Spring boot 4 compatible flowable 8 release date , existing flowable 7.2.0 not working with spring boot 4

djk · November 24, 2025, 5:45pm

Hi,

While running spring boot 4+ flowable , we are getting below error:

Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Could not find class [org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.kafka.KafkaAutoConfiguration]

we are using spring boot 4. pom.xml:

	<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>

	<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>

	<version>4.0.0</version>

	<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->

</parent>

….

<dependencies>

  <dependency>

    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>

    <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>

    <version>4.0.0</version>

    <type>pom</type>

    <scope>import</scope>

  </dependency>

….

		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>

		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-kafka</artifactId>

	</dependency>

	<dependency>

		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>

		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-kafka-test</artifactId>

		<scope>test</scope>

	</dependency>

<groupId>org.flowable</groupId>

<artifactId>flowable-spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>

<version>7.2.0</version>

<dependency>

<groupId>org.flowable</groupId>

<artifactId>flowable-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>

<version>7.2.0</version>

<dependency>

    <groupId>org.flowable</groupId>

    <artifactId>flowable-spring-boot-starter-process</artifactId>

    <version>7.2.0</version>

</dependency>

<groupId>org.flowable</groupId>

<artifactId>flowable-idm-spring</artifactId>

<version>7.2.0</version>

 </dependencies>

org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.kafka.KafkaAutoConfiguration does not exists in spring-boot-kafka-4.0.0.jar

The full error is →

java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to generate bean name for imported class ‘org.flowable.spring.boot.eventregistry.EventRegistryAutoConfiguration’

at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassBeanDefinitionReader.registerBeanDefinitionForImportedConfigurationClass(ConfigurationClassBeanDefinitionReader.java:172)

at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitionsForConfigurationClass(ConfigurationClassBeanDefinitionReader.java:145)

at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassBeanDefinitionReader.loadBeanDefinitions(ConfigurationClassBeanDefinitionReader.java:124)

at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.processConfigBeanDefinitions(ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java:454)

at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.postProcessBeanDefinitionRegistry(ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java:306)

at org.springframework.context.support.PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.invokeBeanDefinitionRegistryPostProcessors(PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.java:349)

at org.springframework.context.support.PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(PostProcessorRegistrationDelegate.java:118)

at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.invokeBeanFactoryPostProcessors(AbstractApplicationContext.java:784)

at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:602)

at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:765)

at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:454)

at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:321)

at org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootContextLoader.lambda$loadContext$2(SpringBootContextLoader.java:148)

at org.springframework.util.function.ThrowingSupplier.get(ThrowingSupplier.java:58)

at org.springframework.util.function.ThrowingSupplier.get(ThrowingSupplier.java:46)

at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.withHook(SpringApplication.java:1474)

at org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootContextLoader$ContextLoaderHook.run(SpringBootContextLoader.java:573)

at org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootContextLoader.loadContext(SpringBootContextLoader.java:148)

at org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootContextLoader.loadContext(SpringBootContextLoader.java:114)

at org.springframework.test.context.cache.DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.loadContextInternal(DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.java:247)

at org.springframework.test.context.cache.DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.lambda$loadContext$0(DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.java:167)

at org.springframework.test.context.cache.DefaultContextCache.put(DefaultContextCache.java:172)

at org.springframework.test.context.cache.DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.loadContext(DefaultCacheAwareContextLoaderDelegate.java:160)

at org.springframework.test.context.support.DefaultTestContext.getApplicationContext(DefaultTestContext.java:128)

at org.springframework.test.context.web.ServletTestExecutionListener.setUpRequestContextIfNecessary(ServletTestExecutionListener.java:200)

at org.springframework.test.context.web.ServletTestExecutionListener.prepareTestInstance(ServletTestExecutionListener.java:139)

at org.springframework.test.context.TestContextManager.prepareTestInstance(TestContextManager.java:260)

at org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension.postProcessTestInstance(SpringExtension.java:203)

at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor.lambda$invokeTestInstancePostProcessors$1(ClassBasedTestDescriptor.java:423)

at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor.executeAndMaskThrowable(ClassBasedTestDescriptor.java:428)

at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor.lambda$invokeTestInstancePostProcessors$0(ClassBasedTestDescriptor.java:422)

at java.base/java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef.accept(ForEachOps.java:184)

at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:197)

at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$2$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:179)

at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$3$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:197)

at java.base/java.util.ArrayList$ArrayListSpliterator.forEachRemaining(ArrayList.java:1708)

at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:509)

at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:499)

at java.base/java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp.evaluateSequential(ForEachOps.java:151)

at java.base/java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef.evaluateSequential(ForEachOps.java:174)

at java.base/java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:234)

at java.base/java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.forEach(ReferencePipeline.java:596)

at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor.invokeTestInstancePostProcessors(ClassBasedTestDescriptor.java:422)

at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor.lambda$instantiateAndPostProcessTestInstance$0(ClassBasedTestDescriptor.java:334)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:74)

at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor.instantiateAndPostProcessTestInstance(ClassBasedTestDescriptor.java:333)

at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor.lambda$testInstancesProvider$1(ClassBasedTestDescriptor.java:322)

at java.base/java.util.Optional.orElseGet(Optional.java:364)

at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.ClassBasedTestDescriptor.lambda$testInstancesProvider$0(ClassBasedTestDescriptor.java:321)

at org.junit.jupiter.engine.execution.TestInstancesProvider.getTestInstances(TestInstancesProvider.java:27)

at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.TestMethodTestDescriptor.lambda$prepare$0(TestMethodTestDescriptor.java:127)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:74)

