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-Raised the minimum supported Java runtime from Java 17 to Java 25. Released application and library artifacts now require Java 25 or newer.
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 <!-- NOTE: This file is generated. Do not write release notes here.
  Notes for unreleased changes go in the .unreleased/ directory. -->
  
+## 0.60.0 - 2026-08-05
+
+### Breaking changes
+
+- Raised the minimum supported Java runtime from Java 17 to Java 25. Released application and library artifacts now require Java 25 or newer.
+
 ## 0.59.0 - 2026-08-05
 
 ### Breaking changes
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-0.59.1-SNAPSHOT
+0.60.1-SNAPSHOT