon Framework version 5.0.1 on Dec 03, 2025.
This release contains:

:chart_with_upwards_trend: Enhancements

  • Update the AF 5.0.1 branch with AF 4.12.2 #3973
  • Feature/university example application #3969
  • List all autoconfigurations in Meta-Inf, apply naming convention #3948
  • Show failed message handler in logs #3913
  • Adjust PSEP log levels #3896
  • Default to the in annotation-specific components #3894

:beetle: Bug fixes

  • Align fixes from 4.12.2 with 5.0.1 #3985
  • [#3982] fix(test): @Nonnull - invalid usage of varargs #3984
  • When splitting and merging tokens, update both tokens involved #3978
  • [#3938] Fix startup of application when axon server is not available #3966
  • ApplicationContext doesn’t start properly when AxonServer is not running #3938
  • Prevent duplicate registration of all handlers when using subtypes #3933

:hammer_and_wrench: Dependency upgrades

  • Upgrade Axon Server Connector for Java version to 2025.2.1 #3970
  • Fix coverage report pom parent version to 5.0.1-SNAPSHOT #3940

:heart: Contributors

We’d like to thank all the contributors who worked on this release!