TNG · hankem · Aug 4, 2026 · Aug 2, 2026 · Aug 1, 2026 · Aug 4, 2026
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ framework.
 ###### Gradle
 
 ```
-testImplementation 'com.tngtech.archunit:archunit:1.4.2'
+testImplementation 'com.tngtech.archunit:archunit:1.5.0'
 ```
 
 ###### Maven
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ testImplementation 'com.tngtech.archunit:archunit:1.4.2'
 <dependency>
     <groupId>com.tngtech.archunit</groupId>
     <artifactId>archunit</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.2</version>
+    <version>1.5.0</version>
     <scope>test</scope>
 </dependency>
 ```

diff --git a/build-steps/release/test-release.gradle b/build-steps/release/test-release.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apply from: scriptRelativePath(this, 'vcs-utils.gradle')
 apply from: scriptRelativePath(this, 'archunit-examples-utils.gradle')
 
-task testRelease() {
+tasks.register('testRelease') {
     File testReleaseDir = new File(project.buildDir, 'test-release')
 
     def configureStagingRepository = {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ task testRelease() {
         }.getFiles().collect { it.name.replaceAll(/\.java$/, '') }
 
         def outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
-        exec {
+        project.services.get(ExecOperations).exec {
             workingDir testReleaseDir
             commandLine './gradlew', ":${exampleProjectName}:build", '-P', "sonatypeUsername=${project.getProperty('sonatypeUsername')}", '-P', "sonatypePassword=${project.getProperty('sonatypePassword')}"
             ignoreExitValue true

diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/archunit.java-release-check-conventions.gradle b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/archunit.java-release-check-conventions.gradle
@@ -1,39 +1,38 @@
-import groovy.xml.XmlSlurper
-
 import java.nio.file.Files
 import java.util.jar.JarFile
 
 plugins {
     id 'archunit.java-artifact-check-conventions'
 }
 
-task ensureReleaseCheckUpToDate {
-    doFirst {
-        def mavenProject = new XmlSlurper().parseText(getExpectedPomFileContent())
-        def releaseCheckDependencies = mavenProject.dependencies.dependency
-                .findAll { it.groupId != 'com.tngtech.archunit' }
-                .collect {
-                    [groupId: it.groupId.toString(), artifactId: it.artifactId.toString(), version: it.version.toString()]
-                }
+ext.getExpectedPomFileContent = {
+    getClass().getResourceAsStream("release_check/${project.name}.pom").text.replace('${archunit.version}', version).stripIndent()
+}
+
+ext.comparePom = { String actual ->
+    println "Verifying correct POM of ${project.name}"
 
-        releaseCheckDependencies.each { releaseCheckDependency ->
-            VersionCatalog versionCatalog = versionCatalogs.named("libs")
-            def dependencies = versionCatalog.libraryAliases.collect { versionCatalog.findLibrary(it).get().get() }
-            def matchingProjectDependency = dependencies.find {
-                it.group == releaseCheckDependency.groupId &&
-                it.name == releaseCheckDependency.artifactId &&
-                it.version == releaseCheckDependency.version
-            }
-            assert matchingProjectDependency != null:
-                    "No project dependency was found for expected release dependency ${releaseCheckDependency}"
-        }
+    String expected = getExpectedPomFileContent()
+    if (actual.replaceAll("\\s", "") != expected.replaceAll("\\s", "")) {
+        throw new AssertionError("""POM of artifact '${project.name}' does not match:
+--------
+Actual: 
+${actual}
+--------
+Expected:
+${expected}
+--------
+""")
     }
 }
-check.dependsOn(ensureReleaseCheckUpToDate)
 
-ext.getExpectedPomFileContent = {
-    getClass().getResourceAsStream("release_check/${project.name}.pom").text.replace('${archunit.version}', version).stripIndent()
+task checkPom {
+    dependsOn 'generatePomFileForMavenJavaPublication'
+    doLast {
+        comparePom(new File(buildDir, 'publications/mavenJava/pom-default.xml').text)
+    }
 }
+check.dependsOn(checkPom)
 
 task checkUploadedArtifacts {
     doLast {
@@ -58,24 +57,6 @@ task checkUploadedArtifacts {
             getArtifact(project.name, ".pom").text.stripIndent()
         }
 
-        def checkPom = {
-            println "Verifying correct POM of ${project.name}"
-
-            String actual = getUploadedPomFileContent()
-            String expected = getExpectedPomFileContent()
-            if (actual.replaceAll("\\s", "") != expected.replaceAll("\\s", "")) {
-                throw new AssertionError("""POM of artifact '${project.name}' does not match:
---------
-Actual: 
-${actual}
---------
-Expected:
-${expected}
---------
-""")
-            }
-        }
-
         def checkSourcesExist = {
             assert getUploadedFile(project.name, 'jar', 'sources') != null
         }
@@ -84,7 +65,7 @@ ${expected}
             assert getUploadedFile(project.name, 'jar', 'javadoc') != null
         }
 
-        checkPom()
+        comparePom(getUploadedPomFileContent())
         checkSourcesExist()
         checkJavadocExists()
 

diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/archunit.java-release-publishing-conventions.gradle b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/archunit.java-release-publishing-conventions.gradle
@@ -52,6 +52,21 @@ publishing {
                         name = 'Manfred Hanke'
                         email = 'manfred.hanke@tngtech.com'
                     }
+                    developer {
+                        id = 'schulzjo-tng'
+                        name = 'Jonathan Schulz'
+                        email = 'jonathan.schulz@tngtech.com'
+                    }
+                    developer {
+                        id = 'StefanGraeber'
+                        name = 'Stefan Gräber'
+                        email = 'stefan.graeber@tngtech.com'
+                    }
+                    developer {
+                        id = 'TheManWhoStaresAtCode'
+                        name = 'Andreas Zöller'
+                        email = 'andreas.zoeller@tngtech.com'
+                    }
                 }
 
                 organization {

diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit-junit4.pom b/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit-junit4.pom
@@ -35,6 +35,21 @@
             <name>Manfred Hanke</name>
             <email>manfred.hanke@tngtech.com</email>
         </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>schulzjo-tng</id>
+            <name>Jonathan Schulz</name>
+            <email>jonathan.schulz@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>StefanGraeber</id>
+            <name>Stefan Gräber</name>
+            <email>stefan.graeber@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>TheManWhoStaresAtCode</id>
+            <name>Andreas Zöller</name>
+            <email>andreas.zoeller@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
     </developers>
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git@github.com:TNG/ArchUnit.git</connection>

diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit-junit5-api.pom b/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit-junit5-api.pom
@@ -35,6 +35,21 @@
             <name>Manfred Hanke</name>
             <email>manfred.hanke@tngtech.com</email>
         </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>schulzjo-tng</id>
+            <name>Jonathan Schulz</name>
+            <email>jonathan.schulz@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>StefanGraeber</id>
+            <name>Stefan Gräber</name>
+            <email>stefan.graeber@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>TheManWhoStaresAtCode</id>
+            <name>Andreas Zöller</name>
+            <email>andreas.zoeller@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
     </developers>
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git@github.com:TNG/ArchUnit.git</connection>

diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit-junit5-engine-api.pom b/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit-junit5-engine-api.pom
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@
             <name>Manfred Hanke</name>
             <email>manfred.hanke@tngtech.com</email>
         </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>schulzjo-tng</id>
+            <name>Jonathan Schulz</name>
+            <email>jonathan.schulz@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>StefanGraeber</id>
+            <name>Stefan Gräber</name>
+            <email>stefan.graeber@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>TheManWhoStaresAtCode</id>
+            <name>Andreas Zöller</name>
+            <email>andreas.zoeller@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
     </developers>
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git@github.com:TNG/ArchUnit.git</connection>

diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit-junit5-engine.pom b/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit-junit5-engine.pom
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@
             <name>Manfred Hanke</name>
             <email>manfred.hanke@tngtech.com</email>
         </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>schulzjo-tng</id>
+            <name>Jonathan Schulz</name>
+            <email>jonathan.schulz@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>StefanGraeber</id>
+            <name>Stefan Gräber</name>
+            <email>stefan.graeber@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>TheManWhoStaresAtCode</id>
+            <name>Andreas Zöller</name>
+            <email>andreas.zoeller@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
     </developers>
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git@github.com:TNG/ArchUnit.git</connection>

diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit-junit5.pom b/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit-junit5.pom
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@
       <name>Manfred Hanke</name>
       <email>manfred.hanke@tngtech.com</email>
     </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>schulzjo-tng</id>
+      <name>Jonathan Schulz</name>
+      <email>jonathan.schulz@tngtech.com</email>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>StefanGraeber</id>
+      <name>Stefan Gräber</name>
