NoSuchMethodError: 'ControllerAdviceBean.<init>(Object)' with Spring Boot 3.5.x and springdoc-openapi 2.5.x

[kkw-11]

Describe the bug

• When using Spring Boot 3.5.3 (Spring Framework 6.2.x) with springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui:2.5.0, I get the following error when accessing Swagger: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: 'void org.springframework.web.method.ControllerAdviceBean.(java.lang.Object)'
• I found that Spring Framework 6.2.x has removed the constructor ControllerAdviceBean(Object) which SpringDoc 2.5.0 depends on.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Use Spring Boot 3.5.3 (spring-boot-starter-web).
2. Add springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui:2.5.0.
3. Access /swagger-ui/index.html or /v3/api-docs.
4. Application throws NoSuchMethodError and Swagger does not load.
   -Spring Boot version: 3.5.3

• Spring Framework version: 6.2.8
• SpringDoc version: 2.5.0
• Expected Result: Swagger UI should load without errors.
• Actual Result: Application crashes with NoSuchMethodError.

Expected behavior

• A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
• What is the expected result using OpenAPI Description (yml or json)?

Screenshots & SampleCode

@RestControllerAdvice
public class GlobalExceptionHandler {

    @ExceptionHandler(Exception.class)
    public ResponseEntity<String> handleAll(Exception e) {
        return ResponseEntity.status(500).body("Internal Server Error");
    }
}

Additional context

• Upgrading SpringDoc to 2.8.9 resolves the issue.
• This issue seems to come from Spring Framework 6.2.x API changes.
• It would help if Spring Boot - SpringDoc compatibility is documented more clearly.

[Mattias-Sehlstedt]

You can find the compatibility documented here (albeit 3.5.x should most likely be added now as of 2.8.9)