- Add new merge strategy `Fail` to `PropertiesFileTransformer`. ([#1856](https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/pull/1856))

- Add `FindResourceInClasspath` task to help with debugging issues with merged duplicate resources. ([#1860](https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/pull/1860))

- Add `MergeLicenseResourceTransformer`. ([#1858](https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/pull/1858))

- Support disabling Kotlin module metadata remapping. ([#1875](https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/pull/1875))

```kotlin

tasks.shadowJar {

// Disable remapping of Kotlin module metadata (`.kotlin_module`) files. This is enabled by default.

enableKotlinModuleRemapping = false

}

```

- Fix Develocity integration when Isolated Projects enabled. ([#1836](https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/pull/1836))

- Fix the regression of registering `ShadowJar` tasks without `ShadowPlugin` applied. ([#1787](https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/pull/1787))

- Fix excluding dependencies whose versions contain `+`. ([#1597](https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/pull/1597))