+      <email>stefan.graeber@tngtech.com</email>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>TheManWhoStaresAtCode</id>
+      <name>Andreas Zöller</name>
+      <email>andreas.zoeller@tngtech.com</email>
+    </developer>
   </developers>
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git@github.com:TNG/ArchUnit.git</connection>

diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit-junit6-api.pom b/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit-junit6-api.pom
@@ -35,6 +35,21 @@
             <name>Manfred Hanke</name>
             <email>manfred.hanke@tngtech.com</email>
         </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>schulzjo-tng</id>
+            <name>Jonathan Schulz</name>
+            <email>jonathan.schulz@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>StefanGraeber</id>
+            <name>Stefan Gräber</name>
+            <email>stefan.graeber@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>TheManWhoStaresAtCode</id>
+            <name>Andreas Zöller</name>
+            <email>andreas.zoeller@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
     </developers>
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git@github.com:TNG/ArchUnit.git</connection>

diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit-junit6-engine-api.pom b/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit-junit6-engine-api.pom
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@
             <name>Manfred Hanke</name>
             <email>manfred.hanke@tngtech.com</email>
         </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>schulzjo-tng</id>
+            <name>Jonathan Schulz</name>
+            <email>jonathan.schulz@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>StefanGraeber</id>
+            <name>Stefan Gräber</name>
+            <email>stefan.graeber@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>TheManWhoStaresAtCode</id>
+            <name>Andreas Zöller</name>
+            <email>andreas.zoeller@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
     </developers>
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git@github.com:TNG/ArchUnit.git</connection>

diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit-junit6-engine.pom b/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit-junit6-engine.pom
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@
             <name>Manfred Hanke</name>
             <email>manfred.hanke@tngtech.com</email>
         </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>schulzjo-tng</id>
+            <name>Jonathan Schulz</name>
+            <email>jonathan.schulz@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>StefanGraeber</id>
+            <name>Stefan Gräber</name>
+            <email>stefan.graeber@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>TheManWhoStaresAtCode</id>
+            <name>Andreas Zöller</name>
+            <email>andreas.zoeller@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
     </developers>
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git@github.com:TNG/ArchUnit.git</connection>

diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit-junit6.pom b/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit-junit6.pom
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@
       <name>Manfred Hanke</name>
       <email>manfred.hanke@tngtech.com</email>
     </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>schulzjo-tng</id>
+      <name>Jonathan Schulz</name>
+      <email>jonathan.schulz@tngtech.com</email>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>StefanGraeber</id>
+      <name>Stefan Gräber</name>
+      <email>stefan.graeber@tngtech.com</email>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>TheManWhoStaresAtCode</id>
+      <name>Andreas Zöller</name>
+      <email>andreas.zoeller@tngtech.com</email>
+    </developer>
   </developers>
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git@github.com:TNG/ArchUnit.git</connection>

diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit.pom b/buildSrc/src/main/resources/release_check/archunit.pom
@@ -40,6 +40,21 @@
             <name>Manfred Hanke</name>
             <email>manfred.hanke@tngtech.com</email>
         </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>schulzjo-tng</id>
+            <name>Jonathan Schulz</name>
+            <email>jonathan.schulz@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>StefanGraeber</id>
+            <name>Stefan Gräber</name>
+            <email>stefan.graeber@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
+        <developer>
+            <id>TheManWhoStaresAtCode</id>
+            <name>Andreas Zöller</name>
+            <email>andreas.zoeller@tngtech.com</email>
+        </developer>
     </developers>
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git@github.com:TNG/ArchUnit.git</connection>

diff --git a/docs/_data/navigation.yml b/docs/_data/navigation.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ main:
   - title: "User Guide"
     url: /userguide/html/000_Index.html
   - title: "API"
-    url: https://javadoc.io/doc/com.tngtech.archunit/archunit/1.4.2
+    url: https://javadoc.io/doc/com.tngtech.archunit/archunit/1.5.0
   - title: "About"
     url: /about