diff --git a/.github/actions/tag-and-release/action.yml b/.github/actions/tag-and-release/action.yml
index 9e60b1504f..c74f19517b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/tag-and-release/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/tag-and-release/action.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 name: 'Grails Docs Release Action'
 description: 'Update grailsVersion and add release tag'
 inputs:
-  token:
-    description: 'GitHub token to authenticate the requests'
+  target_branch:
+    description: 'Target Branch'
     required: true
-    default: ${{ github.token }}
   grails_version:
     description: 'Grails Release Version'
     required: true
@@ -12,5 +11,5 @@ runs:
   using: 'docker'
   image: 'Dockerfile'
   args:
-    - ${{ inputs.token }}
+    - ${{ inputs.target_branch }}
     - ${{ inputs.grails_version }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/tag-and-release/entrypoint.sh b/.github/actions/tag-and-release/entrypoint.sh
index c32aceb886..0a7e29da99 100755
--- a/.github/actions/tag-and-release/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/.github/actions/tag-and-release/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# $1 == GH_TOKEN
+# $1 == Target Branch
 # $2 == Grails Version
 
+target_branch="$1"
 grails_version="$2"
 echo -n "Updating Grails version to: $grails_version"
 
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@ git config --global user.email "$GIT_USER_EMAIL"
 git config --global user.name "$GIT_USER_NAME"
 git config --global --add safe.directory /github/workspace
 
-git checkout $TARGET_BRANCH
-git pull origin $TARGET_BRANCH
+git checkout $target_branch
+git pull origin $target_branch
 
