diff --git a/spring-ws-core/build.gradle b/spring-ws-core/build.gradle
index de65ab67..0539d210 100644
--- a/spring-ws-core/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-ws-core/build.gradle
@@ -53,6 +53,5 @@ dependencies {
 	testImplementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-api")
 	testImplementation("org.springframework:spring-test")
 	testImplementation("org.springframework:spring-webflux")
-	testImplementation("org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas")
 	testImplementation("org.xmlunit:xmlunit-assertj")
 }
diff --git a/spring-ws-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/support/ChangelogCreator.java b/spring-ws-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/support/ChangelogCreator.java
deleted file mode 100644
index d6a81e14..00000000
--- a/spring-ws-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/ws/support/ChangelogCreator.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2005-2025 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.springframework.ws.support;
-
-import java.time.Duration;
-import java.time.LocalDate;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath;
-import net.minidev.json.JSONArray;
-
-import org.springframework.hateoas.IanaLinkRelations;
-import org.springframework.hateoas.Links;
-import org.springframework.http.HttpEntity;
-import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
-import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
-
-/**
- * Little helper to build a changelog from the tickets of a particular milestone.
- *
- * @author Oliver Gierke
- * @author Greg Turnquist
- */
-class ChangelogCreator {
-
-	private static final int MILESTONE_ID = 91;
-
-	private static final String URI_TEMPLATE = "https://api.github.com/repos/spring-projects/spring-ws/issues?milestone={id}&state=closed";
-
-	public static void main(String... args) {
-
-		/*
-		 * If you run into github rate limiting issues, you can always use a Github
-		 * Personal Token by adding {@code .header(HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION,
-		 * "token your-github-token")} to the webClient call.
-		 */
-
-		WebClient webClient = WebClient.create();
-
-		try {
-			HttpEntity<String> response = webClient //
-				.get()
-				.uri(URI_TEMPLATE, MILESTONE_ID) //
-				// .header(HttpHeaders.AUTHORIZATION, "token <plugin in a personal token
-				// and uncomment>") //
-				.exchangeToMono(clientResponse -> clientResponse.toEntity(String.class)) //
-				.block(Duration.ofSeconds(10));
-
-			boolean keepChecking = true;
-			boolean printHeader = true;
-
-			while (keepChecking) {
-
-				readPage(response.getBody(), printHeader);
-				printHeader = false;
-
-				List<String> linksInHeader = response.getHeaders().get(HttpHeaders.LINK);
-				Links links = linksInHeader == null ? Links.NONE : Links.parse(linksInHeader.get(0));
-
-				if (links.getLink(IanaLinkRelations.NEXT).isPresent()) {
-
-					response = webClient //
-						.get()
-						.uri(links.getRequiredLink(IanaLinkRelations.NEXT).expand().getHref()) //
-						.exchangeToMono(clientResponse -> clientResponse.toEntity(String.class)) //
-						.block(Duration.ofSeconds(10));
-
-				}
-				else {
-					keepChecking = false;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		catch (Exception e) {
-			System.out.println("Couldn't retrieve MILESTONE " + MILESTONE_ID);
-		}
-	}
-
-	private static void readPage(String content, boolean header) {
-
-		JsonPath titlePath = JsonPath.compile("$[*].title");
-		JsonPath idPath = JsonPath.compile("$[*].number");
-
-		JSONArray titles = titlePath.read(content);
-		Iterator<Object> ids = ((JSONArray) idPath.read(content)).iterator();
-
-		if (header) {
-			System.out.println("Changes in version " + JsonPath.read(content, "$[0].milestone.title") + " ("
-					+ LocalDate.now() + ")");
-			System.out.println("----------------------------------------");
-		}
-
-		for (Object title : titles) {
-
-			String format = String.format("- #%s - %s", ids.next(), title.toString().replaceAll("`", ""));
-			System.out.println(format.endsWith(".") ? format : format.concat("."));
-		}
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/spring-ws-platform/build.gradle b/spring-ws-platform/build.gradle
index b42fbe54..1d479d70 100644
--- a/spring-ws-platform/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-ws-platform/build.gradle
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ dependencies {
 		api("org.jdom:jdom2:2.0.6.1")
 		api("org.jvnet.staxex:stax-ex:2.1.0")
 		api("org.mockito:mockito-core:4.11.0")
-		api("org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas:2.1.5")
 		api("org.xmlunit:xmlunit-assertj:2.10.0")
 		api("org.xmlunit:xmlunit-core:2.10.0")
 		api("org.xmlunit:xmlunit-legacy:2.10.0")