Merge branch '5.3.x'

spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java

@@ -550,6 +550,8 @@ public class AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor implements SmartInstantiationA
 	 * @return whether the annotation indicates that a dependency is required
 	 */
 	protected boolean determineRequiredStatus(MergedAnnotation<?> ann) {
+		// Cast to (AnnotationAttributes) is required. Otherwise, the :spring-beans:compileGroovy
+		// task fails in the Gradle build.
 		return determineRequiredStatus((AnnotationAttributes)
 				ann.asMap(mergedAnnotation -> new AnnotationAttributes(mergedAnnotation.getType())));
 	}