 echo "Setting release version in gradle.properties"
 sed -i "s/^grails\.version.*$/grails\.version\=${grails_version}/" gradle.properties
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ cat gradle.properties
 echo "Pushing release version and recreating v${grails_version} tag"
 git add gradle.properties
 git commit -m "[skip ci] Release v${grails_version} docs"
-git push origin $TARGET_BRANCH
+git push origin $target_branch
 git push origin :refs/tags/v${grails_version}
 git tag -fa v${grails_version} -m "[skip ci] Release v${grails_version} docs"
-git push origin $TARGET_BRANCH --tags
+git push origin $target_branch --tags
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index ba83b803eb..78ea7fd6db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Java CI
+name: "Java CI"
 on:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -8,49 +8,47 @@ on:
       - '[4-9]+.[0-9]+.x'
   workflow_dispatch:
 env:
-  GIT_USER_NAME: 'grails-build'
-  GIT_USER_EMAIL: 'grails-build@users.noreply.github.com'
+  GIT_USER_NAME: grails-build
+  GIT_USER_EMAIL: grails-build@users.noreply.github.com
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v2
-      - name: Set current date as env variable
+      - name: "📥 Checkout the repository"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: "📅 Set current date as env variable"
         run: echo "NOW=$(date +'%Y-%m-%dT%H%M%S')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with: { java-version: 17, distribution: liberica }
-      - name: Extract branch name
+      - name: "☕️ Setup JDK"
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: 17
+          distribution: liberica
+      - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        with:
+          develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      - name: "🔀 Extract branch name"
         id: extract_branch
         run: echo "value=${GITHUB_BASE_REF:-${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: Build Snapshot Documentation
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
+      - name: "🔨 Build Snapshot Documentation"
         env:
           TARGET_GRAILS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.grails_version }}
-          TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.value }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_BUILD_CACHE_NODE_USER: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_BUILD_CACHE_NODE_USER }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_BUILD_CACHE_NODE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_BUILD_CACHE_NODE_KEY }}
-        with:
-          arguments: |
-            build
-            -PgithubBranch=${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.value }}
-      - name: Upload Docs Artifacts
+        run: ./gradlew build -PgithubBranch=${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.value }}
+      - name: "📤 Upload Docs Artifacts"
         if: success()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: grails-docs-${{ env.NOW }}.zip
           path: ./build/distributions/*.zip
-      - name: Publish Snapshot Documentation to Github Pages
+      - name: "📤 Publish Snapshot Documentation to Github Pages"
         if: success() && github.event_name == 'push'
-        uses: grails/github-pages-deploy-action@v2
+        uses: grails/github-pages-deploy-action@f1bddf4d126e4375529c0f397b028eb5ac9a13e6 # 2024-12-22
         env:
           BRANCH: gh-pages
           COMMIT_EMAIL: ${{ env.GIT_USER_EMAIL }}
           COMMIT_NAME: ${{ env.GIT_USER_NAME }}
           FOLDER: build/docs
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-          TARGET_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
           SKIP_SNAPSHOT: ${{
               startsWith(steps.extract_branch.outputs.value, '3.3') ||
               startsWith(steps.extract_branch.outputs.value, '4.1') ||
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2048650bb6..e52f963353 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Release
+name: "Release"
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
@@ -7,89 +7,74 @@ on:
         required: true
 jobs:
   release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     env:
-      BETA: ${{ contains(github.event.inputs.grails_version, 'M') }}
+      BETA: ${{
+          contains(github.event.inputs.grails_version, 'M') ||
+          contains(github.event.inputs.grails_version, 'RC')
+        }}
       SKIP_SNAPSHOT: ${{
           startsWith(github.event.inputs.grails_version, '3.3') ||
           startsWith(github.event.inputs.grails_version, '4.1') ||
           startsWith(github.event.inputs.grails_version, '5.3') ||
+          startsWith(github.event.inputs.grails_version' '6.2') ||
           contains(github.event.inputs.grails_version, 'M') ||
           contains(github.event.inputs.grails_version, 'RC')
         }}
-      GIT_USER_NAME: 'grails-build'
-      GIT_USER_EMAIL: 'grails-build@users.noreply.github.com'
+      GIT_USER_NAME: grails-build
+      GIT_USER_EMAIL: grails-build@users.noreply.github.com
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with: { java-version: 17, distribution: liberica }
-      - name: Extract branch name
+      - name: "📥 Checkout the repository"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: "☕️ Setup JDK"
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: 17
+          distribution: liberica
+      - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        with:
+          develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      - name: "🔀 Extract branch name"
         if: success() && github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
         id: extract_branch
         run: echo "value=${GITHUB_REF:11}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: Asset Path
-        if: success() && github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-        id: asset_path
-        uses: haya14busa/action-cond@v1
-        env:
-          PATH_PREFIX: "./build/distributions/grails-docs"
-        with:
-          cond: ${{ env.BETA == '' || env.BETA == 'false' }}
-          if_true: ${{ env.PATH_PREFIX }}-${{ github.event.inputs.grails_version }}.zip
-          if_false: ${{ env.PATH_PREFIX }}-${{ github.event.inputs.grails_version }}.zip
-      - name: Tag and Release Docs
+      - name: "🏷️ Create and Push Release Tag"
         uses: ./.github/actions/tag-and-release
         if: success() && github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-        env:
-          TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.value }}
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          target_branch: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.value }}
           grails_version: ${{ github.event.inputs.grails_version }}
-      - name: Create Release
+      - name: "🎉 Create GitHub Release"
         if: success() && github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
         id: create_release
-        uses: actions/create-release@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@cdcc88a9acf3ca41c16c37bb7d21b9ad48560d87 # v1.15.0 (Use commit sha as this is a 3rd party action)
         with:
-          tag_name: v${{ github.event.inputs.grails_version }}
-          release_name: v${{ github.event.inputs.grails_version }}
-          draft: false
+          tag: v${{ github.event.inputs.grails_version }}
+          name: ${{ github.event.inputs.grails_version }}
           prerelease: ${{ env.BETA }}
-      - name: Publish Documentation
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
+      - name: "🔨 Generate Documentation"
         env:
           TARGET_GRAILS_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.grails_version }}
-          TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.value }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_BUILD_CACHE_NODE_USER: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_BUILD_CACHE_NODE_USER }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_BUILD_CACHE_NODE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_BUILD_CACHE_NODE_KEY }}
-        with:
-          arguments: |
-            assemble
-            -PgithubBranch=${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.value }}
-            --info
-            --stacktrace
-      - name: Upload Release Asset
+        run: >
+          ./gradlew assemble
+          -PgithubBranch=${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.value }}
+          --info --stacktrace
+      - name: "📤 Upload Asset to the Github Release page"
         if: success() && github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-        id: upload-release-asset
-        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        id: upload_artifact
+        uses: Roang-zero1/github-upload-release-artifacts-action@c15e0b65ce2ae1c8d52bfbc75d017d21e1da77d7 # v3.0.0 (Use commit sha as this is a 3rd party action)
+        with:
+          args: ./build/distributions/grails-docs-${{ github.event.inputs.grails_version }}.zip
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: ${{ steps.asset_path.outputs.value }}
-          asset_name: grails-docs.zip
-          asset_content_type: application/zip
-      - name: Publish to Github Pages
+      - name: "📤 Publish to Github Pages"
         if: success()
-        uses: grails/github-pages-deploy-action@v2
+        uses: grails/github-pages-deploy-action@f1bddf4d126e4375529c0f397b028eb5ac9a13e6 # 2024-12-22
         env:
           BRANCH: gh-pages
           COMMIT_EMAIL: ${{ env.GIT_USER_EMAIL }}
           COMMIT_NAME: ${{ env.GIT_USER_NAME }}
           FOLDER: build/docs
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-          TARGET_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
           VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.grails_version }}
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 4bd1798e1b..70dd56f87f 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1,30 +1,26 @@
 plugins {
-    id "com.gradle.enterprise" version '3.16.2'
-    id 'com.gradle.common-custom-user-data-gradle-plugin' version '1.13'
+    id 'com.gradle.develocity' version '3.19.1'
+    id 'com.gradle.common-custom-user-data-gradle-plugin' version '2.1'
 }
 