at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.TestMethodTestDescriptor.prepare(TestMethodTestDescriptor.java:126)

at org.junit.jupiter.engine.descriptor.TestMethodTestDescriptor.prepare(TestMethodTestDescriptor.java:70)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$prepare$0(NodeTestTask.java:144)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:74)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.prepare(NodeTestTask.java:144)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.execute(NodeTestTask.java:110)

at java.base/java.util.ArrayList.forEach(ArrayList.java:1596)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.invokeAll(SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.java:42)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$2(NodeTestTask.java:180)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:74)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$1(NodeTestTask.java:166)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.Node.around(Node.java:138)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$0(NodeTestTask.java:164)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:74)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.executeRecursively(NodeTestTask.java:163)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.execute(NodeTestTask.java:116)

at java.base/java.util.ArrayList.forEach(ArrayList.java:1596)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.invokeAll(SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.java:42)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$2(NodeTestTask.java:180)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:74)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$1(NodeTestTask.java:166)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.Node.around(Node.java:138)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.lambda$executeRecursively$0(NodeTestTask.java:164)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.ThrowableCollector.execute(ThrowableCollector.java:74)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.executeRecursively(NodeTestTask.java:163)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.NodeTestTask.execute(NodeTestTask.java:116)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.submit(SameThreadHierarchicalTestExecutorService.java:36)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.HierarchicalTestExecutor.execute(HierarchicalTestExecutor.java:52)

at org.junit.platform.engine.support.hierarchical.HierarchicalTestEngine.execute(HierarchicalTestEngine.java:58)

at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.EngineExecutionOrchestrator.executeEngine(EngineExecutionOrchestrator.java:246)

at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.EngineExecutionOrchestrator.failOrExecuteEngine(EngineExecutionOrchestrator.java:218)

at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.EngineExecutionOrchestrator.execute(EngineExecutionOrchestrator.java:179)

at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.EngineExecutionOrchestrator.execute(EngineExecutionOrchestrator.java:108)

at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.EngineExecutionOrchestrator.lambda$execute$0(EngineExecutionOrchestrator.java:66)

at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.EngineExecutionOrchestrator.withInterceptedStreams(EngineExecutionOrchestrator.java:157)

at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.EngineExecutionOrchestrator.execute(EngineExecutionOrchestrator.java:65)

at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher.execute(DefaultLauncher.java:125)

at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DefaultLauncher.execute(DefaultLauncher.java:114)

at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DelegatingLauncher.execute(DelegatingLauncher.java:58)

at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.InterceptingLauncher.lambda$execute$2(InterceptingLauncher.java:57)

at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.ClasspathAlignmentCheckingLauncherInterceptor.intercept(ClasspathAlignmentCheckingLauncherInterceptor.java:25)

at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.InterceptingLauncher.execute(InterceptingLauncher.java:56)

at org.junit.platform.launcher.core.DelegatingLauncher.execute(DelegatingLauncher.java:58)

at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:103)

at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:580)

at org.apache.maven.surefire.api.util.ReflectionUtils.invokeMethodWithArray(ReflectionUtils.java:125)

at org.apache.maven.surefire.junitplatform.LauncherAdapter.executeWithCancellationToken(LauncherAdapter.java:68)

at org.apache.maven.surefire.junitplatform.LauncherAdapter.execute(LauncherAdapter.java:54)

at org.apache.maven.surefire.junitplatform.JUnitPlatformProvider.execute(JUnitPlatformProvider.java:203)

at org.apache.maven.surefire.junitplatform.JUnitPlatformProvider.invokeAllTests(JUnitPlatformProvider.java:168)

at org.apache.maven.surefire.junitplatform.JUnitPlatformProvider.invoke(JUnitPlatformProvider.java:136)

at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.runSuitesInProcess(ForkedBooter.java:385)

at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.execute(ForkedBooter.java:162)

at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.run(ForkedBooter.java:507)

at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.main(ForkedBooter.java:495)

Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Could not find class [org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.kafka.KafkaAutoConfiguration]

at org.springframework.util.ClassUtils.resolveClassName(ClassUtils.java:353)

at org.springframework.core.annotation.TypeMappedAnnotation.adapt(TypeMappedAnnotation.java:451)

at org.springframework.core.annotation.TypeMappedAnnotation.getValue(TypeMappedAnnotation.java:384)

at org.springframework.core.annotation.TypeMappedAnnotation.asMap(TypeMappedAnnotation.java:273)

at org.springframework.core.annotation.AbstractMergedAnnotation.asAnnotationAttributes(AbstractMergedAnnotation.java:191)

at org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationBeanNameGenerator.determineBeanNameFromAnnotation(AnnotationBeanNameGenerator.java:143)

at org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationBeanNameGenerator.generateBeanName(AnnotationBeanNameGenerator.java:110)

at org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationClassBeanDefinitionReader.registerBeanDefinitionForImportedConfigurationClass(ConfigurationClassBeanDefinitionReader.java:168)

... 106 common frames omitted

When spring boot 4 compatible flowable 8 will be release ?

joram · November 24, 2025, 5:49pm

The integration PR ready: Upgrade to Spring Boot 4 and Spring Framework 7 by filiphr · Pull Request #4133 · flowable/flowable-engine · GitHub with support for it. However, Spring boot has been released only 4 days ago. We’re currently still working side-effects like jackson2 vs jackson 3 for example.

djk · November 25, 2025, 3:40pm

Hi ,

Thanks for the update .

Please publish this in maven , as our project is based on maven.

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