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Upgrade to Commons Codec 1.23.0

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
java, spring-boot
Domain
build-system

Research direction

Start by locating where Spring Boot manages the Commons Codec dependency version and read the linked Commons Codec 1.23.0 change notes. Update the managed version, then run the relevant dependency or build checks. Done when the project uses Commons Codec 1.23.0 and those checks pass.

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Description

status: team-only type: dependency-upgrade

Upgrade to Commons Codec 1.23.0.

Dominant language
Java
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Forks
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Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
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Getting set up

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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