-gradleEnterprise {
+def isCI = System.getenv('CI') != null
+def isLocal = !isCI
+def isAuthenticated = System.getenv('DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY') != null
+
+develocity {
     server = 'https://ge.grails.org'
     buildScan {
-        publishAlwaysIf(System.getenv('CI') == 'true')
-        publishIfAuthenticated()
-        uploadInBackground = System.getenv("CI") == null
-        capture {
-            taskInputFiles = true
-        }
+        tag('grails')
+        tag('grails-doc')
+        publishing.onlyIf { isAuthenticated }
+        uploadInBackground = isLocal
     }
-
 }
 
 buildCache {
-    local { enabled = System.getenv('CI') != 'true' }
-    remote(HttpBuildCache) {
-        def isAuthenticated = System.getenv('GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_BUILD_CACHE_NODE_USER') && System.getenv('GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_BUILD_CACHE_NODE_KEY')
-        push = System.getenv('CI') == 'true' && isAuthenticated
+    local { enabled = isLocal }
+    remote(develocity.buildCache) {
+        push = isCI && isAuthenticated
         enabled = true
-        url = 'https://ge.grails.org/cache/'
-        credentials {
-            username = System.getenv('GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_BUILD_CACHE_NODE_USER')
-            password = System.getenv('GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_BUILD_CACHE_NODE_KEY')
-        }
-    }}
\ No newline at end of file
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/en/guide/upgrading/upgrading60x.adoc b/src/en/guide/upgrading/upgrading60x.adoc
index 1628e2069f..dfd47456df 100644
--- a/src/en/guide/upgrading/upgrading60x.adoc
+++ b/src/en/guide/upgrading/upgrading60x.adoc
@@ -103,4 +103,22 @@ Grails 7 introduces several breaking changes that may require updates to your ap
 - The following dependencies are no longer included in Grails or grails-bom: io.micronaut:micronaut-\*, io.micronaut.cache:micronaut-cache-core, io.micronaut.groovy:micronaut-runtime-groovy and io.micronaut.spring:micronaut-spring-*
 - Micronaut can be added via the Micronaut Spring Boot Starter: https://micronaut-projects.github.io/micronaut-spring/latest/guide/#springBootStarter.
 - Using Micronaut Parent Context: https://micronaut-projects.github.io/micronaut-spring/latest/guide/#springParentContext
-- Using a Bean Post Processor: https://micronaut-projects.github.io/micronaut-spring/latest/guide/#beanPostProcessor
\ No newline at end of file
+- Using a Bean Post Processor: https://micronaut-projects.github.io/micronaut-spring/latest/guide/#beanPostProcessor
+
+#### 8.3 hibernate-ehcache
+
+The `org.hibernate:hibernate-ehcache` library is no longer provided by the `org.grails.plugins:hibernate5` plugin. If
+your application depends on `hibernate-ehcache`, you must now add it explicitly to your project dependencies.
+
+Since `hibernate-ehcache` brings in a conflicting `javax` version of `org.hibernate:hibernate-core`, it is
+recommended to exclude `hibernate-core` from the `hibernate-ehcache` dependency to avoid conflicts:
+
+[source,groovy]
+.build.gradle
+----
+dependencies {
+    implementation 'org.hibernate:hibernate-ehcache:5.6.15.Final', {
+        exclude group: 'org.hibernate', module: 'hibernate-core'
+    }
+}
+----
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